Dico Koppers
![]() Koppers with Ajax in October 2011 | |||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 31 January 1992 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Harmelen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left back | ||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||
Current team | Ajax Amateurs | ||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||
–2003 | SCH'44 | ||||||||||||
2003–2011 | Ajax | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
2011–2013 | Ajax | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||
2013 | → ADO Den Haag (loan) | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||
2013–2015 | Twente | 32 | |||||||||||
2013–2015 | → Jong FC Twente | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||
2015–2017 | Willem II | 40 | (2) | ||||||||||
2017–2019 | PEC Zwolle | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||
2019–2020 | Almere City | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||
2020– | Ajax Amateurs | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Netherlands U15 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||
2008 | Netherlands U16 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||
2008–2009 | Netherlands U17 | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||
2010–2011 | Netherlands U19 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||
2012 | Netherlands U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||
2013 | Netherlands U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:24, 1 May 2021 (UTC) |
Dico Koppers (born 31 January 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left back for Ajax Amateurs in the Derde Klasse.
Club career[]
Ajax[]
Koppers began his footballing career in Utrecht, playing for the local amateur side SCH'44 in the town of Harmelen as a striker, before getting recruited by Ajax to join their youth ranks. Under coach Sonny Silooy it was quickly noticed that Koppers strengths lied in defending, after which he was moved back to a more defensive position on the pitch. Currently serving as a left back for the Ajax A1 youth selection, Koppers appeared in his first match for the senior squad on 23 October 2011, in the 'Klassieker' derby against arch-rivals Feyenoord, starting in the left back position and playing the full ninety minutes in the 1–1 draw at home.[1][2] On 31 January 2013, it was announced that Koppers would complete the 2012–13 season with ADO Den Haag on a six-month loan spell.[3] While in The Hague, Koppers made 14 league appearances, helping his side to a 9th-place finish in the league table.[4]
FC Twente[]
On 23 July 2013, it was announced that Koppers had transferred to FC Twente on a four-year contract for a fee of €800,000.[5]
Willem II[]
On 22 June 2015, it was announced that Koppers would sign a deal with Willem II.[6]
Career statistics[]
- As of 30 December 2015
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Ajax | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
ADO Den Haag (loan) | 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
Twente | 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |
2014–15 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
Total | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
Jong FC Twente | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
2014–15 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||||
Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Willem II | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Career total | 67 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 0 |
Honours[]
Club[]
Ajax
References[]
- ^ "Dico Koppers profile" (in Dutch). insideajax.nl. 22 October 2011.
- ^ "Ajax waarschijnlijk met Koppers, Feyenoord vrijwel fit". NU.nl. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ "Ajax verhuurt overbodige Koppers aan ADO Den Haag". Voetbal International. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ "ADO Den Haag wil langer door met Ajacied Koppers". Voetbalzone.nl. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ "Dico Koppers naar FC Twente". Ajax1.nl. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ Willem II bindt Ajax-trio en Koppers (Dutch). Voetbal International. 22 June 2015.
External links[]
- Dico Koppers at WorldFootball.net
- Netherlands stats at OnsOranje at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-01-22)
- Netherlands U21 stats at OnsOranje at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-01-22)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Woerden
- Association football fullbacks
- Dutch footballers
- Netherlands under-21 international footballers
- Netherlands youth international footballers
- AFC Ajax players
- ADO Den Haag players
- FC Twente players
- PEC Zwolle players
- Almere City FC players
- Willem II (football club) players
- AFC Ajax (amateurs) players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Dutch football defender stubs