Yoni Buyens

Yoni Buyens (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjoːni ˈbœyə(n)s]; born 10 March 1988) is a Belgian professional football coach and former football midfielder who is currently an academy coach for K.V.C. Westerlo.

Yoni Buyens

Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-03-10) 10 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Duffel, Belgium
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Westerlo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2009	Lierse	81	(4)
2009–2011	KV Mechelen	64	(2)
2011–2015	Standard Liège	103	(12)
2014–2015	→ Charlton Athletic (loan)	40	(8)
2015–2018	Genk	30	(4)
2016–2017	→ Westerlo (loan)	21	(1)
2018	Lierse	0	(0)
2018–	Lierse Kempenzonen	0	(0)
International career
2006–2007	Belgium U19	8	(0)
2007–2008	Belgium U20	3	(0)
2009–2010	Belgium U21	2	(0)
Managerial career
2022–	Westerlo (academy)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2017

Career

On 21 June 2014, it was announced he had signed a one-year loan deal with Charlton Athletic^[1]

On 30 June 2015, Buyens signed with Genk on a three-year deal^[2]

In 2022, K.V.C. Westerlo announced that they had signed Buyens as an academy coach.^[3]

References

1. "Charlton sign Yoni Buyens on season-long loan". Charlton Athletic. 2014-06-21.
2. "KRC Genk welcomes Yoni Buyens". K.R.C. Genk. 2015-06-30.
3. "Expansion youth department KVC Westerlo". kvcwesterlo.be. Retrieved 16 June 2022.

External links

• Yoni Buyens at the Royal Belgian Football Association
• Yoni Buyens at Soccerway
• Yoni Buyens at FootballDatabase.eu