Ryan Koolwijk
Ryan Koolwijk (born 8 August 1985) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Almere City FC. He previously played for Excelsior, NEC, Dordrecht and AS Trenčín.
Koolwijk with Excelsior in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 August 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Almere City | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
VV Lekkerkerk[2] | |||
Excelsior | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2011 | Excelsior | 114 | (10) |
2011–2014 | NEC | 86 | (5) |
2014 | Dordrecht | 9 | (2) |
2015–2016 | AS Trenčín | 43 | (6) |
2016–2019 | Excelsior | 92 | (7) |
2019–2020 | AS Trenčín | 20 | (2) |
2020– | Almere City | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:32, 8 September 2020 (UTC) |
Career
Born in Rotterdam, Koolwijk began his senior career with Excelsior during the 2007–08 season. He signed for NEC in May 2011.[3] He also played for FC Dordrecht and Trenčín,[1][4] before returning to Excelsior in May 2016.[5] He returned to Trenčín in June 2019 and became a regular in the team's starting-XI.[6] In April 2020, when the Fortuna Liga was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, Koolwijk ended his contract with the club by mutual agreement, as he intended to spend more time with his family in the Netherlands and he was dissatisfied by the proposed salary cut of over 50%, due to the pandemic.[7] He signed with Almere City in May 2020.[8]
Personal life
He is of Surinamese origin.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 May 2017 [1]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Excelsior | 2007–08 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
2008–09 | Eerste Divisie | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 40 | 3 | |
2009–10 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 42 | 6 | ||
2010–11 | Eredivisie | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 39 | 3 | |
Total | 114 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 128 | 12 | ||
N.E.C. | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
2012–13 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
2013–14 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 2 | ||
Total | 88 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 99 | 6 | ||
Dordrecht | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
Trenčín | 2014–15 | Slovak First Football League | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
2015–16 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 38 | 8 | ||
Total | 43 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 10 | ||
Excelsior | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
Career total | 286 | 25 | 26 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 326 | 33 |
- Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
- Appearances in the Eredivisie relegation play-offs
- Appearances in the Europa League
References
- Ryan Koolwijk at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- v.v. Lekkerkerk door de jaren heen, vvlekkerkerk.nl
- Yorick Hokke (2 May 2011). "Ryan Koolwijk na dit seizoen naar NEC" (in Dutch). Goal.com.
- "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- "Excelsior troeft twee Eredivisie-clubs af en heeft beet bij clubjongen". www.voetbalprimeur.nl.
- VoetbalRotterdam, Redactie (26 June 2019). "Ryan Koolwijk tekent bij AS Trencin -".
- s, SPORT SK, s r o & Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia a. "Zachráňte futbalistu Ryana. Koolwijk sa dohodol na predčasnom ukončení zmluvy s Trenčínom". Šport.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- "Almere City FC lijft ervaren Ryan Koolwijk in" (in Dutch). Almere City FC. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- Gayadien, Gepost door Rajesh. "Ryan Koolwijk kijkt uit naar trip naar Suriname".
External links
- Ryan Koolwijk at WorldFootball.net