Koen Persoons
Koen Persoons (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkun ˈpɛr.ˌsoːns]) (born 12 July 1983) is a Belgian professional footballer playing for Belgian Second Amateur Division outfit Ninove. He is a defensive midfielder.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Koen Persoons | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Aalst, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ninove | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Oudegem | |||
| Eendracht Aalst | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Eendracht Aalst | 8 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | Denderleeuw | 84 | (18) |
| 2005–2007 | FCV Dender | 62 | (7) |
| 2007–2010 | Mechelen | 93 | (5) |
| 2010–2017 | Lokeren | 213 | (17) |
| 2017–2019 | OH Leuven | 19 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Knokke | ||
| 2020– | Ninove | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2018 | |||
Career
Persoons made his first team debut with Eendracht Aalst. When the team went bankrupt, he signed for Aalst rivals FC Denderleeuw, who became FCV Dender after their merge with Verbroedering Denderhoutem. He became popular quite quickly, and was even nicknamed Biglia by his coach Jean-Pierre Vande Velde. Even though Dender became Belgian Second Division champions in 2007, Persoons chose to sign for KV Mechelen who were also playing in Second Division. As KV Mechelen won the playoffs a few weeks later, they promoted toger with Dender to the highest level of Belgian football.
External links
- Koen Persoons player info at the official KV Mechelen website (in Dutch)
- Koen Persoons player info at sporza.be (in Dutch)
- Koen Persoons at Soccerway
