Kobe Cools

Cools's current-season form is down 62% on last season (Season 42→16), while his Rating eased 48→32. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 43).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Dender · 3rd	19	0	0	7.05	32	16
2024/25	Dender · 3rd	37	0	1	7.07	48	42
2023/24	Dender · 2nd	22	3	0	7.17	43	43
2022/23	Dender · 3rd	22	3	0	7.17	44	25
2021/22	F91 Dudelange	29	2	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

K. Cools is a 29-year-old central defender at Dender, rated 31.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 267th of 311 on scout potential in the Jupiler Pro League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (38.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.13 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cools.

Judged on this season alone, Cools graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 48 of the 48 centre-backs in the Jupiler Pro League, on 3 clean sheets and 4.125 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 42 → 16). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 38th of 48 of the 48 centre-backs in the Jupiler Pro League. At 29 Cools is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2024/25

Current potential38th of 48 centre-backs · Jupiler Pro League Current season36th of 48 centre-backs · Jupiler Pro League36th-best centre-back in the Jupiler Pro League267th in the Jupiler Pro League · potential38th-highest potential centre-back in the Jupiler Pro League

31.9

Ratingi

38th of 48 centre-backs

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

38.9%

Minutes

rotation minutes

4.13

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Dender finished 3rd of 6 · a mid-table side

4.13

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 19 appearances.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 38.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 31.9, Cools carries the 38th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Jupiler Pro League of 48. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %38.9%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.125

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %66.7

Pass accuracy %83

Dribble success %100

Cards / 900.135

Foul involvement / 901.623

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~10), then tapers with age. At 29, Cools sits on 5.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Cools's projected Rating — 31.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Jupiler Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target6

Shots9

Passing

Assists0

Pass accuracy83%

Possession

Successful dribbles1

Dribble success100%

Fouls won3

Defending

Tackles21

Interceptions17

Blocks23

Fouls committed21

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Dender2022/23 – nowFree

F91 Dudelangeuntil 2022/23

RWDM(on loan)2018/19 – 2022/23

Anderlechtuntil 2018/19

About K. Cools

Kobe Cools is a 28-year-old centre-back who plays for Dender, born on July 25, 1997, standing 192 cm tall. He is from Belgium. Dender currently sit 3rd of 6 in the Jupiler Pro League.

This season

In the current season, K. Cools has made 19 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 1,331 minutes, averaging a 7.18 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 2 yellow cards.

When K. Cools plays, Dender's record this season is 3W-6D-10L — and his match ratings average 7.06 at home against 7.04 on the road.

Recent matches

April 6, 2026: 1-0 win away at RAAL La Louvière (11 minutes, 6.6 rating)
February 21, 2026: 1-4 loss at home vs St. Truiden (77 minutes, 6 rating)
February 14, 2026: 2-3 loss away at OH Leuven (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
February 7, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Zulte Waregem (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
February 1, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Genk (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
January 25, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Anderlecht (90 minutes, 8.3 rating)
January 18, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Antwerp (90 minutes, 8.2 rating)
December 27, 2025: 1-1 draw away at KV Mechelen (90 minutes, 7.6 rating)
December 20, 2025: 0-1 loss at home vs Standard Liege (72 minutes, 7.7 rating)
December 5, 2025: 2-1 win away at RAAL La Louvière (8 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Cools at 31.9 with a Season form score of 16, ranking 267th of 311 centre-backs in the Jupiler Pro League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the National Division and the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, K. Cools has totalled 189 club appearances with 14 goals and 1 assist for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 37 appearances for Dender.

K. Cools's career has also included time at F91 Dudelange, RWDM and Anderlecht.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Dender finished 3rd of 6 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points