Koen Casteels

Nationality

Belgium

Born

1992-06-25

Height

1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)

Weight

190 lbs

Number

#1

Koen Casteels (Dutch pronunciation: ; born 25 June 1992) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Pro League club Al-Qadsiah and the Belgium national team. Formed at Genk, he spent most of his professional career in Germany with 1899 Hoffenheim, Werder Bremen (loan) and VfL Wolfsburg, making over 100 Bundesliga appearances. Casteels made 37 appearances for Belgium up to under-21 level. He was first called up for the senior team in 2013 and was part of their squad that came third at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.