| Koen Bucker | |
| Birth Date: | 18 June 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Wormer, Netherlands[1] |
| Height: | 1.98 m |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Roda JC |
| Clubnumber: | 1 |
| Youthclubs1: | WSV '30 |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | AZ |
| Years1: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Jong AZ |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Heracles Almelo |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | Roda JC |
| Caps3: | 17 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18:55, 7 April 2024 (UTC) |
Koen Bucker (born 18 June 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Roda JC.
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.
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. Bucker made his professional debut with Jong AZ in a 1–0 loss to RKC Waalwijk on 12 January 2018.[2]
On 31 July 2018, Bucker signed with Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo on a two-year deal with an option for an additional season.[3] He was slated to take over as the third goalkeeper on the depth chart, following the retirement of Harm Zeinstra on the same day.
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".[4]
On 14 August 2023, Bucker joined Eerste Divisie club Roda JC on a two-year contract with the option for a further year.[5] There, he was set to compete with Rody de Boer for starting goalkeeper position. 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.[6] In December 2023, he suffered an arm injury, which ruled him out for several months.[7]
| 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 | 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 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Career total | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||
Jong AZ
Heracles Almelo