Dion Cools
Dion-Johan Chai Cools 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. Wikipedia
| Complete name | Dion Cools |
| Club | |
| Club number | 27 |
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| National team number | 21 |
| Birth date | 04.06.1996 (age 29) |
| Country of birth |  Malaysia |
| City of birth | Kuching |
| Position | defender |
| Foot | right |
| Contract until | 30.06.2026 |
| Market value | 900,000 € |
| Height/weight | 185 cm / 78 kg |
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J1 League 06.12.2025 |
1:3 | 1 | 1'-90' | ||||||
J1 League 30.11.2025 |
1:3 | 67'-90' | |||||||
Asian Cup - Qualification 18.11.2025 |
1:0 | 1'-90' | |||||||
J1 League 09.11.2025 |
4:1 | 1 | 78'-90' | ||||||
J1 League 25.10.2025 |
2:0 | Substitutes | |||||||
J1 League 18.10.2025 |
2:1 | 90' | 85'-90' | ||||||
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 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 2026 |
6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 540 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
 J1 League 2025 |
14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 913 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
 Asian Cup - Qualification 2027 |
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 434 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
 Friendly International 2025 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
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Emperors Cup 2025 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
