Koni De Winter
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 12 June 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Antwerp, Belgium[1] | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Juventus U23 | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2015 | City Pirates Antwerp | ||
2015–2016 | Lierse SK | ||
2016–2018 | Zulte Waragem | ||
2018–2021 | Juventus | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Juventus U23 | 15 | (1) |
2021– | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Belgium U15 | 3 | (0) |
2017 | Belgium U16 | 2 | (1) |
2019 | Belgium U18 | 1 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Belgium U19 | 4 | (0) |
2021– | Belgium U21 | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:26, 29 January 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:50, 12 October 2021 (UTC) |
Koni De Winter (born 12 June 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as defender and midfielder for Serie C Group A club Juventus U23.
Career[]
Early career[]
He played in City Pirates Antwerp until 2015.[2] He played the 2015–16 season in the Lierse SK Youth Sector.[2] The following season he moved to the Zulte Waregem.[2] In the summer of 2018 he moved to Juventus.[3] In the 2018–19 season he made 27 appearances and 1 goal with the under-17s.[3] In the 2019–20 season, he made 8 appearances with the under-19s.[4]
Juventus[]
On 28 October 2020, De Winter was called up by Juventus' first team coach Andrea Pirlo for a UEFA Champions League match against Barcelona.[5] On 20 February 2021, he renewed his contract until 2024.[6] On 24 July, De Winter made his unofficial debut for Juventus in a 3–1 win against Cesena; scoring also the opening goal after 4 minutes from the start.[7] On 23 November, De Winter made his official debut with the first team in a 4–0 Champions League defeat against Chelsea coming on as substitute of Juan Cuadrado.[8] On 8 December, he made his debut as starter for the first team in a 1–0 win against Malmö FF being then susbstitued in the 70th minute by Mattia De Sciglio.[9]
Juventus U23[]
De Winter made for his debut for Juventus U23 – the reserve team of Juventus – on 22 August 2021 in a 3–2 win against Pro Sesto in the Coppa Italia Serie C.[10] On 20 October, De Winter was sent-off in a 2–2 draw against AlbinoLeffe, ten minutes from his entry into the field.[11] On 27 October, De Winter scored his first goal in his career; an equalizing goal in a 1–1 draw against Piacenza.[12] On 29 January 2022, he had a luxation of his left shoulder during a match against Feralpisalò.[13]
Style of play[]
A pretty versatile player, De Winter can play as a central defender, a full-back on both sides, a defensive midfielder or even as a mezzala.[2][14]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 29 January 2022[15]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Juventus U23 | 2021–22 | Serie C | 15 | 1 | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
Juventus | 2021–22 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
- ^ Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Personal life[]
On 29 December 2021, De Winter tested positive to COVID-19, amid its pandemic in Italy;[16] he fully recovered on 5 January 2022.[17]
Honours[]
Juventus[15]
- Supercoppa Italiana runners-up: 2021
References[]
- ^ "Jonge Duivel Koni De Winter traint bij Juventus met beste verdedigers ter wereld: "Ik wil een mix van Bonucci, Chiellini en De Ligt worden"". www.nieuwsblad.be.
- ^ a b c d Attanasio, Christian (18 July 2020). "Juve Primavera: Koni De Winter, il (primo) belga duttile arrivato a Torino". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Koni De Winter: il jolly della Juve Under 17 che sogna di scrivere la storia". Juventus News - Ultime Notizie Juve - il BiancoNero (in Italian). Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Giocatore - KONI DE WINTER | Lega Serie A". www.legaseriea.it (in Italian). Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (28 October 2020). "Convocati Juve per il Barcellona: la decisione su Bonucci, 3 giovani in lista". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Juventus, il talento belga Koni De Winter ha rinnovato fino al 2024". Blasting News (in Italian). 20 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Bianconeri win first preseason friendly! - Juventus". Juventus F.C. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Munno, Mauro (23 November 2021). "Chelsea-Juve 4-0: tracollo bianconero a Stamford Bridge". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ Munno, Mauro (8 December 2021). "Juve Malmoe 1-0: Kean per il primato nel gruppo H". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ Alessandro Villano (22 August 2021). "Pro Sesto Juventus U23 2-3 dts: i bianconeri avanzano in Coppa Italia". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ Baridon, Marco (20 October 2021). "Albinoleffe Juventus U23 2-2: Kaio Jorge e Pecorino per la doppia rimonta". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ Baridon, Marco (27 October 2021). "Piacenza Juventus U23 1-1: De Winter e i guanti di Garofani salvano Zauli". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (29 January 2022). "Infortunio De Winter: difensore ko in Juventus U23-Feralpisalò. Le condizioni". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ Conterio, Marco (10 September 2021). "Il primo belga della storia della Juventus: De Winter coi big, l'annuncio arriva da Allegri". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com (in Italian). Retrieved 11 September 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Koni De Winter at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (29 December 2021). "De Winter positivo al Covid: il comunicato ufficiale della Juventus". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (5 January 2022). "Juventus U23, De Winter è guarito dal Covid: il comunicato". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 5 January 2022.
External links[]
- Koni De Winter at Soccerway
- Belgium profile at Belgian FA
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Antwerp
- Belgian footballers
- Belgium youth international footballers
- Belgian sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Association football fullbacks
- Association football midfielders
- Lierse S.K. players
- S.V. Zulte Waregem players
- Juventus F.C. players
- Juventus F.C. Under-23 players
- Serie C players
- Belgian expatriate footballers
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Italy