Koen Kostons (born 18 September 1999) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for German club

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Career

MVV

Kostons progressed through

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's youth academy, joining their setup as a thirteen-year-old from boyhood club Lanaken VV. In the 2016–17 Eerste Divisie season, he was included in the matchday squad of the first team on several occasions, but did not yet make his debut. He made his debut on 19 September 2017 in a 3–2 loss to AZ in the

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, replacing

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in the 90th minute. Kostons made his league debut on 6 October 2017 in a 3–2 loss against

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, coming off the bench in the 88th minute for Shermaine Martina. On 24 November 2017, he scored his first professional goal in a 3–1 victory against Helmond Sport.

Dalkurd

On 27 July 2021, Kostons joined Swedish third-tier Ettan club Dalkurd. He made his debut for Dalkurd on 15 August 2021, also scoring his first goal for the club, in a 1–1 draw against Umeå FC. He was part of Dalkurd's promotion to the second highest level in Sweden,

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, scoring 11 goals in 16 appearances.

Return to MVV

On 4 July 2022, Kostons returned to his former club MVV on a two-year contract. He made his return debut for MVV on the first matchday of the 2022–23 season, starting at forward alongside Orhan Džepar in a 3–1 loss to

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. The following week he scored his first goal for the club upon returning, opening the score in a 3–1 home win over

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SC Paderborn

In January 2024 Kostons joined

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club

Career statistics

References

External links

Koen Kostons profile
at MVV.nl * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kostons, Koen Living people 1999 births Dutch men's footballers Footballers from Genk Men's association football forwards Eerste Divisie players Ettan Fotboll players Superettan players MVV Maastricht players Dalkurd FF players SC Paderborn 07 players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany