Domestic-league season · Dender.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jupiler Pro League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1331 | 7.05 |
Cools's current-season form is down 62% on last season (Season 42→16), while his Rating eased 48→36. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 43).
K. Cools is a 28-year-old central defender at Dender, rated 36.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 243rd of 293 in the Jupiler Pro League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (38.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.13 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cools.
Judged on this season alone, Cools graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 34th of 45 of the 45 centre-backs in the Jupiler Pro League, on 3 clean sheets and 4.125 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 42 → 16). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, 34th of 45 of the 45 centre-backs in the Jupiler Pro League. At 28 Cools is in his prime years, and a market index of 19.2 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
4.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 19 appearances.
With a Rating of 36.3, Cools carries the 34th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Jupiler Pro League of 45. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~32), then tapers with age. At 28, Cools sits on 19.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Cools's projected Rating — 36.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
