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.

Ryan Koolwijk
Koolwijk with Excelsior in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-08-08) 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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Excelsior 2007–08 Eredivisie 70000070
2008–09 Eerste Divisie 373102[lower-alpha 1]0403
2009–10 376104[lower-alpha 1]0426
2010–11 Eredivisie 331204[lower-alpha 2]2393
Total 114104010212812
N.E.C. 2011–12 Eredivisie 3504000390
2012–13 3141000324
2013–14 2214021282
Total 8859021996
Dordrecht 2014–15 Eredivisie 922100113
Trenčín 2014–15 Slovak First Football League 1313100162
2015–16 305632[lower-alpha 3]0388
Total 43694205410
Excelsior 2016–17 Eredivisie 3222000342
2017–18 00000000
Total 3222000342
Career total 2862526514332633
  1. Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
  2. Appearances in the Eredivisie relegation play-offs
  3. Appearances in the Europa League

References
  1. Ryan Koolwijk at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  2. v.v. Lekkerkerk door de jaren heen, vvlekkerkerk.nl
  3. Yorick Hokke (2 May 2011). "Ryan Koolwijk na dit seizoen naar NEC" (in Dutch). Goal.com.
  4. "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  5. "Excelsior troeft twee Eredivisie-clubs af en heeft beet bij clubjongen". www.voetbalprimeur.nl.
  6. VoetbalRotterdam, Redactie (26 June 2019). "Ryan Koolwijk tekent bij AS Trencin -".
  7. 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.
  8. "Almere City FC lijft ervaren Ryan Koolwijk in" (in Dutch). Almere City FC. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  9. Gayadien, Gepost door Rajesh. "Ryan Koolwijk kijkt uit naar trip naar Suriname".
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