Jo Coppens

Jo Coppens (born 21 December 1990) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sint-Truidense.

Jo Coppens
Coppens in 2013
Personal information
Full name Jo Coppens
Date of birth (1990-12-21) 21 December 1990
Place of birth Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Sint-Truidense
Number 12
Youth career
FC Halveweg
VV Zonhoven
Heusden-Zolder
Genk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2014 Cercle Brugge 37 (0)
2014–2016 MVV Maastricht 68 (0)
2016–2017 Roeselare 5 (0)
2017–2020 Carl Zeiss Jena 73 (1)
2017–2020 Carl Zeiss Jena II 2 (0)
2020–2021 Lillestrøm 7 (0)
2021 SpVgg Unterhaching 17 (0)
2021–2022 MSV Duisburg 4 (0)
2022– Sint-Truidense 4 (0)
International career
2006 Belgium U16 2 (0)
2006–2007 Belgium U17 13 (0)
2007–2008 Belgium U18 13 (0)
2008–2009 Belgium U19 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2023

Career

In May 2007, Coppens came third with Belgium at the European U17 Football Championship. In the summer of 2007, he was part of the Belgian squad at the U17 World Cup in South Korea. Coppens played all three matches. In the beginning of 2008, he came fourth with the Belgian U18 team at the international tournament of Saint Petersburg.

After running through the youth ranks of different Limburg sides, Coppens signed his first professional contract with Cercle Brugge. He started the season as third goalkeeper, behind Bram Verbist and Patrick Lane. When Verbist broke his wrist in the match against AA Gent, Coppens was given his chance for the last two matches of the season. He made his debut in a 2–1 win against Westerlo. In the summer of 2014, he was released and signed with Dutch side MVV Maastricht.

In 2018, while playing for Carl Zeiss Jena, he scored a goal from 80 metres, in a 4–2 win over Werder Bremen.[1]

Coppens returned to Germany and the 3. Liga in January 2021, joining SpVgg Unterhaching on a contract until the end of the season.[2]

In summer of 2021, he moved to MSV Duisburg.[3] After one year, he moved along to Sint-Truidense.[4]

Career statistics
As of 14 May 2022[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cercle Brugge 2008–09 Belgian First Division 20——20
2009–10 Belgian First Division 150——150
2010–11 Belgian First Division 10—1[lower-alpha 1]020
2011–12 Belgian First Division 80—9[lower-alpha 1]0170
2012–13 Belgian First Division 110——110
2013–14 Belgian First Division 00—2[lower-alpha 1]020
Total 370—120490
MVV Maastricht 2014–15 Eerste Divisie 36020—380
2015–16 Eerste Divisie 320—4[lower-alpha 2]0360
Total 6802040740
Roeselare 2016–17 Belgian First Division B 50104[lower-alpha 2]0100
Carl Zeiss Jena 2017–18 3. Liga 121——121
2018–19 3. Liga 29010—300
2019–20 3. Liga 320——320
Total 73110—741
Carl Zeiss Jena II 2017–18 NOFV-Oberliga Süd 20——20
Lillestrøm 2020 1. divisjon 70——70
SpVgg Unterhaching 2020–21 3. Liga 170——170
MSV Duisburg 2021–22 3. Liga 40——40
Career total 2131402002331
  1. Appearance(s) in Europa League playoff
  2. Appearance(s) in relegation playoff

References
  1. "Wahnsinn! Jena-Keeper Coppens düpiert Oelschlägel aus 90 Metern". kicker.de. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  2. "Zurück in der 3. Liga: Die SpVgg Unterhaching holt Torwart Jo Coppens". kicker (in German). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  3. "MSV schnappt zu: Jo Coppens wechselt ins Meidericher Tor". msv-duisburg.de. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  4. "New Bink In Town: Jo Coppens". nrz.de. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  5. Jo Coppens at Soccerway
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