Kobe Cools

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Kobe Cools
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-25) 25 July 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Hingene, Belgium
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Dender
Number 21
Youth career
K.V.K. Hingene
KSV Bornem
2005–2006 Anderlecht
2006–2011 Beerschot
2011–2018 Anderlecht
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Anderlecht 0 (0)
2018–2019RWDM Brussels (loan) 11 (1)
2019–2022 F91 Dudelange 68 (7)
2022– Dender 85 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC)

Kobe Cools (born 25 July 1997) is a Belgian professional football player who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Dender.

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Career

Cools is a youth product of the Belgian clubs K.V.K. Hingene, KSV Bornem, Beerschot and Anderlecht. [1] [2] On 24 November 2017, he signed his first professional contract with Anderlecht until 2020, with an option to extend for another season. [3] On 31 August 2018, he joined RWDM Brussels on a year-long loan where he made his senior debut. [4]

On 6 August 2019, Cools transferred to the Luxembourg National Division club F91 Dudelange. [5] He helped them win the 2021–22 Luxembourg National Division. [6] On 13 June 2022, he signed a 2-year contract with Dender in the Challenger Pro League, and in his debut season helped them get promoted to the Belgian Pro League. [7] On 30 August 2024, he extended his contract with Dender until 2026. [8]

Honours

F91 Dudelange

References

  1. "Kobe Cools kan moederclub Anderlecht tweede keer een hak zetten: "Dender is de ploeg die de meeste punten sprokkelde tegen de beloftenteams"". HBVL. 17 November 2022.
  2. De Munter, Kevin (2 January 2021). "Contract van Hingenaar Kobe Cools (ex-Anderlecht) bij Luxemburgs F91 Dudelange loopt komende zomer af: "Ik hou mijn opties open"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  3. https://www.anderlecht-online.be/en/article/162213
  4. "RWDM haalt nog verdediger op bij Anderlecht". Voetbalkrant.com. 31 August 2018.
  5. "OFFICIEEL: Ferrera haalt jonge Belg van Anderlecht naar Luxemburg". Voetbalkrant.com. 7 August 2019.
  6. "Deze ex-spelers van de Jupiler Pro League werden landskampioen in hun nieuwe club". Voetbalkrant.com. 26 May 2022.
  7. "Nieuw in onze defensie, Kobe Cools. Antoine De Bodt 1 jaar langer bij FC D." fcvdendereh.be.
  8. "Kobe Cools blijft bij ons!". fcvdendereh.be.
  9. "Dudelange finit le travail, les habitués au rendez-vous européen". Virgule. 23 May 2022.