SOCCER PLAYER
Dion Cools
1996 - Today

Dion Cools
Dion-Johan Chai Cools (born 4 June 1996) 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. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dion Cools is the 15,176th most popular soccer player (up from 17,035th in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Malaysia (up from 82nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Malaysian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Dion Cools ranks 15,176 out of 21,273. Before him are Shuichi Mase, Ben Olsen, Oliver Burke, Andrija Kaluđerović, Ami Sugita, and Tom De Sutter. After him are Rodrigo Souto, Gastón Silva, Geyse, Marvin Zeegelaar, Miguel de las Cuevas, and Takayuki Komine.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsShuichi Mase
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.68
Rank: 15,189
Ben Olsen
1977 - Present
HPI: 38.68
Rank: 15,190
Oliver Burke
1997 - Present
HPI: 38.68
Rank: 15,191
Andrija Kaluđerović
1987 - Present
HPI: 38.67
Rank: 15,192
Ami Sugita
1992 - Present
HPI: 38.67
Rank: 15,193
Tom De Sutter
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.67
Rank: 15,194
Dion Cools
1996 - Present
HPI: 38.67
Rank: 15,195
Rodrigo Souto
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.67
Rank: 15,196
Gastón Silva
1994 - Present
HPI: 38.67
Rank: 15,197
Geyse
1998 - Present
HPI: 38.67
Rank: 15,198
Marvin Zeegelaar
1990 - Present
HPI: 38.66
Rank: 15,199
Miguel de las Cuevas
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.66
Rank: 15,200
Takayuki Komine
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.66
Rank: 15,201
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1996, Dion Cools ranks 484. Before him are Kim Jae-hwan, Stéphen Boyer, Ruka Norimatsu, Alberth Elis, Dillon Brooks, and Mayu Ikejiri. After him are Alfonso Pedraza, Cansu Özbay, Larisa Iordache, Andreas Obst, Fátima Diame, and Anastasios Donis.
Others Born in 1996
Go to all RankingsKim Jae-hwan
SINGER
1996 - Present
HPI: 38.85
Rank: 478
Stéphen Boyer
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 38.85
Rank: 479
Ruka Norimatsu
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 38.82
Rank: 480
Alberth Elis
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 38.78
Rank: 481
Dillon Brooks
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 38.76
Rank: 482
Mayu Ikejiri
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 483
Dion Cools
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 38.67
Rank: 484
Alfonso Pedraza
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 485
Cansu Özbay
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 486
Larisa Iordache
GYMNAST
1996 - Present
HPI: 38.56
Rank: 487
Andreas Obst
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 38.56
Rank: 488
Fátima Diame
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 489
Anastasios Donis
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 490
In Malaysia
Among people born in Malaysia, Dion Cools ranks 80 out of 90. Before him are Alex Edmondson (1993), Yuna (1986), Lee Zii Jia (1998), Fairuz Fauzy (1982), Nicol David (1983), and Pandelela Rinong (1993). After him are Nigel Ng (1991), Shaun Maloney (1983), Ronny Chieng (1985), Tadashi Takeda (1986), Goh Liu Ying (1989), and Soh Wooi Yik (1998).
Others born in Malaysia
Go to all RankingsAlex Edmondson
CYCLIST
1993 - Present
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 74
Yuna
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.35
Rank: 75
Lee Zii Jia
BADMINTON PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 76
Fairuz Fauzy
RACING DRIVER
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.25
Rank: 77
Nicol David
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 78
Pandelela Rinong
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 38.77
Rank: 79
Dion Cools
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 38.67
Rank: 80
Nigel Ng
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 81
Shaun Maloney
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 82
Ronny Chieng
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.26
Rank: 83
Tadashi Takeda
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 36.96
Rank: 84
Goh Liu Ying
BADMINTON PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.64
Rank: 85
Soh Wooi Yik
BADMINTON PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 36.02
Rank: 86
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Malaysia
Among soccer players born in Malaysia, Dion Cools ranks 5. Before him are Soh Chin Ann (1950), Mokhtar Dahari (1953), Mohd Faiz Subri (1987), and Wan Zack Haikal (1991). After him are Shaun Maloney (1983), and Tadashi Takeda (1986).
Soh Chin Ann
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 1
Mokhtar Dahari
1953 - 1991
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 2
Mohd Faiz Subri
1987 - Present
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 3
Wan Zack Haikal
1991 - Present
HPI: 42.12
Rank: 4
Dion Cools
1996 - Present
HPI: 38.67
Rank: 5
Shaun Maloney
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 6
Tadashi Takeda
1986 - Present
HPI: 36.96
Rank: 7