Ryan Koolwijk

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Ryan Koolwijk
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Koolwijk with Excelsior in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-08-08) 8 August 1985 (age 36)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 PEC Zwolle
Number 37
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)
2020–2021 Almere City 38 (1)
2021– PEC Zwolle 8 (0)
National team‡
2021– Suriname[3] 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:09, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:13, 17 July 2021 (UTC)

Ryan Koolwijk (born 8 August 1985) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for PEC Zwolle.

He previously played for Excelsior, NEC, Dordrecht, AS Trenčín and Almere City. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Suriname national team.

Club career[]

Born in Rotterdam, Koolwijk began his senior career with Excelsior during the 2007–08 season. He signed for NEC in May 2011.[4] He also played for FC Dordrecht and Trenčín,[1][5] before returning to Excelsior in May 2016.[6] He returned to Trenčín in June 2019 and became a regular in the team's starting-XI.[7] 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.[8] He signed with Almere City in May 2020.[9]

He signed for PEC Zwolle in September 2021.[10]

International career[]

Born in the Netherlands, Koolwijk is of Surinamese descent.[11] He debuted with the Suriname national team in a 6–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Bermuda on 4 June 2021.[12] On 25 June Koolwijk was named to the Suriname squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[13]

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
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Excelsior Eredivisie 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Eerste Divisie 37 3 1 0 2[a] 0 40 3
37 6 1 0 4[a] 0 42 6
Eredivisie 33 1 2 0 4[b] 2 39 3
Total 114 10 4 0 10 2 128 12
N.E.C. Eredivisie 35 0 4 0 0 0 39 0
31 4 1 0 0 0 32 4
22 1 4 0 2 1 28 2
Total 88 5 9 0 2 1 99 6
Dordrecht Eredivisie 9 2 2 1 0 0 11 3
Trenčín Slovak First Football League 13 1 3 1 0 0 16 2
30 5 6 3 2[c] 0 38 8
Total 43 6 9 4 2 0 54 10
Excelsior Eredivisie 32 2 2 0 0 0 34 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 32 2 2 0 0 0 34 2
Career total 286 25 26 5 14 3 326 33
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in the Eredivisie relegation play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in the Europa League

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Ryan Koolwijk at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  2. ^ v.v. Lekkerkerk door de jaren heen, vvlekkerkerk.nl
  3. ^ "Ryan Koolwijk". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  4. ^ Yorick Hokke (2 May 2011). "Ryan Koolwijk na dit seizoen naar NEC" (in Dutch). Goal.com.
  5. ^ "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Excelsior troeft twee Eredivisie-clubs af en heeft beet bij clubjongen". www.voetbalprimeur.nl.
  7. ^ VoetbalRotterdam, Redactie (26 June 2019). "Ryan Koolwijk tekent bij AS Trencin -".
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Almere City FC lijft ervaren Ryan Koolwijk in" (in Dutch). Almere City FC. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Koolwijk en Fernandes tekenen bij PEC: "De spoeling werd erg dun"". RTV Oost.
  11. ^ Gayadien, Gepost door Rajesh. "Ryan Koolwijk kijkt uit naar trip naar Suriname".
  12. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Qualifiers - North, Central America and Caribbean - Matches - Suriname - Bermuda - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021.
  13. ^ Surinamese Football Federation [@OfficialSVB1920] (25 June 2021). "The 23 That Will Represent Us At The CONCACAF Gold Cup" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 July 2021 – via Twitter.

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