Yoni Buyens (; born 10 March 1988) is a Belgian professional football coach and former

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who is currently an academy coach for

K.V.C. Westerlo Koninklijke Voetbal Club Westerlo (; often simply called Westerlo) is a Belgian professional football club located in the municipality of Westerlo in the province of Antwerp. Since 1997–98, Westerlo has been mostly playing in the Belgian Pro ...

Career

On 21 June 2014, it was announced he had signed a one-year loan deal with

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On 30 June 2015, Buyens signed with

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on a three-year deal In 2022,

announced that they had signed Buyens as an academy coach.

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* * * 1988 births Living people Belgian footballers Belgian expatriate footballers Lierse S.K. players K.V. Mechelen players Standard Liège players Charlton Athletic F.C. players K.R.C. Genk players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players English Football League players Expatriate footballers in England Association football midfielders Lierse Kempenzonen players People from Duffel Footballers from Antwerp Province {{Belgium-footy-midfielder-stub