Mike van der Kooy

Mike van der Kooy (born 30 January 1989) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender, preferably as a centre back.

Mike van der Kooy
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-01-30) 30 January 1989
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
UVV
VV De Meern
2001–2007 Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Utrecht 5 (0)
2009–2010 → Oss (loan) 10 (1)
2010–2012 AGOVV 37 (1)
2012–2015 DOVO
2015–2017 Genemuiden
2017–2018 DHSC
International career
2003–2004 Netherlands U15 3 (0)
2005 Netherlands U16 3 (0)
2005 Netherlands U17 7 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Third placePeru 2005U-17 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Van der Kooy began his career playing for various youth teams.[1] In 2007, he moved to FC Utrecht. He made his debut victory against Willem II Tilburg in Eredivisie on 3 February 2008, by a score of 2–0. He soon signed a professional contract until 2011 with FC Utrecht. Van der Kooy eventually played five league games for the club.[2]

On 2 August 2010, he signed a two-year contract with AGOVV. When his contract expired in 2012, his professional career came to an end, but he continued in the lower leagues from July 2012 to July 2015 for Hoofdklasse club DOVO. From July 2015 to July 2017, Van der Kooy played for SC Genemuiden in the Hoofdklasse.[3] From September 2017, Van der Kooy played briefly with Eerste Klasse team DHSC from his hometown, but he decided to retire after a serious knee injury.[1]

International career

Van der Kooy played for the Netherlands at under-15, under-16 and under-17 level. As part of the U17s, he participated in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Peru, where the Netherlands finished in third place.[4]

References
  1. Bos, Stan (26 September 2017). "Mike van der Kooij (DHSC) stopt met voetbal na weer een zware knieblessure". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch).
  2. "Nederland - M. van der Kooy - Profiel met nieuws, statistieken en geschiedenis - Soccerway". nl.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  3. "Mike van der Kooy vertrekt bij SC Genemuiden; Marc Hegeman verlengt contract". Flevopost (in Dutch). 5 January 2017.
  4. "Het beste onder-17 team van Oranje: 15 jaar later". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 10 April 2020.
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