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Belgian footballer (born 1998)

Gaëtan Coucke
Coucke in 2019
Personal information
Full name Gaëtan Coucke
Date of birth (1998-11-03) 3 November 1998 (age 26)
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
0000–2006 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.

Club career

Coucke progressed from the youth team at Genk, having started at the club as a ball boy. 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.

On 12 August 2024, Coucke joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Orobah.

International career

Coucke was called up to the senior Belgium squad in November 2020, and was on the bench for the game against Denmark on 18 November.

Honours

Genk

References

  1. "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.
  2. Gaëtan Coucke at Soccerway
  3. "Gaetan Coucke: From Champions League ball boy to Champions League keeper". BBC Sport. 4 November 2019.
  4. "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.
  5. "كوكي يحمي عرين العروبة في روشن".
  6. "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.
  7. "Belgium 4-2 Denmark". BBC. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

External links


Al-Orobah F.C. – current squad


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