Nick Kuipers (footballer, born 1988)
Nick Kuipers (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnɪk ˈkœy̯.pərs]; born 12 December 1988) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a left back for Dutch lower league side Go Ahead Kampen.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 December 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Heemskerk, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Go Ahead Kampen | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hollandia T. | |||
| AFC '34 | |||
| HFC Haarlem | |||
| –2007 | Utrecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Utrecht | 5 | (0) |
| 2009 | → FC Zwolle (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Dordrecht | 17 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | IJsselmeervogels | 30 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Telstar | 14 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | IJsselmeervogels | 75 | (9) |
| 2015–2016 | Rijnsburgse Boys | 26 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | ASV De Dijk | 39 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | ONS Sneek | ||
| 2020– | Go Ahead Kampen | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:46, 8 May 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early career
Kuipers was born in Heemskerk, North Holland. He started playing football, at amateur team Hollandia-T in Tuitjenhorn. Here it was clear that Kuipers had a special talent, and therefore he moved to Saturday-amateur team AFC '34 in Alkmaar, who were one of the bigger amateur teams in Netherlands. HFC Haarlem saw his potential, and signed him for their youth squad. Here, he developed so good, that FC Utrecht, were keen to sign him for their reserve squad. His professional debut was right around the corner.
Utrecht
On 30 December 2007, Kuipers had his professional debut in a 2–2 draw against Vitesse Arnhem. Since then, Kuipers played occasionally, and he has been a part of FC Utrecht's first squad.
In the beginning of 2009, he signed on loan until the end of the 2008–09 season for FC Zwolle to gain more experience.
External links
- Nick Kuipers at WorldFootball.net
- - Kuipers stats at VI.nl