The 30-year-old footballer has played for clubs like KAC Betekom, Genk, 1899 Hoffenheim II, VfL Wolfsburg, Werder Bremen, etc.
Koen Casteels was born on June 25, 1992, in Bonheiden, Belgium. He is of white ethnicity and holds Belgian nationality. As a youth, he joined the youth academy of Genk in Belgium.
At the beginning of his career, Koen Casteels joined the youth team of KAC Betekom in 1996. After six years, he went to Genk. Later, he was promoted to a senior team in 2009.
Koen Casteels then transferred to 1899 Hoffenheim II in 2011 with a fee of £1.08 m. He has played 32 games for the club. He was also included in the 1899 Hoffenheim team from 2011 to 2015. For the club, he has played 186 matches.
Koen Casteels then signed a six-year deal with VfL Wolfsburg in 2015 with the transfer fee of £1.35m and established himself as the team's first-choice goalkeeper. He saved a penalty from Xabi Alonso, a Spanish former footballer, in the penalty shootout, 2015 DFL-Super Cup. As of now, he has played in 50 matches for the team. He is a member of the team that won the DFL Supercup (2015).
Koen Casteels then sent on loan to Werder Bremen worth £135k in 2015. He has so far played six matches for the team.
Koen Casteel's first international match was in 2007 through the Belgium U-15. He has played in 2 games for Belgium U-15. He then played three matches for U-16 and U-17 and 20 for U-19, and 9 for U-21. After six years on a junior team, he was called to the senior team in 2013.
His current teammates are Eden Hazard, Kevin Mirallas, Jan Vertonghen, etc.
Koen Casteels joined Twitter in July 2009, and currently, he has over 33k followers on his official Twitter account. Talking about his personal life and affairs, he is neither married nor single.
Koen is pretty private about his life SOURCE: Getty Images He is in a relationship with his girlfriend, Imme. It seems that the couple has been together for a long time and has a solid bond. The duo welcomed their first child in September 2018. The player shared the news through a post on his Instagram.
Koen Casteels used the shoe model of Nike Magista Opus II on July 10, 2017. His current market value is estimated to be £2.25 m. He also receives a reasonable amount of money from endorsing “Adidas."
Casteels receives around £64,000 weekly from his current club, i.e., £3,328,000, and his net worth is estimated to be $5 million. He was often spotted enjoying his vacation in an expensive destination.
