Ruben Kluivert

Ruben Kluivert (born 21 May 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eerste Divisie club Dordrecht.

Ruben Kluivert
Kluivert with Utrecht in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-05-21) 21 May 2001
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Dordrecht
Youth career
0000–2018 AFC
2018–2020 Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Jong Utrecht 52 (2)
2022–2023 Utrecht 14 (0)
2023– Dordrecht 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2023

Career

Born in Amsterdam, Kluivert began playing as a youth for local club Amsterdamsche FC before moving to FC Utrecht, where he made his senior debut with the reserve team in the Eerste Divisie. He made his first-team debut on 11 May 2022 in the Eredivisie as an added-time substitute for Willem Janssen in a 2–2 home draw with AZ Alkmaar.[1]

On 1 September 2023, Kluivert signed a two-year contract with Dordrecht.[2]

Personal life

Kluivert hails from a footballing family. His grandfather Kenneth played for Surinamese team S.V. Robinhood and moved to the Netherlands in 1970. His father, Patrick, played for European clubs including AFC Ajax and FC Barcelona, and was a long-time Dutch international.[3] His older brother Justin is also a professional footballer, whose teams include Ajax, A.S. Roma (currently with AFC Bournemouth), and the Dutch national team.[4]

Career statistics

Club
As of 1 June 2020[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Utrecht 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 20––0020
Career total 2000000020

References
  1. "Liveblog: Douvikas maakt in extremis gelijk voor FC Utrecht tegen AZ" (in Dutch). RTV Utrecht. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. "FC Dordrecht versterkt zich met Ruben Kluivert" [FC Dordrecht strengthens itself with Ruben Kluivert] (in Dutch). Dordrecht. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  3. "Patrick Kluivert: Former Barcelona striker rejoins club as academy director". BBC Sport. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. "Justin Kluivert joins RB Leipzig on loan". RB Leipzig. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. Ruben Kluivert at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2020.


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