Gaëtan Coucke
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Full name
Gaëtan Coucke[1]
Date of birth
3 November 1998
Place of birth
Tongeren, Belgium
Height
1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
.JPG) Coucke in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gaëtan Coucke[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Tongeren, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sampdoria | ||
| Number | 98 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Vliermaal FC | ||
| 2006–2016 | Genk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Genk | 18 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Lommel (loan) | 34 | (0) |
| 2020–2024 | Mechelen | 116 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Al-Orobah | 32 | (0) |
| 2025– | Sampdoria | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Belgium U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Belgium U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2016 | Belgium U19 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 March 2026 | |||
Gaëtan Coucke (born 3 November 1998) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian Serie B club Sampdoria.[2]
Coucke progressed from the youth team at Genk in 2006, having started at the club as a ball boy at the age of 8.[3] He joined Lommel during the 2018–19 season on a one-year loan deal. On 1 July 2020 Coucke joined KV Mechelen after his contract at Genk was not extended.[4]
On 12 August 2024, Coucke joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Orobah.[5]
On 19 August 2025, Coucke moved to Sampdoria in Italy on a two-season deal.[6]
International career
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 May 2025[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Genk | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Lommel (loan) | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division B | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 | ||
| Mechelen | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 116 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 124 | 0 | ||||
| Al-Orobah | 2024–25 | Saudi Pro League | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 200 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 0 | ||
Honours
Genk