Koen Casteels
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Koen Casteels | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Bonheiden, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2002 | KAC Betekom | ||
| 2002–2009 | Genk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Genk | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | 1899 Hoffenheim II | 32 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 39 | (0) |
| 2015– | VfL Wolfsburg | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Werder Bremen (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2007 | Belgium U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | Belgium U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Belgium U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Belgium U19 | 20 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Belgium U21 | 9 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:00, 27 February 2016 (UTC). | |||
Koen Casteels (born 25 June 1992) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga.[1]
Club career
He played for Wolfsburg in the 2015 DFL-Supercup, saving from Xabi Alonso in the penalty shootout as his team won after a 1–1 draw.[2]
International career
Casteels was first called up to the senior Belgium team in 2013.[3] He was going to be part of Belgium's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad but failed to recover from an injury and was replaced by Silvio Proto and then Sammy Bossut.[4]
Honours
Club
- VfL Wolfsburg
References
- ↑ "Koen Casteels". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ Dunbar, Ross (1 August 2015). "Bendtner leads Wolfsburg over Bayern Munich on penalties in German Super Cup clash". Fox Sports. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ↑ "Lambert brands Benteke's Belgium call-up 'a mockery'... and warns he won't be happy if he returns injured". Daily Mail. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ↑ "Koen Casteels ruled out of World Cup with injury as Belgium choose Sammy Bossut". Daily Mail. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
External links
- Koen Casteels profile at Soccerway
- Belgium stats at Belgian FA
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