Menno Koch

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Menno Koch
Menno Koch 2021.jpg
Koch in 2021
Personal information
Full name Menno Robert Maria Koch [1]
Date of birth (1994-07-02) 2 July 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Heeze, Netherlands
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Sarpsborg 08
Number 2
Youth career
RKSV Heeze
PSV
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2017 PSV 1 (0)
2015NAC Breda (loan) 10 (0)
2016–2017Utrecht (loan) 5 (0)
2017–2019 NAC Breda 46 (3)
2019–2021 Eupen 40 (3)
2021–2024 CSKA Sofia 62 (6)
2024– Sarpsborg 08 27 (1)
International career
2010 Netherlands U16 1 (0)
2010–2011 Netherlands U17 4 (0)
2011–2012 Netherlands U18 2 (0)
2012–2013 Netherlands U19 5 (0)
2013 Netherlands U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 February 2021

Menno Koch (born 2 July 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eliteserien club Sarpsborg 08. [2] Besides the Netherlands, he has played in Belgium [3] and Bulgaria.

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Career

Koch was born in Heeze. He made his professional debut as Jong PSV player in the Eerste Divisie on 3 August 2013 against Sparta Rotterdam. He scored the 2–2 equalizer with his head in the 76th minute. On 25 February 2021, Koch signed a 3.5-year contract with CSKA Sofia. [4] In June 2024, he left the team upon the expiration of his contract. [5]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 29 June 2025 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong PSV 2011–12 Beloften Eredivisie 3131
2012–13 184184
2013–14 Eerste Divisie 348348
2014–15 Beloften Eredivisie122122
2015–16 Eerste Divisie162162
2016–17 7070
Total90179017
PSV 2012–13 Eredivisie 00000000
2013–14 00000000
2014–15 10000010
2015–16 00000000
2016–17 0000001010
Total1000001010
NAC Breda (loan) 2014–15 Eredivisie100100
Utrecht (loan) 2016–17 5050
Jong Utrecht (loan) 2016–17 Eerste Divisie5050
NAC Breda 2017–18 Eredivisie13110141
2018–19 33200332
Total46310473
Jong NAC Breda 2017–18 Beloften Eredivisie311041
Eupen 2019–20 Belgian First Division A 23110241
2020–21 17211183
Total40321424
CSKA Sofia 2020–21 Bulgarian First League 13250182
2021–22 131400000171
2022–23 183205000253
2023–24 1801020210
Total6261207000816
Sarpsborg 08 2024 Eliteserien 16100161
2025 11020130
Total271100000291
Career total28931172701031432

Honours

CSKA Sofia

References

  1. Menno Koch at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. "Menno Koch from NAC Breda to KAS Eupen". KAS Eupen. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  3. ‘De top vijf van Nederland is sterker dan hier, maar als je daaronder kijkt...’ voetbalzone.nl
  4. "Menno Koch moves from KAS Eurpen to CSKA Sofia". KAS Eupen. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  5. Angelova, Iskra (10 June 2024). "Поне петима се разделят с ЦСКА, Каранга и Кох са сред тях" (in Bulgarian). bgonair.bg. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  6. Menno Koch at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg