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Dion Cools
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4.37

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29

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RB

Profile of Dion Cools

Season 2024/25

Official matches
62
Matches
5045'
Minutes
5
0.09
Goals/90'
5
0.09
Assists/90'
10/0
0.18
Cards/90'

Performance in the last match

Liga Japonesa J1, 1 day ago

Dion Cools

Dion-Johan Chai Cools
29
years
MYS
Malaysia
77
kgs
Def
position
185
cms
21
shirt number
4.37
M.€
69
ELO

Born on 04 June 1996 in Kuching

Personal data
Country of birth
Malaysia Malaysia
Other nationality
Belgium Belgium
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Asia
Region of birth
Sudeste Asiático
Career details
Status
Normal
Current club
Cerezo Osaka Cerezo Osaka
Current competition
J1 League J1 League
Previous club
Buriram United Buriram United
Previous competition
Thailand League Thailand League
Historic team
Club Brugge Club Brugge
Historical competition
Belgian Pro League Belgian Pro League
Most common shirt number
21
Other shirt numbers
27, 11, 2, 5, 12, 4, 28

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
J1 League
29%
Wins
2 W
3 D
2 L
League Cup Japan
0%
Wins
Emperor Cup
50%
Wins
1 W
0 D
1 L

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 30 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
8
Urawa Reds
Urawa Reds 47 29 13 8 8 39 31 +8
9
Gamba Osaka
Gamba Osaka 43 30 13 4 13 39 44 -5
10
Cerezo Osaka
Cerezo Osaka 42 29 11 9 9 46 41 +5
11
Fagiano Okayama
Fagiano Okayama 39 29 11 6 12 26 29 -3
12
Avispa Fukuoka
Avispa Fukuoka 37 29 9 10 10 30 32 -2

Position on the pitch

Main position
Right-back 84%
Other positions
  • Centre-back 16%
RB
CB
Football pitch

Attributes

74
pace
53
shot
64
pass
69
Dribbling
62
defence
72
physical

Rating progression

69 ▲ 1
5801 14
6200 15
9799 20
63468 21
2799 21
10046 22
7961 22
723 25
Highest value in career
74 (2018)
Rankings
General
7857º
Age
601º
By country
6º
By position
3113º D
By position
1742º RB RB

Evolution of market value

4 M€ ▼ -0.2
5801 14
6200 15
9799 20
63468 21
2799 21
10046 22
7961 22
723 25
Highest value in career
15.27M (2018)
Rankings
General
7716º
Age
556º
By country
6º
By position
2949º D
By position
1577º RB RB
Contract information
Agent
DJC
Start of contract
03/06/2025
NEW TRANSFER
End of contract
30/06/2026
FINAL YEAR OF CONTRACT
Contract length
15/09/2026
Last signing
03/06/2025
Total transfer window transactions
1M€

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
24/25 03/06/2025
Buriram United
Buriram United
Cerezo Osaka
Cerezo Osaka
Transfer
22/23 03/01/2023
Jablonec
Jablonec
Buriram United
Buriram United
Free transfer
22/23 12/09/2022
Midtjylland
Midtjylland
Jablonec
Jablonec
Free transfer
22/23 30/06/2022
Zulte-Waregem
Zulte-Waregem
Midtjylland
Midtjylland
End of loan
21/22 04/01/2022
Midtjylland
Midtjylland
Zulte-Waregem
Zulte-Waregem
Loan
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 300K

Professional performance

Current season 62
10
0.16
69
Calendar year 41
8
0.2
69
Last 6 months 26
7
0.27
69
Last 365 days 61
10
0.16
69
Last 3 years 150
22
0.15
67
Last 5 years 222
31
0.14
66
Career 387
0.16
65

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Cerezo Osaka
Cerezo Osaka
2024/25
9 0 0 1 0 9 7 2 617' 29 5.6 69
J1 League
J1 League
7 0 0 0 0 7 6 1 512' 29 5.5 69
Emperor Cup
Emperor Cup
2 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 105' 29 5.1 69
Buriram United
Buriram United
2024/25
53 5 5 9 0 53 48 5 4428' 28 7.7 69
Buriram United
Buriram United
2023/24
39 3 3 7 0 39 37 2 3413' 27 7.5 66
Buriram United
Buriram United
2022/23
20 0 0 3 0 20 18 2 1653' 27 7.6 63
Jablonec
Jablonec
2022/23
10 1 1 0 0 10 10 0 900' 26 6.2 62

Teammates

Player rating and role
L. Fernandes
MF
L. Fernandes
76
3
S. Tanaka
MF
S. Tanaka
74
-2
Rafael Ratão
F
Rafael Ratão
73
9
R. Nishio
D
R. Nishio
72
2
S. Hatanaka
D
S. Hatanaka
72
3
M. Nakajima
MF
M. Nakajima
71
3
Jin-Hyeon Kim
GK
Jin-Hyeon Kim
70
-5
V. Bueno
MF
V. Bueno
70
-3
S. Kagawa
MF
S. Kagawa
69
3
K. Noborizato
D
K. Noborizato
68
-1
H. Okuda
D
H. Okuda
68
11
Thiago Andrade
F
Thiago Andrade
67
8
R. Shindo
D
R. Shindo
67
1
H. Kida
MF
H. Kida
66
5
A. Ohata
D
A. Ohata
65
0
K. Fukui
GK
K. Fukui
65
8
K. Yoshino
MF
K. Yoshino
64
-4
S. Uejo
MF
S. Uejo
63
0
M. Shibayama
MF
M. Shibayama
61
4

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Buriram United
Buriram United
3 112 103 9494' 8 19
Club Brugge
Club Brugge
5 106 76 7140' 8 15
Midtjylland
Midtjylland
3 53 31 3014' 1 7
OH Leuven
OH Leuven
1 33 30 2611' 1 10
Zulte-Waregem
Zulte-Waregem
1 11 7 642' 0 3
Jablonec
Jablonec
1 10 10 900' 1 0
Cerezo Osaka
Cerezo Osaka
1 9 7 617' 0 1
Midtjylland Reservas
Midtjylland Reservas
1 2 2 121' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
Pro League
Pro League
6 77 58 5381' 7 15
Thai League
Thai League
3 69 62 5766' 4 11
Danish Superliga‎
Danish Superliga‎
3 38 24 2267' 1 5
Challenger League
Challenger League
1 26 23 1981' 0 9
Pro League Playoffs
Pro League Playoffs
4 21 16 1445' 0 2

Teams played for

Buriram United
Buriram United
3 season
8
112
Club Brugge
Club Brugge
5 season
8
106
Midtjylland
Midtjylland
3 season
1
53
OH Leuven
OH Leuven
1 season
1
33
Zulte-Waregem
Zulte-Waregem
1 season
0
11
Jablonec
Jablonec
1 season
1
10
Cerezo Osaka
Cerezo Osaka
1 season
0
9
Midtjylland Reservas
Midtjylland Reservas
1 season
0
2

For the national team

63243
31 times at International
18 times at U21
7 times at U19
5
Average number of goals
0.16
0
2
0
Other information
Times called up
31
Matches as a starter
31
Debut
3/6/2021
Age on debut
25.0 years
Last match
4/9/2025
Age in last game
29.3 years

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Malaysia
Malaysia
2025
3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 254' 29 6.5 69
International Friendly
International Friendly
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 90' 29 5.6 70
AFC Asian Cup qualifying
AFC Asian Cup qualifying
2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 164' 29 6.9 69
Malaysia
Malaysia
2024
9 0 0 0 0 9 9 0 810' 28 5.7 68
Malaysia
Malaysia
2023
8 3 0 1 0 8 8 0 720' 27 7.1 65
Malaysia
Malaysia
2022
7 1 0 0 0 7 7 0 586' 26 6.5 61
Malaysia
Malaysia
2021
4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 360' 25 5.4 65

Teammates in the national team

Player rating and role
Arif Aiman
F
Arif Aiman
71
0
L. Corbin-Ong
D
L. Corbin-Ong
66
0
Faisal Halim
F
Faisal Halim
66
0
M. Davies
D
M. Davies
66
0
Safawi Rasid
F
Safawi Rasid
64
0
Shahrul Saad
D
Shahrul Saad
64
0
A. Hazmi
GK
A. Hazmi
64
0
Paulo Josue
MF
Paulo Josue
64
0
B. Gan
MF
B. Gan
61
0
D. Lok
F
D. Lok
60
0
Azam Azmi
D
Azam Azmi
59
0
Dominic Tan
D
Dominic Tan
58
0
N. Laine
MF
N. Laine
58
0
Stuart Wilkin
MF
Stuart Wilkin
58
0
Q. Cheng
D
Q. Cheng
57
0
Daniel Ting
D
Daniel Ting
57
0
Endrick
MF
Endrick
56
0
A. Rashid
F
A. Rashid
55
0
Syafiq Ahmad
F
Syafiq Ahmad
54
0

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Malaysia
Malaysia
5 31 31 2730' 5 2
Bélgica U21
Bélgica U21
4 14 14 1260' 2 3
Bélgica U19
Bélgica U19
2 6 5 478' 2 2
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
International Friendly
International Friendly
4 13 13 1126' 1 0
U21 EC Qualifying
U21 EC Qualifying
3 11 11 990' 1 2
WC Qual. Asia
WC Qual. Asia
3 9 9 810' 2 1
U19 EC Qualifying
U19 EC Qualifying
2 6 5 478' 2 2
Asian Cup Qualification
Asian Cup Qualification
2 5 5 434' 2 1

Titles

  • 3
    Belgian champion
    Belgian champion
  • 4
    Belgian Super Cup Winner
    Belgian Super Cup Winner
  • Danish champion
    Danish champion
  • Danish Cup Winner
    Danish Cup Winner

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day

Best performances