Dion Cools

Age 30

Cerezo

Malaysia

0.7 Mn €

04 June 1996 (30)

185 cm

Performance

Average Rating

6.94

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

7.2

6.6

7.1

7.2

6.6

6.4

6.9

6.6

7.7

7.4

6.6

Player Attributes Overview

Player Information

Market Value

700B €

04 June 1996

30 Age

Nationality

Malaysia

Height / Weight

185 cm / 77 kg

Contract Until

29.06.2027

Place of Birth

Position Info

Main Position Right-Back

Other Centre-Back, Right Midfielder

Strong Foot

Club Career

Dion Cools career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season
Season	Team	M	11		A
2026	Cerezo	21	16	0	1	3	0
	J.League	2	2	0	0	0	0
	J.League	19	14	0	1	3	0
2025	Cerezo	16	11	2	1	2	0
	J.League	14	10	2	1	1	0
	Emperor Cup	2	1	0	0	1	0
24/25	Buriram	39	35	1	5	7	0
	FA Cup	4	3	0	0	1	0
	Thai League 1	24	21	1	3	4	0
	AFC Champions League Elite	11	11	0	2	2	0
23/24	Chiangrai	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Thai League 1	1	1	0	0	0	0
23/24	Buriram	25	23	2	2	3	0
	Thai League 1	19	17	2	1	2	0
	AFC Champions League Elite	6	6	0	1	1	0
22/23	Jablonec	8	8	0	0	0	0
	1. Liga	8	8	0	0	0	0
21/22	Zulte Waregem K	11	7	0	1	3	0
	Pro League	11	7	0	1	3	0
21/22	Midtjylland	18	6	0	0	0	0
	Superliga	12	5	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Champions League	3	1	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Europa League	3	0	0	0	0	0
20/21	Midtjylland	24	19	1	1	5	1
	Superliga	21	17	1	1	4	1
	UEFA Champions League	3	2	0	0	1	0
19/20	Midtjylland	5	2	0	0	0	0
	Superliga	5	2	0	0	0	0
19/20	Club Brugge	3	1	0	0	0	0
	Pro League	2	1	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Champions League	1	0	0	0	0	0
18/19	Club Brugge	18	2	1	1	1	0
	Pro League	15	1	1	1	1	0
	UEFA Champions League	2	0	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Europa League	1	1	0	0	0	0
17/18	Club Brugge	36	32	3	4	6	0
	Pro League	35	32	3	4	6	0
	UEFA Europa League	1	0	0	0	0	0
16/17	Club Brugge	27	25	3	0	5	0
	Pro League	24	22	3	0	5	0
	UEFA Champions League	3	3	0	0	0	0
15/16	Club Brugge	9	7	1	2	1	0
	Pro League	5	5	0	1	1	0
	UEFA Champions League	4	2	1	1	0	0
14/15	Leuven	30	27	0	0	8	1
	Pro League	4	4	0	0	0	0
	Challenger Pro League	26	23	0	0	8	1
Total		291	222	14	18	44	2

National Team Career

Dion Cools career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season
Season	Team	M	11
2026	Nepal	1	1	0	0
	AFC Asian Cup QF	1	1	0	0
2026	Malaysia	5	5	0	1
	AFC Asian Cup QF	5	5	0	1
2025	Malaysia	5	3	2	1
	AFC Asian Qualifiers 2026	5	3	2	1
2024	Malaysia	6	6	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	6	6	0	0
2023	Malaysia	3	3	0	0
	AFC Asian Cup	3	3	0	0
2022	Malaysia	3	3	0	1
	Int. Friendly Games	3	3	0	1
2021	Malaysia	1	1	0	0
	ASEAN Championship	1	1	0	0
2019	Belgium	1	1	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	0	0
2018	Belgium	3	2	2	0
	Int. Friendly Games	3	2	2	0
2015	Belgium	1	1	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	0	0
2014	Belgium	1	1	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	0	0
Total		30	27	4	3

Club Career Summary

Season	Team	M	11		A
2025-Today	Cerezo	37	27	2	2
2023-2025	Buriram	64	58	3	7
2023-2024	Chiangrai	1	1	0	0
2022-2023	Jablonec	8	8	0	0
2021-2022	Zulte Waregem	11	7	0	1
2019-2022	Midtjylland	47	27	1	1
2015-2020	Club Brugge	93	67	8	7
2014-2015	Leuven	30	27	0	0

National Team Career Summary

Season	Team	M	11
2026	Nepal	1	1	0
2021-2026	Malaysia	23	21	2
2018-2019	Belgium	4	3	2
2014-2015	Belgium	2	2	0

General Statistics

- Goals

- Assists

6.6 Avg. Pts

2 Matches

2 Starting XI

180 Minutes

Shots

- Off-target Shots -

On-target Shots

- -

Total Shots Taken

Shots per Match

Performance Info

Average Rating

6.94

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

7.2

6.6

7.1

7.2

6.6

6.4

6.9

6.6

7.7

7.4

6.6

Season Performance

Statistic	Total	Rank The bar chart shows how the player compares to other players in the same position for each statistic in the selected league. A green bar means the player is among the best in their position for that statistic, while a red bar means they are among the worst. The length of the bar represents the player's ranking based on their percentile for each statistic. The comparison is made only with players in the same position in the selected league.
Score
Goals	-	%44
Assists	-	%50
Goal Contribution	-	%44
Expected Goals (xG)	0.09	%78
Expected Goals on Target (xGOT)	-	%66
Big Chances Created	1	%90
Big Chances Missed	-	%50
Penalty	-	%50
Free-kick Goal	-	%50
Shots
Total Shots	1	%60
Shots on Target	-	%38
Shots off Target	-	%64
Blocked Shots	1	%18
Passes
Pass Accuracy %	84.6%	%66
Passes	117	%93
Accurate Passes	99	%89
Key Passes	2	%72
Passes in Final Third	20	%98
Chances Created	2	%76
Long Balls and Crosses
Long Ball Accuracy %	33.3%	%42
Long Balls	18	%98
Accurate Long Balls	6	%82
Cross Accuracy %	0%	%16
Crosses	2	%39
Accurate Crosses	-	%20
Defense
Clearances	14	%98
Interceptions	3	%93
Tackles	1	%30
Individual
Touches	162	%98
Dribbles	2	%73
Successful Dribbles	1	%68
Successful Dribble %	50%	%44
Duels	25	%98
Duels Won %	32%	%7
Duels Won	8	%80
Possession Lost	22	%43
Dispossessed	-	%70
Offsides	-	%50
Fouls Won	1	%48
Free Kicks Taken	1	%48
Discipline
Fouls	4	%5
Yellow Cards	-	%50
Red Cards	-	%50

Teammates

Player	M	W	D	L

Opponent Players

Player	M	W	D	L

Opponent Teams

Team	M	W	D	L

Date	From	To	Transfer Fee
02.06.25	Buriram	Cerezo	Signed
02.06.25	Buriram	Cerezo
02.01.23	Jablonec	Buriram	Signed
11.09.22	Midtjylland	Jablonec	Signed
29.06.22	Zulte Waregem	Midtjylland	Loan Return
03.01.22	Midtjylland	Zulte Waregem	Loan
30.01.20	Club Brugge	Midtjylland	1M €
30.06.15	Leuven	Club Brugge	300k €

Club Honors

Success	Count	Team	Seasons
Belgian champion	3	Club Brugge	19/20 17/18 15/16
Belgian Supercup Winner	2	Club Brugge	18/19 16/17
Danish champion	1	FC Midtjylland	19/20
Thai Champion	3	Buriram United	24/25 23/24 22/23
Thai Cup Winner	2	Buriram United	24/25 22/23
Thai League Cup Winner	2	Buriram United	24/25 22/23
ASEAN Club Championship Winner	1	Buriram United	24/25
Danish Cup Winner	1	FC Midtjylland	21/22

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