Personal information | |||
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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
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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.