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Koen Casteels

Koen Casteels
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Personal information
Full name Koen Casteels
Date of birth (1992-06-25) 25 June 1992 (age 24)
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 21 (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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:19, 1 February 2017 (UTC).

Koen Casteels (born 25 June 1992) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga.

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.

Casteels was first called up to the senior Belgium team in 2013. 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.



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