Dion Cools 2025 Stats
Played for Cerezo Osaka in 2025 · Position: Defender.
Dion Cools (Cerezo Osaka, defender) had 2 goals and 1 assist in 14 appearances in 2025 (923 minutes, all competitions). Tackles per 90 in J1 League: 2.54, higher than 96% of 142 defenders. Started 10 of 14.
Key Facts
Figures as of
Dion Cools has 10 starts from 14 appearances in 2025 (all competitions), 66 minutes per appearance.
Cools had a tackle in 9 of 10 recent appearances with the stat recorded (all competitions).
In 2025, Dion Cools has been shown one yellow card across 14 appearances.
Dion Cools (Cerezo Osaka) averaged a TACTIX Impact of 3.3 per match across 14 appearances, and scored two goals and one assist in 14 appearances in 2025 — per TACTIX Impact, an open rating with every weight published (as of 6 December 2025).
An open, transparent rating built from raw match actions across 14 appearances in 2025 (all competitions) — every weight is published. Higher is better; a negative score just means costly actions outweighed productive ones in that sample — not a verdict on the player.
Profile
Dion Cools is a defender at Cerezo Osaka, with 14 appearances and 923 minutes in the J1 League 2025. TACTIX Impact: 3.3 per match across 14 appearances in J1 League matches, the 86th percentile of 443 qualifying J1 League players. Dion Cools has started 10 of 14 appearances in 2025 (all competitions), averaging 66 minutes. That is 27% of the J1 League minutes available to him (923 of 3420 across 38 club matches).
Keeper, venue and career
Home and away differ: 0.48 interceptions per 90 at home (557 minutes) against 1.72 away (366 minutes), all competitions 2025. Against his career: 2.54 tackles per 90 in 2025 (923 minutes) versus 2.30 across every season on record (3950 minutes).
By the numbers
By the numbers, among the 142 J1 League defenders with 450+ minutes: 2.54 tackles per 90 — higher than 96% and 5.95 duels won per 90 — higher than 79%. Dion Cools recorded a tackle in 9 of the last 10 appearances where it was measured (all competitions).
Strengths and weaknesses
Strengths, against Defenders, J1 League 2025 (n = 142): Scoring (elite, 97th percentile) and Shooting (elite, 93rd percentile). Lower on the radar: Discipline (23rd percentile — fewer is better on this axis), against 142 Defenders, J1 League 2025 (n = 142).
Form and availability
Impact over the last five matches (newest first): 6.4, 2.4, 4.9, 2.0, 1.0 — trending up, averaging 3.3 against a season figure of 3.3. Discipline: one yellow card in 14 appearances in 2025, and 1.07 fouls per 90 in the J1 League.
Similar players
Closest radar profiles among Defenders, J1 League 2025 (n = 142): S. Takagi, T. Ando and Ryotaro Tsunoda (cosine similarity of the eight axis percentiles; the full list is part of Pro).
Season 2025 · All Competitions
Started 10 of 14 appearances, 4 from the bench · 66 minutes per appearance · 27% of the J1 League minutes available (923 of 3420).
Against his career: 2.54 tackles per 90 in 2025 (923 minutes) · 2.30 across every season on record (3950 minutes).
J1 League only: 14 apps · 3.3 Impact per match in 2025. See the J1 League Impact leaderboard.
Dion Cools Stats per 90 · J1 League 2025, defender
| Stat | Dion Cools | vs defenders |
|---|---|---|
| Tacklesper 90 | 2.54 | higher than 96% |
| Interceptionsper 90 | 0.98 | higher than 48% |
| Blocksper 90 | 0.49 | higher than 46% |
| Duels wonper 90 | 5.95 | higher than 79% |
| Duel win rate | 60.4% | higher than 68% |
| Fouls committedper 90 | 1.07 | fewer than 21% |
| Cardsper 90 | 0.10 | fewer than 54% |
| Passesper 90 | 47.19 | higher than 54% |
| Pass accuracy | 77.3% | higher than 30% |
Per 90 minutes over 923 minutes in J1 League 2025. Ranked against 142 J1 League defenders with 450+ minutes; “higher than N%” means a higher figure than N% of them, and for fouls, cards, offsides and goals conceded “fewer than” is the better direction.
Last 10 Appearances · All Competitions
- 1+ tackle9 of 10
- 2+ tackles5 of 10
- 1+ foul committed6 of 10
- 1+ shot6 of 10
- Booked1 of 10
How often, not how much: the matches where each line happened, out of the matches where it was recorded (2025-08-23 to 2025-12-06, newest first). History, not a forecast — the model’s player projections are on Pro.
Profile Radar · J1 League 2025, defender
Dion Cools · Defenders, J1 League 2025 (n = 142) median
| Axis | Dion Cools | Median | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shootingshots p90 | 0.78on target 37.5% | 0.39 | 93rd |
| Scoringgoals p90 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 97th |
| Creationkey passes + assists p90 | 0.68 | 0.42 | 69th |
| Passingpasses p90 | 47.19accuracy 77.3% | 44.94 | 54th |
| Dribblingsuccessful dribbles p90 | 0.39success 44.4% | 0.26 | 69th |
| Duelsduels won p90 | 5.95win rate 60.4% | 4.64 | 79th |
| Defendingtackles + interceptions + blocks p90 | 4.00 | 2.96 | 87th |
| Disciplinecards + fouls p90 (fewer is better) | 1.17 | 0.90 | 77th |
Radius is the percentile within the cohort; Discipline count fewer as better. Figures are per 90 minutes over 923 minutes in J1 League 2025. Cohort: 142 players with 450+ minutes.
Where That Sits in the J1 League
3.3 per match — 86th percentile of 443 qualifying J1 League players (10+ apps), 2025. Shaded band = 10th–90th percentile; the line is the median.
Career · Every Team, by Season · All Competitions
| Season | Team | Apps | Goals | Assists | Tkl+Int/90 | KP/90 | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Cerezo Osaka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 0.50 | 2.5 |
| 2026 | Cerezo Osaka | 19 | 0 | 1 | 4.90 | 0.48 | 3.3 |
| 2025 | Cerezo Osaka | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3.51 | 0.59 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | Buriram United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.67 | 1.67 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | Buriram United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0.50 | 5.1 |
| 2021 | FC Midtjylland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.89 | 0.00 | 0.7 |
| 2021 | Zulte Waregem | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1.5 |
| 2020 | FC Midtjylland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.86 | 0.91 | 2.6 |
| 2019 | Club Brugge KV | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0.0 |
| 2018 | Club Brugge KV | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.55 | 0.00 | 0.4 |
Game Log · Last 10 Appearances · All Competitions
| Date | Opponent | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating | Impact | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-06 | v Yokohama FC | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.6 | 6.4 | |
| 2025-11-30 | @ Yokohama F. Marinos sub | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 | 2.4 | |
| 2025-11-09 | @ Shimizu S-pulse sub | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 | 4.9 | |
| 2025-10-18 | @ Fagiano Okayama sub | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7.3 | 2 | ||
| 2025-10-04 | @ Nagoya Grampus | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 2025-09-28 | v Kyoto Sanga | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.3 | 6.8 | |
| 2025-09-20 | v Kashiwa Reysol | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7.3 | 3.6 | |
| 2025-09-13 | @ Avispa Fukuoka | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 | 3 | |
| 2025-08-31 | v Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7.2 | 3.8 | |
| 2025-08-23 | v Vissel Kobe | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 | 2.2 |
Min = minutes; Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that match. Rating is the data provider’s; Impact is TACTIX’s published formula.
Home v away · per 90 · 2025 · all competitions: Tackles 2.26 at home (557 min), 2.95 away (366 min); Interceptions 0.48 at home (557 min), 1.72 away (366 min).
Impact Trend · Last 10 Matches
2025 is complete — this page is Dion Cools’s record for that season. See Dion Cools’s current season.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many tackles does Dion Cools average per 90?
- Dion Cools averages 2.54 tackles per 90 minutes in J1 League 2025 (923 minutes) — higher than 96% of 142 J1 League defenders with 450+ minutes.
- How many goals and assists did Dion Cools have in 2025?
- In 2025 Dion Cools had 2 goals and 1 assist in 14 appearances (923 minutes played).
- Did Dion Cools start regularly in 2025?
- Dion Cools started 10 of 14 appearances in 2025, averaging 66 minutes per appearance (all competitions).
- What was Dion Cools’s TACTIX Impact in 2025?
- Dion Cools averaged a TACTIX Impact of 3.3 per match across 14 appearances in 2025 in all competitions — an open rating built from raw match actions, with every weight published.
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