Menno Koch

Menno Koch
Koch in 2021
Personal information
Full name Menno Robert Maria Koch
Date of birth (1994-07-02) 2 July 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth Heeze, Netherlands
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Bengaluru
Number 3
Youth career
RKSV Heeze
–2012 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 PSV 1 (0)
2015 → NAC Breda (loan) 10 (0)
2016–2017 → Utrecht (loan) 5 (0)
2017–2019 NAC Breda 46 (3)
2019–2021 Eupen 40 (3)
2021–2024 CSKA Sofia 62 (6)
2024–2026 Sarpsborg 08 54 (2)
2026– Bengaluru 2 (1)
International career‡
2010 Netherlands U16 1 (0)
2010–2011 Netherlands U17 4 (0)
2011–2012 Netherlands U18 2 (0)
2012–2013 Netherlands U19 5 (0)
2013 Netherlands U20 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner2011 Serbia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 October 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 October 2013

Menno Koch (born 2 July 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Indian Super League club Bengaluru. Besides the Netherlands, he has played in Belgium and Bulgaria.

Career

Koch was born in Heeze. He made his professional debut as Jong PSV player in the Eerste Divisie on 3 August 2013 against Sparta Rotterdam. He scored the 2–2 equalizer with his head in the 76th minute. On 25 February 2021, Koch signed a 3.5-year contract with CSKA Sofia. In June 2024, he left the team upon the expiration of his contract.

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 10 October 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong PSV 2011–12 Beloften Eredivisie 31———31
2012–13 Beloften Eredivisie 184———184
2013–14 Eerste Divisie 348———348
2014–15 Beloften Eredivisie 122———122
2015–16 Eerste Divisie 162———162
2016–17 Eerste Divisie 70———70
Total 9017———9017
PSV 2012–13 Eredivisie 000000—00
2013–14 Eredivisie 000000—00
2014–15 Eredivisie 100000—10
2015–16 Eredivisie 000000—00
2016–17 Eredivisie 0000001010
Total 1000001010
NAC Breda (loan) 2014–15 Eredivisie 100———100
Utrecht (loan) 2016–17 Eredivisie 50———50
Jong Utrecht (loan) 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 50———50
NAC Breda 2017–18 Eredivisie 13110——141
2018–19 Eredivisie 33200——332
Total 46310——473
Jong NAC Breda 2017–18 Beloften Eredivisie 3110——41
Eupen 2019–20 Belgian First Division A 23110——241
2020–21 Belgian First Division A 17211——183
Total 40321——424
CSKA Sofia 2020–21 Bulgarian First League 13250——182
2021–22 Bulgarian First League 131400000171
2022–23 Bulgarian First League 183205000253
2023–24 Bulgarian First League 1801020—210
Total 6261207000816
Sarpsborg 08 2024 Eliteserien 16100——161
2025 Eliteserien 29050——340
2026 Eliteserien 9000——90
Total 541500000591
Bengaluru 2026–27 Indian Super League 1 1 0 0 — — 1 1
Career total 31732202701035233

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Competitive Friendly Total
AppsGoals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Netherlands U16 201000 1 0 1 0
Netherlands U17 201010 1 0 2 0
2011 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 3 0 1 0 4 0
Netherlands U18 2011 0 0 1 0 1 0
2012 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 0 0 2 0 2 0
Netherlands U19 2012 2 0 1 0 3 0
2013 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 2 0 2 0 4 0
Netherlands U20 2013 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total50 7 0 12 0

Honours

CSKA Sofia

Netherlands U17

References

  1. ↑ Menno Koch at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. ↑ "Menno Koch from NAC Breda to KAS Eupen". KAS Eupen. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  3. ↑ ‘De top vijf van Nederland is sterker dan hier, maar als je daaronder kijkt...’ voetbalzone.nl
  4. ↑ "Menno Koch moves from KAS Eurpen to CSKA Sofia". KAS Eupen. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  5. ↑ Angelova, Iskra (10 June 2024). "Поне петима се разделят с ЦСКА, Каранга и Кох са сред тях" (in Bulgarian). bgonair.bg. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  6. ↑ Menno Koch at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata