Niels Dekker

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Niels Dekker
Personal information
Full name Martinus Dekker
Date of birth (1983-04-22) 22 April 1983 (age 38)
Place of birth Warmenhuizen, Netherlands
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999 London City 4 (0)
2002–2003 ASD Massa Lombarda
2004 BVV Barendrecht
2005–2006 Toronto Lynx 35 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Niels Dekker (born April 22, 1983) is a Dutch born Canadian former soccer player who played in the Canadian Professional Soccer League, Eccellenza, Hoofdklasse, and the USL First Division.

Playing career[]

Dekker began playing at the youth level at East Elgin Secondary School, where he was a 3 time MVP. In 1999, he signed with London City in the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He featured in the postseason semi-final match against the Toronto Olympians, where London was defeated 4-1.[1] In 2002, he went abroad to Italy where he played with ASD Massa Lombarda in the Eccellenza.[2] After two seasons in the Eccellenza he returned to the Netherlands to play with BVV Barendrecht in the Hoofdklasse.[3][4] In 2005, he returned to Canada to sign with the Toronto Lynx of the USL First Division.[5][6][7] He made his debut on April 23, 2005 against Portland Timbers.[8] The following season he helped his team to a 10-game undefeated streak at home, and also reached the Open Canada Cup final, but finished runners up to Ottawa St. Anthony Italia.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Glover, Robin. "Toronto Olympians vs London City". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  2. ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  3. ^ "2006 TORONTO LYNX PROGRAM BIOS". www.lynxsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2017-03-12.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "2005 TORONTO LYNX ROSTER". www.lynxsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2005-10-29. Retrieved 2017-03-12.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ Nutt, Dave. "April 19, 2005 USL Toronto Lynx: Lynx press conference". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  6. ^ Glover, Robin. "April 19th, 2005 Toronto Lynx press conference". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  7. ^ "Martinus (Niels) Dekker | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  8. ^ Nutt, Dave. "April 23, 2005 USL Portland Timbers vs Toronto Lynx". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  9. ^ Irwin, Rob. "September 12, 2006 USL Toronto Lynx season wrap up". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
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