Koen Bucker

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Koen Bucker
Bucker in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-06-18) 18 June 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Wormer, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Emmen
Number 1
Youth career
WSV '30
2011–2016 AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Jong AZ 5 (0)
2018–2023 Heracles Almelo 14 (0)
2023–2025 Roda JC 22 (0)
2025– Emmen 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:34, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

Koen Bucker (born 18 June 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eerste Divisie club Emmen.

Career

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Jong AZ

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Bucker was born in Wormer, and began his football journey in the youth teams of WSV '30 and later joined the ranks of AZ's youth setup in 2011.[1]

In 2015, he received a promotion to the club's reserves, Jong AZ. While he made three appearances for Jong AZ, he primarily served as the backup to Nick Olij during the 2016–17 season, a campaign that culminated in Jong AZ clinching the Tweede Divisie championship and promotion to the Eerste Divisie.[2] Bucker made his professional debut with Jong AZ in a 1–0 loss to RKC Waalwijk on 12 January 2018.[3]

Heracles Almelo

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On 31 July 2018, Bucker signed with Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo on a two-year deal with an option for an additional season.[4] He was slated to take over as the third goalkeeper on the depth chart, following the retirement of Harm Zeinstra on the same day.[4]

In 2020, Bucker was promoted to backup goalkeeper for Heracles. On 1 November 2020, Bucker made his Eredivisie debut for the club, as Janis Blaswich and Michael Brouwer were absent. He started in a 4–1 victory against Utrecht, in what newspaper Tubantia described as an "outstanding debut".[5]

Roda JC

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On 14 August 2023, Bucker joined Eerste Divisie club Roda JC on a two-year contract with the option for a further year.[6] There, he was set to compete with Rody de Boer for starting goalkeeper position.[1] Four days later, Bucker made his debut for Roda as a starter in a 3–0 away victory against ADO Den Haag, confirming himself as first goalkeeper on the depth chart for De Koempels.[7] In December 2023, he suffered an arm injury, which ruled him out for several months.[8]

In May 2025, Roda JC announced that Bucker would depart the club at the end of the 2024–25 season, following the decision not to activate the option to extend his contract.[9]

Emmen

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On 7 August 2025, Bucker signed a one-year contract with Eerste Divisie club Emmen, including an option for a further season, after training with the first team during pre-season.[10] He joined the squad as the designated understudy to first-choice goalkeeper Luca Unbehaun.[11]

Bucker made his competitive debut for Emmen on 28 October 2025 in the first round of the KNVB Cup, starting in a 1–0 defeat to amateur fourth-tier side Hoogeveen. The decisive goal came from a penalty awarded after a foul committed by Bucker, a decision he disputed after the match, arguing that the opposing forward had gone to ground too easily.[12]

Career statistics

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As of match played 28 October 2025[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong AZ 2016–17 Tweede Divisie 3 0 — — 3 0
2017–18 Eerste Divisie 2 0 — — 2 0
Total 5 0 — — 5 0
Heracles Almelo 2020–21 Eredivisie 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
2021–22 Eredivisie 12 0 2 0 2[a] 0 16 0
2022–23 Eerste Divisie 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 14 0 3 0 2 0 19 0
Roda JC 2023–24 Eerste Divisie 17 0 0 0 1[a] 0 18 0
2024–25 Eerste Divisie 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
Total 22 0 0 0 1 0 23 0
Emmen 2025–26 Eerste Divisie 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Career total 41 0 4 0 3 0 48 0
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs

Honours

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Jong AZ

Heracles Almelo

References

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