Gaëtan Coucke (born 3 November 1998) is a Belgian professional

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who plays as a

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for Saudi Pro League club Al-Orobah.

Club career

Coucke progressed from the youth team at

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in 2006, having started at the club as a ball boy at the age of 8. He joined

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during the 2018–19 season on a one-year loan deal. On 1 July 2020 Coucke joined

KV Mechelen Yellow Red Koninklijke Voetbalclub Mechelen (), often called KV Mechelen (, KVM) or simply by their former French name Malinois /ˌmalɪˈnwɑː/, is a Belgian professional association football, football club based in Mechelen in the Antwerp (pr ...

after his contract at Genk was not extended. On 12 August 2024, Coucke joined

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club Al-Orobah.

International career

Coucke was called up to the senior

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squad in November 2020, and was on the bench for the game against Denmark on 18 November.

Career statistics

Honours

Genk *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coucke, Gaetan 1998 births Living people Footballers from Tongeren Belgian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Belgium men's youth international footballers Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Saudi Pro League players KRC Genk players Lommel S.K. players K.V. Mechelen players Al-Orobah FC players Belgian expatriate men's footballers Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia 21st-century Belgian sportsmen