Robbert Olijfveld

Robbert Olijfveld (born 15 August 1994) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Tweede Divisie club IJsselmeervogels.

Robbert Olijfveld
Personal information
Full name Robbert Olijfveld
Date of birth (1994-08-15) 15 August 1994
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 IJsselmeervogels
Number 11
Youth career
2000–2006 SV Bolnes
2006–2009 Spartaan'20
2009–2010 Excelsior
2010–2013 Feyenoord
2013–2015 Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Sparta Rotterdam 3 (1)
2015–2017 ASWH 34 (15)
2017– IJsselmeervogels 88 (32)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:00, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

Career

Early years

Born in Rotterdam, Olijfveld started playing football at age five for SV Bolnes, and would continue his youth career at various clubs in the Rotterdam area.[1][2] In 2010, he joined the Feyenoord academy, where he played alongside Jean-Paul Boëtius, Anass Achahbar and Tonny Vilhena before suffering a knee injury.[1] He subsequently moved to the Sparta Rotterdam youth academy after being released by Feyenoord.[1]

Sparta Rotterdam

On 15 March 2014, Olijfveld made his professional debut for Sparta Rotterdam in the Eerste Divisie, as a substitute against Almere City, a match which ended in a 0–1 loss.[3] A week later he appeared as a starter against Achilles '29 in a 1-1 draw, in which he scored the opening goal in the 61st minute.[4] Olijfveld also started a week later, against FC Eindhoven, in a match which ended in a 4-0 loss.[5]

In parallel, Olijfveld appeared as a starter for the under-21 team of the club, Jong Sparta, in the Beloften Eredivisie, the league for reserve teams, where he became top goalscorer in his final season at the club.[2]

ASWH

In the summer of 2015, he moved to ASWH, where he helped the club achieve promotion from the Hoofdklasse to the Derde Divisie, amongst others by scoring the decisive goal in the final game to secure promotion against VV Noordwijk.[6]

IJsselmeervogels

Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Olijfveld joined Tweede Divisie club IJsselmeervogels.[2][7] He made his debut for the club in a KNVB Cup matchup against VV Noordwijk, where he came on as a 79th-minute substitute for Christiaan van Hussen in a 3–2 loss.[8] The following week, on 26 August, Olijfveld made his first appearance in the Tweede Divisie in a 1–0 home win over Kozakken Boys, coming on as a substitute in the 60th minute for Soufian Moro.[9] He finished his first season for IJsselmeervogels with 34 total appearances in which he scored 14 goals,[10] as the club finished 9th in the league table.[11]

Rijnsburgse Boys

In December 2020, it was announced that Olijfveld would join Rijnsburgse Boys from the start of the 2021–22 season on a one-year contract with an option for an additional season.[12]

References
  1. Volwerk, Jan (3 June 2015). "Goed gevoel bij ASWH: Maar jonge spits Robbert Olijfveld wil nog steeds slagen in profvoetbal". www.janvolwerk.com (in Dutch). Volwerk Fotografie & Tekst. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. "Robbert Olijfveld (ASWH) naar IJsselmeervogels" (in Dutch). Regio-Voetbal. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. "Late treffer bezorgt Sparta nederlaag na hectische week". Voetbal International. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  4. "Sparta wint ook niet bij hekkensluiter Achilles '29" (in Dutch). Rijnmond. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  5. "FC Eindhoven klopt Sparta Rotterdam met verbluffende 4-0" (in Dutch). Omroep Brabant. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  6. "ASWH promoveert na ware thriller" (in Dutch). ASWH. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  7. Geerds, Jelmer (27 October 2017). "IJsselmeervogels verlengt met 'teleurgestelde' Robbert Olijfveld". www.voetbal247.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  8. "Noordwijk vs. IJsselmeervogels - 23 August 2017". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  9. "IJsselmeervogels vs. Kozakken Boys - 26 August 2017". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  10. "R. Olijfveld - Profile". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  11. "Mike van de Laar: de motor van IJsselmeervogels" (in Dutch). Tweede Divisie. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  12. "Rijnsburgse Boys hengelt IJsselmeervogels-aanvaller Robbert Olijfveld binnen". voetbal247.nl (in Dutch). 18 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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