Robbe Decostere

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Robbe Decostere
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-05-08) 8 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Kortemark, Belgium [1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Zulte Waregem
Number 8
Youth career
2003–2005 SVD Kortemark
2005–2009 Roeselare
2009–2014 Club Brugge
2014–2018 Cercle Brugge
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2023 Cercle Brugge 58 (0)
2019–2020 → Tubize (loan) 17 (0)
2023– Zulte Waregem 16 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024

Robbe Decostere (born 8 May 1998) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Zulte Waregem.

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Career

Decostere progressed through the youth teams of SVD Kortemark, Roeselare, Club Brugge before finally ending up in the youth academy of Cercle Brugge. In July 2018, he was promoted to the first team and signed his first professional contract alongside fellow youth prospect Charles Vanhoutte. [3]

On 2 March 2019, manager Laurent Guyot gave Decostere his debut in the Belgian First Division A against Kortrijk. Fifteen minutes before full-time, Decostere came onto the pitch to replace the injured Guévin Tormin. [4] In his first season, he made four appearances in the league. [2]

On 1 September 2019, Decostere was sent on loan to Tubize together with teammate Charles Vanhoutte on a one-year deal. [5] Decostere played regularly but was unable to prevent the club from suffering relegation to the Belgian Division 2.

After his loan spell, Decostere became a permanent starter at Cercle Brugge, where he signed a contract extension until June 2023 in December 2020, just like fellow academy players Vanhoutte and Thibo Somers. [6]

On 6 September 2023, Decostere signed a one-season contract with Zulte Waregem. [7]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 December 2023 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cercle Brugge 2018–19 First Division A 4000——40
2019–20 First Division A0000——00
2020–21 First Division A16010——170
2021–22 First Division A20020——220
2022–23 First Division A17020——190
2023–24 Pro League1000——10
Total58050——630
Tubize (loan) 2019–20 First Amateur Division 17000——170
Zulte Waregem 2023–24 Challenger Pro League 12231——153
Career total87281——953

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    References

    1. ↑ "Robbe Decostere uit Kortemark maakt zijn debuut bij Cercle Brugge". KW.be (in Dutch). 6 July 2018.
    2. 1 2 3 Robbe Decostere at Soccerway
    3. ↑ "Robbe Decostere | Verdedigers - A-kern - Teams | Cercle Brugge KSV". www.cerclebrugge.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
    4. ↑ "Kortrijk vs. Cercle Brugge - 2 March 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
    5. ↑ "Robbe Decostere en Charles Vanhoutte uitgeleend aan Tubeke | Nieuws - Cercle Brugge". cerclebrugge.be (in Dutch). 1 September 2019.
    6. ↑ Verweirder, Luc (10 December 2020). "Cercle Brugge trekt kaart van eigen jeugd: Somers, Decostere en Vanhoutte verlengen tot 2023". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch).
    7. ↑ "Robbe Decostere en Patrick Handzongo zijn de nieuwste aanwinsten van Essevee" [Robbe Decostere and Patrick Handzongo are the newest additions to Essevee] (in Dutch). Zulte Waregem. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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