Andries Noppert

Andries Noppert

Noppert with Heerenveen in 2023.
Personal information
Full name	Andries Noppert [1]
Date of birth	(1994-04-07) 7 April 1994 (age 30) [2]
Place of birth	Heerenveen, Netherlands
Height	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) [3]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Heerenveen
Number	44
Youth career
0000–2013	Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Heerenveen	0	(0)
2014–2018	NAC Breda	6	(0)
2018–2019	Foggia	8	(0)
2019–2020	Dordrecht	2	(0)
2021–2022	Go Ahead Eagles	15	(0)
2022–	Heerenveen	39	(0)
International career‡
2022–	Netherlands	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:36, 28 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:32, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Andries Noppert (born 7 April 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club Heerenveen and the Netherlands national team. ^[4]

Club career

NAC Breda

Trained through the youth ranks of Heerenveen, Noppert made his professional debut in 2014 for NAC Breda. ^[3]

Foggia

In January 2018, he was signed by Italian club Foggia. ^[5] After traveling by car from the Netherlands to Italy, his car was stolen by the Foggian Mafia. ^{[6] [7]} He made his debut for the club on 28 April, in a 3–1 loss to Cittadella. ^[8] Three months later, the goalkeeper stopped a penalty in a 2–0 win over Carpi. ^[6] Over the course of a season and a half, he played 8 matches in Serie B. ^[6] During his stay in Italy Noppert received the nickname Il Grattacielo ("The Skyscraper" in Italian) from the country's media due to his height. ^[6]

Dordrecht

On 12 September 2019, Noppert signed with Dordrecht. ^[9] After leaving the club, he considered joining the police. ^[10]

Go Ahead Eagles

In January 2021, Noppert signed with Go Ahead Eagles until the end of the season. ^[11]

Heerenveen

Noppert returned to Heerenveen on 16 May 2022, signing a two-year deal. ^[12] It was his first season as a first-choice goalkeeper. ^[13] Noppert quickly impressed, which resulted in Louis van Gaal calling him up to the Netherlands squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup on 11 November 2022, ^[14] where he was also selected to be the first-choice goalkeeper. ^[15] Upon return, Noppert played three matches for Heerenveen before being injured during a warm-up on 25 January 2023. ^[16] What first looked to be a minor injury kept him out of play for four months, and having undergone surgery, Noppert returned to the pitch in Heerenveen’s last match of the regular season against Go Ahead Eagles. Noppert kept a clean sheet in a 2–0 win, sending Heerenveen into European play-offs. ^[17]

International career

Noppert was called up to the Netherlands national team in September 2022. ^[18] In November 2022, he was included in the nation's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. ^{[19] [20]} He discovered his inclusion in the squad on TV. ^[21]

Noppert made his international debut in his country’s opening match at the tournament against Senegal, a 2–0 victory. ^[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 January 2024 ^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [lower-alpha 1]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
NAC	2014–15	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2015–16	Eerste Divisie	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2016–17	Eerste Divisie	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	2017–18	Eredivisie	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	Total		6	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
Foggia	2017–18	Serie B	5	0	—		—		5	0
	2018–19	Serie B	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	Total		8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
FC Dordrecht	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
Go Ahead Eagles	2020–21	Eerste Divisie	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2021–22	Eredivisie	15	0	5	0	—		20	0
	Total		15	0	5	0	0	0	20	0
Heerenveen	2022–23	Eredivisie	18	0	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	20	0
	2023–24	Eredivisie	19	0	0	0	—		19	0
	Total		37	0	0	0	2	0	39	0
Career total			68	0	6	0	2	0	76	0

1. Includes KNVB Cup, Coppa Italia
2. Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs

International

As of match played 9 December 2022 ^[23]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	2022	5	0
Total		5	0

Honours

Individual

• Eredivisie Team of the Month: August 2022, ^[24]

References

1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 20. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
2. UEFA.com. "Andries Noppert | Netherlands | UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
3. Andries Noppert at WorldFootball.net
4. Andries Noppert at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
5. "Un gigante per il Foggia, arriva il portiere Andries Noppert: 23 anni e oltre 2 metri di altezza" (in Italian). Immediato.net. 30 January 2018.
6. "De Foggia-episode van Oranje-keeper Noppert: 'Hij rookte als een schoorsteen'" (in Dutch). NOS. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
7. "De wonderlijke carrière van keeper Andries Noppert" (in Dutch). Trouw. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
8. "Cittadella vs. Foggia 3 - 1" (in Italian). soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
9. "Noppert extra Dordtse doelman" (Press release) (in Dutch). Dordrecht. 12 September 2019.
10. Smith, Rory (2 December 2022). "The Giant World Cup Rookie and an Enduring Dutch Mystery". The New York Times– via NYTimes.com.
11. "Andries Noppert: 'Fantastisch om weer met team op veld te staan'". 22 January 2021.
12. "sc Heerenveen verwelkomt Noppert terug in Fryslân". sc Heerenveen (in Dutch). 16 May 2022. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
13. "Noppert: from benchwarmer to national team goalkeeper". FIFA. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
14. "Van Gaal maakt 26-koppige WK-selectie bekend". www.onsoranje.nl. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
15. "'Noppert eerste doelman van Oranje op WK'". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 20 November 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
16. "Doelman Noppert worstelt met 'vervelende blessure'". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 29 January 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
17. "sc Heerenveen-Go Ahead Eagles (28-05-2023) - Voetbal International". www.vi.nl. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
18. "Andries Noppert van SC Heerenveen zit in definitieve selectie Oranje". Leeuwarder Courant.
19. "Van Gaal maakt 26-koppige WK-selectie bekend" [Van Gaal announces 26-man World Cup squad] (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
20. "Who is Andries Noppert? The towering Dutch goalkeeper making his debut with the Netherlands at the World Cup | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
21. "'I found out I was going by TV': inside Andries Noppert's World Cup dream". the Guardian. 30 November 2022.
22. Sportstar, Team (21 November 2022). "LIVE Senegal vs Netherlands, FIFA World Cup: Gakpo, Noppert start for the Dutch, Qatar 2022 updates". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
23. "Andries Noppert". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
24. "Xavi Simons named as Eredivisie Player of the Month August". Eredivisie. Retrieved 9 November 2022.

External links

• Profile at the Royal Dutch Football Association website (in Dutch)
• Andries Noppert – UEFA competition record ( archive )