Jens Cools

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Jens Cools
Personal information
Full name Jens Cools
Date of birth (1990-10-16) 16 October 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth Westerlo, Belgium
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Eupen
Number 26
Youth career
1997–2010 Westerlo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2016 Westerlo 147 (10)
2016–2018 Waasland-Beveren 49 (5)
2018–2019 Pafos 25 (6)
2019– Eupen 49 (2)
National team
2011 Belgium U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:10, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

Jens Cools (born 16 October 1990) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Eupen. He gained two caps for the Belgium under-21 team.

Career[]

Westerlo[]

In the 2009–10 season, Cools was promoted from the youth academy to the first team of Westerlo, the club from the municipality where he grew up.[2] He made his professional debut one season later. After having played for six seasons in the first team, Cools' contract expired at the end of the 2015–16 season, as a result of which he left Westerlo on a free transfer.[2] A key player of the club during his time there, Cools managed to make 161 appearances for the club, in which he scored 12 goals.[1]

Waasland-Beveren[]

On 1 July 2016, Cools moved Waasland-Beveren after having been convinced by their manager Stijn Vreven. Cools signed a two-year contract.[3] He made 51 appearances for the club during his two seasons there, in which he scored two goals.[1]

Pafos[]

After two seasons, he chose to accept an offer from Cypriot club Pafos.[4] He experienced a strong season there in which he scored six goals in 25 appearances.[1]

Eupen[]

After playing in Cyprus for one season, Cools expressed a wish to return to his home country.[5] On 16 July 2019, Eupen announced that he had signed a three-year contract with them.[6] In his first season there, he made 27 appearances and scored one goal.[1]

In October 2020, he tested positive for SARS‑CoV‑2 during the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] Despite being sidelined for some time with the disease, Cools made 26 appearances and scored one goal during the 2020–21 season,[1] as Eupen finished mid-table in a disappointing 12th place.[8]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 18 May 2019
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Westerlo 2010–11 Pro League 21 0 5 0 – – – – 26 0
2011–12 15 0 0 0 – – 1 0 16 0
2012–13 Proximus League 26 3 2 0 – – – – 28 3
2013–14 29 3 4 2 – – – – 33 5
2014–15 Pro League 28 0 0 0 – – – – 28 0
2015–16 28 4 2 0 – – – – 30 4
Total 147 10 13 2 0 0 1 0 161 12
Waasland-Beveren 2016–17 First Division A 36 4 1 0 – – – – 37 4
2017–18 13 1 1 0 – – – – 14 1
Total 49 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 51 5
Pafos 2018–19 Cypriot First Division 25 6 3 1 – – – – 28 7
Career total 221 21 18 3 0 0 1 0 240 24

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Jens Cools at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b "Waasland-Beveren haalt Jens Cools weg bij Westerlo". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 2016-05-06.
  3. ^ Collard, Timothy (2016-06-17). "Één van de opmerkelijkste transfers in België: "Na 19 jaar was het tijd om de stap te zetten"". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch).
  4. ^ "Jens Cools 2 jaar naar Paphos". RTV (in Dutch). 2018-08-05.
  5. ^ t'Sjoen, Arjan (2019-07-19). "Jens Cools is terug in België: "Ik wil met Eupen een goed seizoen draaien in 1A"". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch).
  6. ^ Elst, Maarten (2019-07-16). "Eupen haalt ervaren Jens Cools terug naar België". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch).
  7. ^ Wens, Nils (2020-10-22). "Het coronavirus vindt nu ook zijn weg naar KAS Eupen: middenvelder heeft positief getest". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch).
  8. ^ "Benat San José stopt bij Eupen, ex-speler Luis Garcia in beeld als opvolger". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 2021-04-26.

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