Gaëtan Coucke
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gaëtan Coucke[1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 November 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Tongeren, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Orobah | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2006 | Vliermaal FC | ||
2006–2016 | Genk | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2020 | Genk | 18 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Lommel (loan) | 34 | (0) |
2020–2024 | Mechelen | 116 | (0) |
2024– | Al-Orobah | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2013 | Belgium U16 | 1 | (0) |
2015 | Belgium U17 | 6 | (0) |
2016 | Belgium U19 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024 |
Gaëtan Coucke (born 3 November 1998) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Pro League club Al-Orobah.[2]
Club career
[edit]Coucke progressed from the youth team at Genk, having started at the club as a ball boy.[3] He joined Lommel during the 2018–19 season on a one-year loan deal. On 1 July 2020 Coucke joined KV Mechelen after his contract at Genk was not extended.[4]
On 12 August 2024, Coucke joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Orobah.[5]
International career
[edit]Coucke was called up to the senior Belgium squad in November 2020,[6] and was on the bench for the game against Denmark on 18 November.[7]
Honours
[edit]Genk
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015: List of Players: Belgium" (PDF). FIFA. 28 October 2015. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2019.
- ^ Gaëtan Coucke at Soccerway
- ^ "Gaetan Coucke: From Champions League ball boy to Champions League keeper". BBC Sport. 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Officieel: KV Mechelen neemt doelman Gaëtan Coucke over van Racing Genk" [Official: KV Mechelen acquires goalkeeper Gaëtan Coucke from Racing Genk]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 30 June 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "كوكي يحمي عرين العروبة في روشن".
- ^ "Martinez trommelt Gaëtan Coucke op als vervanger voor Kaminski" [Martinez calls up Gaëtan Coucke as replacement for Kaminski] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Belgium 4-2 Denmark". BBC. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
External links
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Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Tongeren
- Belgian men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Belgium men's youth international footballers
- Belgian Pro League players
- Challenger Pro League players
- Saudi Pro League players
- K.R.C. Genk players
- Lommel S.K. players
- K.V. Mechelen players
- Al-Orobah FC players
- Belgian expatriate men's footballers
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Belgian football goalkeeper stubs