Jo Coppens
 Coppens in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jo Coppens | ||
| Date of birth | 21 December 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sint-Truidense | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Halveweg | |||
| VV Zonhoven | |||
| Heusden-Zolder | |||
| Genk | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2014 | Cercle Brugge | 37 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | MVV Maastricht | 68 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Roeselare | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 73 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Carl Zeiss Jena II | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Lillestrøm | 7 | (0) |
| 2021 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 17 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | MSV Duisburg | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | Sint-Truiden | 8 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Belgium U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Belgium U17 | 13 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Belgium U18 | 13 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Belgium U19 | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024 | |||
Jo Coppens (born 21 December 1990) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sint-Truiden in the Belgian Pro League.
Career
[edit]In May 2007, Coppens came third with Belgium at the European U17 Football Championship. In the summer of 2007, he was part of the Belgian squad at the U17 World Cup in South Korea. Coppens played all three matches. In the beginning of 2008, he came fourth with the Belgian U18 team at the international tournament of Saint Petersburg.
After running through the youth ranks of different Limburg sides, Coppens signed his first professional contract with Cercle Brugge. He started the season as third goalkeeper, behind Bram Verbist and Patrick Lane. When Verbist broke his wrist in the match against AA Gent, Coppens was given his chance for the last two matches of the season. He made his debut in a 2–1 win against Westerlo. In the summer of 2014, he was released and signed with Dutch side MVV Maastricht.
In 2018, while playing for Carl Zeiss Jena, he scored a goal from 80 metres, in a 4–2 win over Werder Bremen.[1]
Coppens returned to Germany and the 3. Liga in January 2021, joining SpVgg Unterhaching on a contract until the end of the season.[2]
In summer of 2021, he moved to MSV Duisburg.[3] After one year, he moved along to Sint-Truiden.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 24 June 2024[5]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cercle Brugge | 2008–09 | Belgian First Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Belgian First Division | 15 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | Belgian First Division | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Belgian First Division | 8 | 0 | — | 9[a] | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Belgian First Division | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Belgian First Division | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |||
| MVV Maastricht | 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Total | 68 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 0 | ||
| Roeselare | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 2017–18 | 3. Liga | 12 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 3. Liga | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 3. Liga | 32 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| Total | 73 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 74 | 1 | |||
| Carl Zeiss Jena II | 2017–18 | NOFV-Oberliga Süd | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lillestrøm | 2020 | 1. divisjon | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| SpVgg Unterhaching | 2020–21 | 3. Liga | 17 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| MSV Duisburg | 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 213 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 233 | 1 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Wahnsinn! Jena-Keeper Coppens düpiert Oelschlägel aus 90 Metern". kicker.de. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Zurück in der 3. Liga: Die SpVgg Unterhaching holt Torwart Jo Coppens". kicker (in German). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "MSV schnappt zu: Jo Coppens wechselt ins Meidericher Tor". msv-duisburg.de. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "New Bink In Town: Jo Coppens" (in Dutch). STVV. 21 June 2022. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023.
- ^ Jo Coppens at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Jo Coppens at Soccerway.com
- Jo Coppens at WorldFootball.net
- Jo Coppens at FBref.com
- Jo Coppens at the Norway Football Association (in Norwegian)
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Heusden-Zolder
- Belgian men's footballers
- Belgium men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players
- MVV Maastricht players
- K.S.V. Roeselare players
- FC Carl Zeiss Jena players
- Lillestrøm SK players
- SpVgg Unterhaching players
- MSV Duisburg players
- Sint-Truidense V.V. players
- Belgian Pro League players
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- Oberliga (football) players
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