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Dion

Cools

RB Cerezo Osaka #27

Right-Back – Defender

Dion Cools

Cerezo Osaka J1 100 Year Vision League
  • Top 5% of full-backs in the world
  • #103 full-back aged 30+
  • Top 10% in the J1 League
Date of birth / Age
4 Jun 1996 (30)
Citizenship
MalaysiaBelgium
Foot
Right
Height · Weight
1.85 m / 77 kg
Main position
Right-Back
Contract until
2027

Benchmarks

full-backs with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank

#360

full-back in the world by TSH Score

In his age group

#103

among full-backs aged 30+

In his league

91%

of J1 League full-backs rank below him

Finishing

+1.9

goals above expected · better than 89% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons (no penalties)
Goals
5 Expected
3.1

37 shots. He scores more than the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons
Assists
6 Expected
6.1

Teammates converted his chances about as expected.

Season 2026

Appearances
19
Starting eleven
14
Goals
0
Assists
–
Yellow cards
3
Second yellows
–
Red cards
0
Minutes
1,466
Starting eleven74%

14 of 19 appearances

Positions played

259 matches · since 2015/16
PositionAppsGA
Right-Back
156 9 13
Centre-Back
59 2 2
Left-Back
32 2 0
Left Winger
4 0 0
Other · RW, AM, CM
8 1 1

Career stats

Season
Competitions
Club
By competitionAppsGA
Pro League9275
Thai League6645
Superliga3811
Challenger Pro League2600
Malaysia245–
J1 League2111
J1 100 Year Vision League190–
UEFA Champions League161–
AFC Champions League Elite150–
Belgium U21142–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

  1. Jun 2025 · Transfer Buriram United Cerezo Osaka
  2. Jan 2023 · Transfer Jablonec Buriram United
  3. Sept 2022 · Transfer Midtjylland Jablonec
  4. Jun 2022 · Back from Loan Zulte-Waregem Midtjylland
  5. Jan 2022 · Loan Midtjylland Zulte-Waregem Loan
  6. Jan 2020 · Transfer Club Brugge Midtjylland
  7. Jul 2015 · Transfer OH Leuven Club Brugge
  8. Jul 2011 · Free Transfer RSC Anderlecht Under 18 OH Leuven Free
  9. Jul 2009 · Free Transfer Oud-Heverlee Leuven Under 18 RSC Anderlecht Under 18 Free
  10. Jul 2005 · Free Transfer Tempo Overijse Oud-Heverlee Leuven Under 18 Free

Clubs

  1. ClubAppsGoals
  2. Cerezo Osaka 2025–2027 40 1
  3. Buriram United 2022–2025 109 8
  4. Jablonec 2022 9 0
  5. Midtjylland 2019–2022 52 1
  6. Zulte-Waregem 2021 11 0
  7. Club Brugge 2015–2020 106 8
  8. OH Leuven 2014 33 1

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  • Distance / 9010.9 km
  • High-speed running / 90742 m
  • Sprints / 9021
  • Top speed34.2 km/h

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Right winger, 24, left foot

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Beats his man one against one, arrives late at the far post, presses the full-back hard.

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Loses duels in the air; final pass drops under fatigue.

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Right winger, 24, left foot

Strengths

Beats his man one against one, arrives late at the far post, presses the full-back hard.

Weaknesses

Loses duels in the air; final pass drops under fatigue.

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