Arjan van Dijk

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Arjan van Dijk
Personal information
Full name Arjan David van Dijk
Date of birth (1987-01-17) 17 January 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Sporting '70
1998–2000 Elinkwijk [1]
2000–2008 Feyenoord
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010 Excelsior 40 (0)
2010–2015 RKC 17 (0)
Total57(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2015 (UTC)

Arjan van Dijk (born 17 January 1987) is a Dutch retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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Club career

Born in Utrecht, Van Dijk played for local sides Sporting '70 and Elinkwijk [2] and joined the youth team of Excelsior in 2006, making his senior debut in March 2009 against TOP Oss. He moved to RKC in summer 2010 [3] and won the 2010–11 Eerste Divisie title with them. [4]

In summer 2015, van Dijk moved into amateur football with USV Hercules, [5] only to quit football over a persistent rib injury in January 2016. [6]

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References

  1. VI-seizoensgids 2012-2013
  2. Persoonlijk Arjan van Dijk: 'Ik kus mijn handschoenen' - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  3. RKC Waalwijk vindt in Van Dijk nieuwe doelman - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  4. Profile - RKC Waalwijk
  5. Keeper Arjan van Dijk naar Hercules - RTV Utrecht (in Dutch)
  6. Herculesdoelman per direct gestopt - RTV Utrecht (in Dutch)

Honours

2010–11