Koen Weuts (born 18 September 1990) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Lyra-Lierse Berlaar in the Belgian Third Amateur Division.

Koen Weuts
Personal information
Full name Koen Weuts
Date of birth (1990-09-18) 18 September 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Lier, Belgium
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back / Left back
Team information
Current team
Lyra-Lierse Berlaar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Lierse 11 (0)
2009–2013 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 72 (2)
2013–2015 Helmond Sport 50 (4)
2015–2018 Lierse 3 (0)
2019 RWDM47 0 (0)
2019– Lyra-Lierse Berlaar 0 (0)
International career
2007 Belgium U17 6 (0)
2010 Belgium U20 1 (0)
2011 Belgium U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 December 2015 (UTC)

Career

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Before joining OH Leuven, Weuts played with youth teams of Lyra and Lierse. At only 16 years of age, he played his first official senior match for Lierse against Antwerp. In 2007, he was also part of the Belgium squad at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, together with players such as Eden Hazard and Christian Benteke. He moved to Oud-Heverlee Leuven in August 2009 and was part of the team that achieved promotion to the Belgian Pro League in 2011. In 2013, Weuts was released bu OHL and moved to Helmond Sport in the Eerste Divisie.

Koen's older brother Kurt Weuts is also a professional footballer and played together with him for Oud-Heverlee Leuven until 2011.

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