Navarone Foor

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Navarone Foor
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Foor in 2012.
Personal information
Full name Navarone Chesney Kai Foor
Date of birth (1992-02-04) 4 February 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth Opheusden, Netherlands
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Pafos
Number 19
Youth career
0000–2009 Opheusden
2009–2011 NEC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 NEC 154 (15)
2016–2020 Vitesse 106 (14)
2016 Jong Vitesse 1 (0)
2020 Ittihad Kalba 5 (0)
2020– Pafos 34 (1)
National team
2011 Netherlands U19 1 (0)
2012–2013 Netherlands U20 8 (1)
2012 Netherlands U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 June 2021

Navarone Foor (born 4 February 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Cypriot First Division club Pafos.

Club career[]

NEC Nijmegen[]

Born in Opheusden, left local side Opheusden in 2009 to join NEC. On 6 August 2011, Foor made his NEC Nijmegen debut in a 2–2 draw with Heerenveen, in which he replaced Lasse Schöne in the 79th minute.[1] On 10 September 2011, Foor was given his first NEC Nijmegen start against local rivals De Graafschap. The game resulted in a 1–0 victory for De Graafschap and Foor lasted until the 71st minute before being replaced by Manchester City loanee Abdisalam Ibrahim.[2] On 22 April 2012, Foor scored his first NEC goal in a 2–1 defeat against PSV.[3] On 10 May 2012, Foor continued his impressive form with a goal against fierce rivals Vitesse, which eventually finished as a 3–2 victory for NEC Nijmegen.[4]

Foor quickly became a fan favourite for NEC with his consistent performances spread over five years at the club. Foor played a big part in NEC's Eerste Divisie triumph, in which he netted seven times on thirty seven occasions.[5] Foor went on to make 154 league appearances for NEC Nijmegen and netting on fifteen occasions.

Vitesse[]

On 13 May 2016, Foor joined fierce rivals Vitesse on a four-year deal on a free transfer after his contract expired at NEC.[6] On 11 September 2016, Foor made his Vitesse debut in a 1–0 away defeat to Ajax, featuring for 64 minutes before being replaced by Nathan.[7] On 23 October 2016, Foor scored his first goal for Vitesse in a 1–1 draw against his former club NEC Nijmegen, opening the scoring in the 38th minute.[8]

He played as Vitesse won the final of the KNVB Beker 2–0 against AZ Alkmaar on 30 April 2017 to help the club, three-time runners up, to the title for the first time in its 125-year history.[9][10]

Ittihad Kalba[]

On 3 February 2020, Ittihad Kalba has signed Foor from Vitesse.[11]

International career[]

Foor has represented Netherlands at under-19, under-20 and under-21 level. Foor is also eligible to represent Indonesia at international level[12] through his family's Moluccan background.

Career statistics[]

As of match played 29 July 2021.[5]
Club Season League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
NEC 2011–12 Eredivisie 30 2 3 0 — — 33 2
2012–13 29 0 1 0 — — 30 0
2013–14 24 2 4 1 — 0 0 28 3
2014–15 Eerste Divisie 37 7 2 0 — — 39 7
2015–16 Eredivisie 34 4 3 1 — — 37 5
Total 154 15 13 2 — 0 0 167 17
Vitesse 2016–17 Eredivisie 29 6 5 0 — — 34 6
2017–18 30 3 1 0 5[a] 0 5[b] 0 41 3
2018–19 30 5 4 0 4[a] 0 4[c] 0 42 5
2019–20 17 0 1 0 0 0 — 18 0
Total 106 14 11 0 9 0 9 0 135 14
Ittihad Kalba 2019–20 UAE Pro League 5 0 — — — 5 0
Pafos 2020–21 Cypriot First Division 34 1 1 0 — — 35 1
Career total 299 30 25 2 9 0 9 0 342 32
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield, four in Eredivisie European play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs

References[]

  1. ^ "Heerenveen vs. NEC". Soccerway. 6 August 2011.
  2. ^ "De Graafschap vs. NEC". Soccerway. 10 September 2011.
  3. ^ "PSV vs. NEC". Soccerway. 22 April 2012.
  4. ^ "NEC vs. Vitesse". Soccerway. 10 May 2012.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "N. Foor". Soccerway.
  6. ^ "Foor signs four-year contract". Vitesse. 13 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Ajax vs. Vitesse". Soccerway. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  8. ^ "NEC vs. Vitesse". Soccerway. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Vitesse claim first major trophy with Cup triumph". Reuters. 30 April 2017.
  10. ^ http://www.espn.co.uk/football/lineups?gameId=475656
  11. ^ Ittihad Kalba is officially signed by Navarone Foor
  12. ^ Dit is het leven van Navarone Foor in de Emiraten vice.com

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