Rydell Poepon

Rydell Romano Poepon (born 28 August 1987) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for IJsselmeervogels.

Rydell Poepon
Poepon with ADO Den Haag in 2012
Personal information
Full name Rydell Romano Poepon[1]
Date of birth (1987-08-28) 28 August 1987
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 IJsselmeervogels
Number 29
Youth career
1994–1996 AFC
1996–2001 Fortius
2001–2004 Zeeburgia
2004–2006 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Ajax 0 (0)
2006–2008 → Willem II (loan) 41 (10)
2008–2010 Sparta Rotterdam 64 (19)
2010–2012 De Graafschap 65 (19)
2012–2014 ADO Den Haag 27 (3)
2013–2014 → NAC Breda (loan) 29 (9)
2014–2015 Valenciennes 34 (7)
2015–2016 Qarabağ 15 (1)
2016 Roda JC 17 (4)
2016–2018 Boluspor 67 (36)
2018–2019 Gazişehir Gaziantep 29 (9)
2019–2021 Boluspor 36 (6)
2021– IJsselmeervogels 7 (1)
International career
2005–2006 Netherlands U19 4 (1)
2007 Netherlands U20 4 (1)
2007 Netherlands U21 2 (0)
2009 Netherlands B 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:29, 6 November 2021 (UTC)

An academy graduate of Ajax, Poepon made his senior debut for Willem II in 2007. The following years brought him to several clubs in the lower table of the Eredivisie, including Sparta Rotterdam, ADO Den Haag and NAC Breda. Apart from a six month stay at Roda JC Kerkrade, Poepon would spend the next years abroad in France, Azerbaijan and Turkey, experiencing his most successful period at second-tier TFF First League club Boluspor.

Poepon is a former Netherlands youth international, having gained two caps for the Netherlands U21 team in 2007.

Club career

Poepon played in the youth departments of AFC, ASV Fortius and Zeeburgia until he was included in the youth academy of Ajax.[2][3] He progressed through the youth ranks there, but never made an appearance for their senior team. He was sent on loan to Willem II in January 2006. After six months, Poepon returned to Ajax without having scored for the club in eight appearances. Willem II subsequently again showed interest in loaning him. Ajax agreed, after Poepon's contract was extended for four years.[4] His first league goal came in November 2007, at home against Utrecht in a 1–4 defeat. He then scored a brace against Excelsior and scored a hat-trick at home against NEC.[5] At the end of the season, he had scored 10 goals in 32 league appearances in his first full season of his career.[6]

Despite Willem II showing interest in taking over Poepon from Ajax on a permanent deal, he chose to sign for Sparta Rotterdam on a three-year contract in May 2008.[7] In his first season, he scored nine goals in 31 games.[6] The club nevertheless suffered relegation to the second-tier Eerste Divisie after two consecutive seasons in the Eredivisie. In his last season in Rotterdam, Poepon scored ten goals in 33 games.[6] After Sparta's relegation to the Eerste Divisie in 2010, he moved to De Graafschap on a three-year contract, after the club had recently achieved promotion to the top tier.[8]

After suffering relegation with De Graafschap, Poepon signed a two-year contract with an option for an additional year with ADO Den Haag in June 2012.[9] Poepon moved abroad for the first time in his career after signing with French Ligue 2 club Valenciennes in August 2014.[10] He made 35 appearances in the second tier in which he scored seven goals.[11] After the season, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[12] In July 2015, Poepon signed a two-year deal with Azerbaijan Premier League club Qarabağ.[13] After 15 league appearances in which he only scored one goal, his contract was dissolved in December 2015, after he found out through media reports that the club wanted to part ways with him.[14]

Poepon signed a six-month contract with Roda JC Kerkrade in January 2016, with an option for another year.[15] He made his debut against AZ in a 0–1 home loss and scored four goals in 17 league matches for the club.[6] At the end of the season, Roda did not trigger the option in his contract, effectively making him a free agent.[16] In June 2016, Poepon signed a two-year contract with Turkish second-tier TFF First League club Boluspor.[17] There, he was joined by fellow Dutch players Mitchell te Vrede and Anco Jansen and was coached by Fuat Çapa with a background in Dutch football.[2] In June 2018, Poepon moved to Gazişehir Gaziantep,[18] before returning to Boluspor one year later, in August 2019.[19][20][3] In May 2021, his contract with the club was terminated by mutual consent.[21]

On 31 August 2021, Poepon signed a one-year contract with Tweede Divisie club IJsselmeervogels.[22]

International career

Foppe de Haan included Poepon for the first time in the squad for the Netherlands U21 on 17 August 2007. On 22 August, he made his debut, in a 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Macedonia.[23]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Poepon is of Surinamese descent.[24]

References
  1. "Rydell Romano Poepon - Player details TFF". tff.org. TFF. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. "Hoe Rydell Poepon geliefd werd in een Turks wintersportgebied". ELF Voetbal (in Dutch). 11 May 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. "Rydell Poepon keert terug bij Boluspor". Het Amsterdamsche Voetbal (in Dutch). 8 August 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  4. "Willem II huurt opnieuw Poepon van Ajax". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 15 May 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  5. "Hattrick Poepon bezorgt Willem II zege op NEC". soccernews.nl (in Dutch). 30 December 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  6. Rydell Poepon at Soccerway
  7. "Sparta heeft Poepon binnen en verlengt met Rutjes". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 30 May 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  8. "Sparta en De Graafschap akkoord over Poepon". fcupdate.nl (in Dutch). 30 July 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  9. "Poepon van De Graafschap naar ADO Den Haag". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 19 June 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  10. "Poepon wacht op ADO na akkoord met Valenciennes". fcupdate.nl (in Dutch). 1 August 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  11. "Effectif - Groupe professionnel - Rydell POEPON". va-fc.com. Valenciennes FC. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  12. "Rydell Poepon quitte Valenciennes (off.)". L'Équipe (in French). 15 July 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  13. "Poepon van Valenciennes naar Azerbeidzjan". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 15 July 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  14. Okker, Vincent (27 December 2015). "Poepon schrikt van berichten over vertrek bij Qarabag". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  15. "Roda JC hengelt ook Poepon binnen". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 9 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  16. "Roda JC neemt afscheid van Swinkels en Poepon". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  17. "Poepon vindt onderdak bij Boluspor". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  18. Cabot Kerkdijk, Daniel (29 June 2018). "Poepon vindt nieuwe uitdaging in Turkije na succes bij 'Bolu Beyi'". voetbalzone.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  19. "Rydell Romano Poepon ile iki yıllık sözleşme imzaladık". boluspor.org.tr (in Turkish). Boluspor. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  20. "Poepon keert terug bij Boluspor: "Goed hier weer te zijn"". fcupdate.nl (in Dutch). 8 August 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  21. "BOLUSPOR'DAN POEPON AÇIKLAMASI". Köroğlu Gazetesi (in Turkish). 8 May 2021.
  22. "Ervaren aanvaller Rydell Poepon gecontracteerd". ijsselmeervogels.nl (in Dutch). 31 August 2021.
  23. "Vier debutanten in selectie Jong Oranje". Trouw (in Dutch). 17 August 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  24. "Suriname naar WK 2018: "Wordt een aardig team"". 5 December 2014.
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