Gaëtan Coucke

Gaëtan Coucke (born 3 November 1998) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Belgian First Division A side KV Mechelen.[1]

Gaëtan Coucke
Coucke in 2019
Personal information
Full name Gaëtan Coucke
Date of birth (1998-11-03) 3 November 1998
Place of birth Tongeren, Belgium
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
KV Mechelen
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2006 Vliermaal FC
2006–2016 Genk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Genk 18 (0)
2018–2019Lommel (loan) 34 (0)
2020– KV Mechelen 12 (0)
National team
2013 Belgium U16 1 (0)
2015 Belgium U17 6 (0)
2016 Belgium U19 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2020

Club career

Coucke progressed from the youth team at Genk, having started at the club as a ball boy.[2] He joined Lommel during the 2018–19 season on a one-year loan deal. On July 1, Coucke joined KV Mechelen after his contract at Genk was not extended. [3]

International career

He was called up to the senior Belgium squad in November 2020,[4] and was on the bench for the game against Denmark on 18 November.[5]

Honours

Genk

References

  1. "Gaëtan Coucke at Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. "Gaetan Coucke: From Champions League ball boy to Champions League keeper". 4 November 2019 via www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20200630_96656366
  4. "Martinez trommelt Gaëtan Coucke op als vervanger voor Kaminski" [Martinez calls up Gaëtan Coucke as replacement for Kaminski] (in Dutch). sporza.be. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  5. "Belgium 4-2 Denmark". BBC. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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