![]() Bucker in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 June 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Wormer, Netherlands [1] | ||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
WSV '30 | |||
2011–2016 | AZ | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Jong AZ | 5 | (0) |
2018–2023 | Heracles Almelo | 14 | (0) |
2023–2025 | Roda JC | 22 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:31, 2 November 2024 (UTC) |
Koen Bucker (born 18 June 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Bucker was born in Wormer, and began his football journey in the youth teams of WSV '30 and later joined the ranks of AZ's youth setup in 2011. [1]
In 2015, he received a promotion to the club's reserves, Jong AZ. While he made three appearances for Jong AZ, he primarily served as the backup to Nick Olij during the 2016–17 season, a campaign that culminated in Jong AZ clinching the Tweede Divisie championship and promotion to the Eerste Divisie. [2] Bucker made his professional debut with Jong AZ in a 1–0 loss to RKC Waalwijk on 12 January 2018. [3]
On 31 July 2018, Bucker signed with Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo on a two-year deal with an option for an additional season. [4] He was slated to take over as the third goalkeeper on the depth chart, following the retirement of Harm Zeinstra on the same day. [4]
In 2020, Bucker was promoted to backup goalkeeper for Heracles. On 1 November 2020, Bucker made his Eredivisie debut for the club, as Janis Blaswich and Michael Brouwer were absent. He started in a 4–1 victory against Utrecht, in what newspaper Tubantia described as an "outstanding debut". [5]
On 14 August 2023, Bucker joined Eerste Divisie club Roda JC on a two-year contract with the option for a further year. [6] There, he was set to compete with Rody de Boer for starting goalkeeper position. [1] Four days later, Bucker made his debut for Roda as a starter in a 3–0 away victory against ADO Den Haag, confirming himself as first goalkeeper on the depth chart for De Koempels. [7] In December 2023, he suffered an arm injury, which ruled him out for several months. [8]
In May 2025, Roda JC announced that Bucker would depart the club at the end of the 2024–25 season, following the decision not to activate the option to extend his contract. [9]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong AZ | 2016–17 | Tweede Divisie | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
Heracles Almelo | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2021–22 | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
Roda JC | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 18 | 0 |
2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Total | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
Career total | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
Jong AZ
Heracles Almelo