Leon de Kogel (born 13 November 1991) is a Dutch football coach and former professional player.

[3] He played senior football as a forward for FC Utrecht, VVV-Venlo, Almere City, Go Ahead Eagles and Cornellà, scoring 53 goals in 168 league appearances.

[3] Four days after the accident his former club FC Utrecht paid for de Kogel to be flown back to the Netherlands, where he spent a further six weeks in hospital.

[6] Six months after the accident, de Kogel was still undergoing rehabilitation at a military centre in Doorn, from Monday to Friday every week.

[8] There were donations from fans of numerous clubs, the sale of shirts and pennants,[8] and a charity match between Jong FC Utrecht and Go Ahead Eagles,[3] which de Kogel symbolically 'kicked off'.