Jo Coppens

Jo Coppens (born 21 December 1990) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Career In May 2007, Coppens came third with Belgium at the European U17 Football Championship. In the summer of 2007, he was part of the Belgian squad at the U17 World Cup in South Korea. Coppens played all three matches. In the beginning of 2008, he came fourth with the Belgian U18 team at the international tournament of Saint Petersburg.

After running through the youth ranks of different Limburg sides, Coppens signed his first professional contract with Cercle Brugge. He started the season as third goalkeeper, behind Bram Verbist and Patrick Lane. When Verbist broke his wrist in the match against AA Gent, Coppens was given his chance for the last two matches of the season. He made his debut in a 2–1 win against Westerlo. In the summer of 2014, he was released and signed with Dutch side MVV Maastricht.

In 2018, while playing for Carl Zeiss Jena, he scored a goal from 80 metres, in a 4–2 win over Werder Bremen.

Coppens returned to Germany and the 3. Liga in January 2021, joining SpVgg Unterhaching on a contract until the end of the season.

In summer of 2021, he moved to MSV Duisburg. After one year, he moved along to Sint-Truiden.

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