Kobe Cools

Cools's current-season form is level with last season (Season 16→16), while his Rating eased 32→25. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 43).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Dender · 4th	3	0	0	6.12	25	16
2025/26	Dender · 3rd	19	0	0	7.05	32	16
2024/25	Dender · 3rd	37	0	1	7.07	48	42
2023/24	Dender · 2nd	22	3	0	7.17	43	43
2022/23	Dender · 3rd	22	3	0	7.17	44	25

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

K. Cools is a 29-year-old central defender at Dender, rated 25.4 overall by Field Insider's model. 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.

On the season, Cools graded 15 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 4.125 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 16 → 16). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 25. At 29 Cools is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2024/25

25.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

14.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

38.9%

Minutes

rotation minutes

4.13

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Dender finished 7th of 15 · a mid-table side

Apps

4.13

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 19 appearances.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 38.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 25.4 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %38.9%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.125

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.135

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 29, Cools sits on 2.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Cools's projected Rating — 25.4 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Challenger Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles21

Interceptions17

Blocks23

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

DenderJun 2022 – nowFree

FF91 Dudelangeuntil Jun 2022

RWDM(on loan)Aug 2018 – Jun 2022

Anderlechtuntil Aug 2018

About K. Cools

Kobe Cools is a 29-year-old centre-back who plays for Dender, born on July 25, 1997, standing 192 cm tall. He is from Belgium. Dender currently sit 4th of 15 in the Challenger Pro League.

This season

In the current season, K. Cools has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 90 minutes.

K. Cools's next match is on September 4, 2026, when Dender face Seraing United at home in the Challenger Pro League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Cools at 25.4 with a Season form score of 14.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the National Division and the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, K. Cools has totalled 192 club appearances with 14 goals and 1 assist for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 37 appearances for Dender.

K. Cools's career has also included time at FF91 Dudelange, RWDM and Anderlecht.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.