Arnold Kruiswijk

Arnold Kruiswijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑrnɔlt ˈkrœysʋɛik]; born 2 November 1984) is a former Dutch professional footballer who played as a left back.

Arnold Kruiswijk
Kruiswijk with Vitesse in 2015
Personal information
Full name Arnold Kruiswijk
Date of birth (1984-11-02) 2 November 1984
Place of birth Groningen, Netherlands
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
VV Appingedam
0000–2001 Groningen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2008 Groningen 149 (0)
2008–2010 Anderlecht 17 (0)
2010 → Roda JC (loan) 17 (0)
2010–2014 Heerenveen 81 (0)
2014–2019 Vitesse 69 (1)
International career
2003–2007 Netherlands U21 25 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner2006 Portugal
Winner2007 Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Groningen, Kruiswijk started his career at local side Groningen.

In the 10 September 2006 match against Heracles Almelo, Kruiswijk scored the fastest own goal ever in the Eredivisie,[1] misplacing a back pass to the keeper that ended up in the goal after 9 seconds.

After the 2007–08 season, Kruiswijk moved to the Belgian club RSC Anderlecht.

In January 2010, Kruiswijk went on loan to Dutch side Roda JC until the end of the season.[2] On 21 May 2010 he signed a four-year contract for SC Heerenveen, where he was reunited with his former Groningen-coach Ron Jans.[3] In 2014, he moved to Vitesse.[4]

On 1 July 2014, preceding his release from Heerenveen, Kruiswijk joined fellow Eredivisie side Vitesse.[5] Kruiswijk entered the Dutch history books for a second time on 29 January 2017, when he played 25,128 minutes without scoring a goal for his club thus surpassing the record held by John Veldman.[6] Soon after, on 10 March 2017 in an Eredivisie home fixture against Sparta Rotterdam, he scored his first goal in 362 career appearances.[7]

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.[8][9]

He retired in March 2019 due to injury.[10]

International career

In 2006, Kruiswijk was part of the Netherlands U21 squad that won the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in Portugal. A year later at the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship held in the Netherlands he was again part of the squad that successfully defended their title and that qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics by reaching the semi-finals at the tournament.

Career statistics
As of match played 16 January 2018.
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Groningen 2001–02 Eredivisie 0010——10
2002–03 Eredivisie 19010——200
2003–04 Eredivisie 28020——300
2004–05 Eredivisie 25000——250
2005–06 Eredivisie 22000——220
2006–07 Eredivisie 250102[lower-alpha 1]03[lower-alpha 2]0310
2007–08 Eredivisie 300202[lower-alpha 1]03[lower-alpha 2]0370
Total 14907040601660
Anderlecht 2008–09 Belgian First Division 170101[lower-alpha 3]000190
2009–10 Belgian Pro League 00201[lower-alpha 4]0—30
Total 170302000220
Roda JC (loan) 2009–10 Eredivisie 17000—4[lower-alpha 2]0210
Heerenveen 2010–11 Eredivisie 21020——230
2011–12 Eredivisie 14020——160
2012–13 Eredivisie 190202[lower-alpha 4]000230
2013–14 Eredivisie 27010—2[lower-alpha 2]0300
Total 810702020920
Vitesse 2014–15 Eredivisie 16020—00180
2015–16 Eredivisie 2200000—220
2016–17 Eredivisie 27140——311
2017–18 Eredivisie 4000001[lower-alpha 5]050
2018–19 Eredivisie 000000—00
Total 691600010761
Career total 3331230801303771
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in Eredivisie European Play-offs
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearance(s) in Johan Cruyff Shield

Honours

Club

Vitesse

References
  1. Nader bekeken Archived 15 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine - NRC (in Dutch)
  2. Anderlecht leent Arnold Kruiswijk uit aan Roda JC Archived 2 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine - Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch)
  3. Jans en Kruiswijk herenigd bij SC Heerenveen Archived 15 September 2012 at archive.today - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  4. Arnold Kruiswijk tekent bij Vitesse Archived 2 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine - RTV Noord (in Dutch)
  5. "A. Kruiswijk". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  6. Nooit scorende Kruiswijk schrijft Eredivisie-historie - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  7. "Vitesse vs. Sparta Rotterdam". Soccerway. 10 March 2017. Archived from the original on 4 May 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  8. "Vitesse claim first major trophy with Cup triumph". Reuters. 30 April 2017. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  9. "AZ Alkmaar vs. Vitesse - Football Match Line-Ups - April 30, 2017 - ESPN". Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  10. "Arnold Kruiswijk zet een punt achter zijn loopbaan". www.gic.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.


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