Koni De Winter

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Koni De Winter
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Antwerp, Belgium[1]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 AC Milan
Number 5
Youth career
–2015 City Pirates Antwerp
2015–2016 Lierse SK
2016–2018 Zulte Waregem
2018–2021 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Juventus U23 22 (2)
2021–2024 Juventus 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Empoli (loan) 14 (0)
2023–2024 → Genoa (loan) 29 (0)
2024–2025 Genoa 25 (3)
2025– AC Milan 8 (0)
International career‡
2017 Belgium U15 3 (0)
2017 Belgium U16 2 (1)
2019 Belgium U18 1 (0)
2019–2020 Belgium U19 4 (0)
2021–2023 Belgium U21 18 (0)
2024– Belgium 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:50, 14 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:22, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

Koni De Winter (born 12 June 2002) is a Belgian-French[3] professional footballer who plays as Centre-back for Serie A club AC Milan and the Belgium national team.

Club career

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Early career

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De Winter played in City Pirates Antwerp until 2015.[4] He played the 2015–16 season in the Lierse SK youth academy.[4] The following season, De Winter moved to the Zulte Waregem youth academy.[4] In the summer of 2018, he moved to Italian Serie A club Juventus, becoming the first Belgian footballer ever to play for them.[5][6] Initially joining the youth academy, in the 2018–19 season, De Winter made 27 appearances and scored one goal with the under-17s.[5] In the 2019–20 season, he made 8 appearances with the under-19s team.[7] The following season, De Winter made 23 appearances with the under-19s[8] often playing as captain.[6]

Juventus

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First call-up by Juventus and 2021–22 season

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On 28 October 2020, De Winter was called up by Juventus' first team coach Andrea Pirlo for a UEFA Champions League match against Spanish La Liga club Barcelona.[9] On 20 February 2021, he renewed his contract until 2024.[10] On 24 July, he made his unofficial debut for Juventus in a 3–1 win against Cesena; scoring the opening goal in the 4th minute.[11]

De Winter made his debut for Juventus U23 – the reserve team of Juventus – on 22 August 2021 in a 3–2 win against Pro Sesto in the Coppa Italia Serie C.[12] On 20 October, he was sent-off in a 2–2 draw against AlbinoLeffe, ten minutes after his entry onto the field.[13] On 27 October, De Winter scored his first career goal: an equalizing goal in a 1–1 draw against Piacenza.[14]

On 23 November, he made his official debut with the first team as well as his debut in the Champions League in a 4–0 defeat against English Premier League club Chelsea coming on as substitute of Juan Cuadrado in the 81st minute.[15] On 8 December, De Winter made his debut as starter for the first team in a 1–0 win against Malmö FF, becoming the youngest Juventus player to debut as a starter at 19 years and 179 days;[16] he was eventually susbstitued in the 70th minute by Mattia De Sciglio.[17]

On 29 January 2022, he had a luxation of his left shoulder during a match against Feralpisalò.[18] On 6 March, De Winter returned from his injury in a 1–0 win against Pro Sesto coming on as a substitute the 85th minute; four minutes later, De Winter scored the winning goal.[19] After the end of the season, on 9 July, the defender officially renewed his contract with the club until 2026.[20][21]

Loan to Empoli

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On 9 July 2022, the same day as his contract extension with Juventus was announced, De Winter was sent on loan to fellow Serie A side Empoli,[22] with the deal being made official by both teams the following day.[21][23][24]

Loan to Genoa

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On 11 August 2023, he moved on loan to Genoa, with a conditional obligation to buy.[25]

Genoa

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On 1 July 2024, De Winter was permanently transferred to Genoa ahead of the 2024–25 season, as the club achieved the conditional buy obligation for an estimated €8 million transfer fee.[26][27]

AC Milan

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On 13 August 2025, De Winter joined fellow Serie A club AC Milan on a five-year contract.[28]

International career

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On 23 March 2024, De Winter debuted for the Belgium national team in a friendly match against the Republic of Ireland.[29]

Style of play

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A pretty versatile player, De Winter can play as a central defender, a full-back on both sides, a defensive midfielder or even as a mezzala.[4][30]

Personal life

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De Winter was born in Belgium to a Belgian father and Congolese-French mother. De Winter holds both Congolese and French citizenship.[31]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 18 December 2025[32]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juventus U23 2021–22 Serie C 22 2 6 0 — 3[b] 0 31 2
Juventus 2021–22 Serie A 0 0 0 0 2[c] 0 0 0 2 0
Empoli (loan) 2022–23 Serie A 14 0 0 0 — — 14 0
Genoa (loan) 2023–24 Serie A 29 0 2 0 — — 31 0
Genoa 2024–25 Serie A 25 3 1 0 — — 26 3
Genoa total 54 3 3 0 — — 57 3
AC Milan 2025–26 Serie A 8 0 2 0 — 1[d] 0 11 0
Career total 98 5 11 0 2 0 4 0 115 5
Notes
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia Serie C, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana

International

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As of match played 15 November 2025[33]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Belgium 2024 1 0
2025 4 0
Total 5 0

Honours

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Juventus[32]

References

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  33. ^ Koni De Winter at the Royal Belgian Football Association. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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