Dion Cools

ディオン・クールズ　/　でぃおん・くーるず

American association football player

June 4, 1996 (age 29)　・　Overijse, Flemish Brabant, Belgium

Flemish Brabant
association football player

My Take

Dion Cools is one of those footballers whose story reads like a geography puzzle — born in Malaysia, raised in Belgium, capped 28 times at youth level for the Red Devils, and then choosing to represent the country of his birth for his senior career. That's a big call, and I respect it. He's built himself into a reliable full-back or centre-back for Cerezo Osaka in the J.League, which is no slouch of a league for developing tactically disciplined defenders, and wearing the captain's armband for Malaysia shows the kind of trust and leadership he's earned. He's still in his late twenties and quietly carving out a career that spans three football cultures. Not a household name globally, but exactly the kind of player serious fans quietly appreciate.

Overview

Dion-Johan Chai Cools (born 4 June 1996) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays either as a full-back or centre-back for J.League club Cerezo Osaka and captains the Malaysia national team. Cools was raised in Belgium, and represented that country at youth level with 28 caps, but later chose to play for his native Malaysia, and made his senior debut on 3 June 2021.

1. Profile

Name (English): Dion Cools
Name (Japanese): ディオン・クールズ
Reading: でぃおん・くーるず
Born: June 4, 1996 (age 29)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Rat
Origin: Overijse, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
Blood type: Private
Height: 185 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BA