Robbe Decostere (born 8 May 1998) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Zulte Waregem.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Kortemark, Belgium[1] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zulte Waregem | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | SVD Kortemark | ||
| 2005–2009 | Roeselare | ||
| 2009–2014 | Club Brugge | ||
| 2014–2018 | Cercle Brugge | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Cercle Brugge | 58 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Tubize (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2023– | Zulte Waregem | 16 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024 | |||
Career
editDecostere progressed through the youth teams of SVD Kortemark, Roeselare, Club Brugge before finally ending up in the youth academy of Cercle Brugge. In July 2018, he was promoted to the first team and signed his first professional contract alongside fellow youth prospect Charles Vanhoutte.[3]
On 2 March 2019, manager Laurent Guyot gave Decostere his debut in the Belgian First Division A against Kortrijk. Fifteen minutes before full-time, Decostere came onto the pitch to replace the injured Guévin Tormin.[4] In his first season, he made four appearances in the league.[2]
On 1 September 2019, Decostere was sent on loan to Tubize together with teammate Charles Vanhoutte on a one-year deal.[5] Decostere played regularly but was unable to prevent the club from suffering relegation to the Belgian Division 2.
After his loan spell, Decostere became a permanent starter at Cercle Brugge, where he signed a contract extension until June 2023 in December 2020, just like fellow academy players Vanhoutte and Thibo Somers.[6]
On 6 September 2023, Decostere signed a one-season contract with Zulte Waregem.[7]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 15 December 2023[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cercle Brugge | 2018–19 | First Division A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | First Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | First Division A | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | First Division A | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | First Division A | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 58 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 63 | 0 | ||||
| Tubize (loan) | 2019–20 | First Amateur Division | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Zulte Waregem | 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 87 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 95 | 3 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Robbe Decostere uit Kortemark maakt zijn debuut bij Cercle Brugge". KW.be (in Dutch). 6 July 2018.
- ^ a b c Robbe Decostere at Soccerway
- ^ "Robbe Decostere | Verdedigers - A-kern - Teams | Cercle Brugge KSV". www.cerclebrugge.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Kortrijk vs. Cercle Brugge - 2 March 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Robbe Decostere en Charles Vanhoutte uitgeleend aan Tubeke | Nieuws - Cercle Brugge". cerclebrugge.be (in Dutch). 1 September 2019.
- ^ Verweirder, Luc (10 December 2020). "Cercle Brugge trekt kaart van eigen jeugd: Somers, Decostere en Vanhoutte verlengen tot 2023". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch).
- ^ "Robbe Decostere en Patrick Handzongo zijn de nieuwste aanwinsten van Essevee" [Robbe Decostere and Patrick Handzongo are the newest additions to Essevee] (in Dutch). Zulte Waregem. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
External links
edit- Robbe Decostere at Soccerbase
- Robbe Decostere at Soccerway
