Maikel van der Werff

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In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Werff, not Werff.
Maikel van der Werff
Maikel van der Werff.jpg
van der Werff with Vitesse in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-04-22) 22 April 1989 (age 32)
Place of birth Hoorn, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 FC Cincinnati
Number 4
Youth career
Always Forward
Hollandia
0000–2008 FC Volendam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 FC Volendam 72 (11)
2013–2015 PEC Zwolle 63 (5)
2015–2019 Vitesse 77 (3)
2019– FC Cincinnati 24 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2020

Maikel van der Werff (born 22 April 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati. He has formerly played for FC Volendam, PEC Zwolle, and Vitesse.

Club career[]

FC Volendam[]

Born in Hoorn, van der Werff joined FC Volendam at a young age, having played for Hollandia and Always Forward. On 12 November 2008, van der Werff made his FC Volendam debut in a 1–0 victory over Ajax in a KNVB Cup third round tie, replacing Marijn Sterk in the 87th minute. On 13 November 2009, van der Werff scored his first FC Volendam goal in a 5–2 defeat against MVV, netting the equalizer.

PEC Zwolle[]

On 30 January 2013, after impressing at FC Volendam, van der Werff joined PEC Zwolle on a two-and-a-half-year deal for a fee reported to be around the margin of £140,000.[1][2] On 10 March 2013, one month after joining the club, van der Werff made his PEC Zwolle debut in a 3–0 defeat against Ajax. On 30 March 2014, van der Werff scored his first PEC Zwolle goal in a 1–1 draw against ADO Den Haag, netting in the 21st minute. van der Werff was part of the squad that won the KNVB Cup in 2014, playing all but one game in their victorious campaign.

Vitesse[]

On 19 February 2015, it was announced that van der Werff would join Vitesse on the expiry of his contract at the end of the season.[3] On 20 September 2015, van der Werff made his Vitesse debut in a 3–0 victory over local rivals De Graafschap, replacing Kevin Diks in the 27th minute.

He played as Vitesse won the final of the KNVB Cup 2–0 against AZ Alkmaar on 30 April 2017 to help the club, 3-time runners up, to the title for the first time in its 125-year history.[4][5]

FC Cincinnati[]

On 2 July 2019, it was announced that van der Werff would join FC Cincinnati as a defender.[6]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 8 November 2020[7]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Volendam 2008–09 Eredivisie 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
2009–10 Eerste Divisie 19 1 0 0 — — 19 1
2010–11 Eerste Divisie 18 3 3 0 — — 21 3
2011–12 Eerste Divisie 18 6 0 0 — — 18 6
2012–13 Eerste Divisie 17 1 1 0 — — 18 1
Total 72 11 5 0 — — 77 11
PEC Zwolle 2012–13 Eredivisie 6 0 0 0 — — 6 0
2013–14 Eredivisie 24 1 5 2 — — 29 3
2014–15 Eredivisie 33 4 5 0 2[a] 0 2[b] 1 42 5
Total 63 5 10 2 2 0 2 1 77 8
Vitesse 2015–16 Eredivisie 26 0 1 0 1[a] 0 — 28 0
2016–17 Eredivisie 17 0 3 0 — 0 0 20 0
2017–18 Eredivisie 12 0 1 0 1[a] 0 2[b] 0 16 0
2018–19 Eredivisie 22 3 2 1 3[a] 0 4[a] 0 31 4
Total 77 3 7 1 5 0 6 0 95 4
FC Cincinnati 2019 MLS 11 0 0 0 — — 11 0
2020 MLS 13 0 — — 1[c] 0 14 0
Total 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25 0
Career total 236 19 22 3 7 0 9 1 274 23
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Eredivisie European play-offs
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in MLS is Back Tournament

Honours[]

Club[]

PEC Zwolle

Vitesse

References[]

  1. ^ "Valpoort joins PEC Zwolle on loan". Football Oranje. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Maikel van der Werff". From Arnhem With Love. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Vitesse neemt Van der Werff over van PEC Zwolle" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Vitesse claim first major trophy with Cup triumph" (PDF). Reuters. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  5. ^ FT (30 April 2017). "AZ Alkmaar vs. Vitesse Arnhem - Football Match Line-Ups - April 30, 2017". ESPN. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  6. ^ "FCC acquire defender Maikel van der Werff".
  7. ^ "Maikel van der Werff » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

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