Dion-Johan Cools · career
Dion-Johan Chai Cools
Center Back · Cerezo Osaka · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2020/21Trending down
The record covers 4 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 50 appearances with 7 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2020/21 at FC Midtjylland — Season rating 38, 1 goal and 2 assists in 21 games. Form has slipped 30 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 30 Season points.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027/28 | Cerezo Osaka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 |
| 2026/27 | Cerezo Osaka | 19 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | Cerezo Osaka | 14 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 |
| 2024/25 | Buriram United | 27 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Buriram United | 28 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Buriram United | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | FK Jablonec | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Zulte WaregemLoan | 11 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 10 |
| 2021/22 | FC Midtjylland | 12 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 9 |
| 2020/21 | FC Midtjylland | 21 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 38 |
| 2019/20 | FC Midtjylland | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Club Brugge KV | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Club Brugge KV | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Club Brugge KV | 35 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Club Brugge KV | 24 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Club Brugge KV | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | OH Leuven | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2027/28 | Asian Cup | 1 | 0 |
| 2026/27 | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 6 | 2 | |
| 2024/25 | Asian Cup - Qualification | 2 | 1 | |
| 2024/25 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Asian Cup Qualification | 3 | 1 | |
| 2023/24 | Asian Cup | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Friendlies | 2 | 1 | |
| 2022/23 | Asian Cup - Qualification | 3 | 1 | |
| 2022/23 | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | King's Cup | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | AFF Championship | 1 | 0 |
Honours
Thai League 1×4FA Cup×3First Division A×3League Cup×3Super Cup×3ASEAN Club Championship×2Superliga×2First Division A×3Cup×2King's Cup×2Super Cup×2Superliga×2Thai Champions Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Cupat Malaysia | 1 | 74 | 0 | 0 | — |
Schedule · 2027/28
0 played4 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8 | J1 League | H Fagiano Okayama | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | J1 League | A Avispa Fukuoka | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | J1 League | H Shimizu S-pulse | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 29 | J1 League | A Vissel Kobe | 0-1 | Not in squad | — |