Barry Lauwers

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Barry Lauwers
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Lauwers with Volendam in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-11-29) 29 November 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Purmerend, Netherlands
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 RKAV Volendam
Number 22
Youth career
–2011 FC Purmerend
2011–2019 FC Volendam
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 Jong FC Volendam 51 (0)
2020–2025 FC Volendam 23 (0)
2025– RKAV Volendam 13 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025

Barry Lauwers (born 29 November 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Tweede Divisie club RKAV Volendam. [2]

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Career

Born in Purmerend, Lauwers began his football education at FC Purmerend before joining the youth academy of Volendam in 2011. [3] [4] He progressed through the club's youth ranks and made his debut for the reserve side, Jong Volendam, in 2018. That season, he was part of the squad that won the Derde Divisie (Sunday), securing promotion to the Tweede Divisie.

Lauwers made his first-team debut for Volendam on 12 May 2021, starting in a 2–1 home victory over Jong AZ. [5] The following month, he signed a contract extension that kept him at the club until the summer of 2022. [6]

Over the next two seasons, Lauwers primarily served as backup goalkeeper, most often deputising for Filip Stanković. Following Volendam's promotion to the Eredivisie in 2022, he made his top-flight debut on 18 February 2023, starting against Vitesse due to Stanković's injury. Lauwers played the full match and kept a clean sheet in a 2–0 victory, which proved to be his sole league appearance that season. [7]

In June 2023, amid reported interest from other clubs, Lauwers extended his contract with Volendam. [8] During the 2023–24 season, he again made a single league appearance, starting late in the campaign against Twente in a match played after Volendam's relegation had already been confirmed. The match ended in a 7–2 defeat. [9]

Following the return of loanee Mio Backhaus to Werder Bremen, Lauwers began the 2024–25 season as Volendam's first-choice goalkeeper under new head coach Rick Kruys. After two months, however, the position was taken over by Kayne van Oevelen, and Lauwers returned to a reserve role. [10] In mid-2025, with his contract expiring, Volendam confirmed that it would not be renewed, bringing his time at the club to an end. [11]

On 29 August 2025, Lauwers joined Tweede Divisie club RKAV Volendam. [12]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 December 2025 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Volendam 2019–20 Derde Divisie 180——180
2020–21 Tweede Divisie 10——10
2021–22 Tweede Divisie70——70
2022–23 Tweede Divisie90——90
Total350——350
Volendam 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 10000010
2021–22 Eerste Divisie11000—110
2022–23 Eredivisie 1000—10
2023–24 Eredivisie1000—10
2024–25 Eerste Divisie9000—90
Total2300000230
RKAV Volendam 2025–26 Tweede Divisie13010—140
Career total7101000720

    References

    1. ↑ "B. Lauwers: Profiel". Voetbal International. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
    2. 1 2 Barry Lauwers at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
    3. ↑ "Barry Lauwers te gast in Voetbal achter de Dijk". Lokale Omroep Volendam Edam (in Dutch). 25 October 2021. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
    4. ↑ "Lauwers gaat voor kans bij FC Volendam en blijft nog twee jaar". FC Volendam (in Dutch). 9 June 2023. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
    5. ↑ Dekker, Edward (13 May 2021). "FC Volendam-trainer Jonk geeft complete basis rust: "Zaterdag een finale te spelen"". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
    6. ↑ "Barry Lauwers blijft onderdeel van keepersgilde FC Volendam". FC Volendam (in Dutch). 25 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
    7. ↑ Smit, Gideon (19 February 2023). "'Het shirtje? Dat hou ik zelf.' Eredivisiedebuut Barry Lauwers smaakt naar meer". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
    8. ↑ "Barry Lauwers denkt nog na over zijn toekomst bij FC Volendam: 'Ze gunnen mij een stap als eerste keeper'". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). 10 April 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
    9. ↑ Tol, Laurens (11 May 2024). "FC Volendam verliest met ruime cijfers van Twente" [FC Volendam suffer heavy defeat against Twente]. Nieuw-Volendam (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 11 February 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
    10. ↑ "Kayne van Oevelen krijgt tegen Vitesse kans onder de lat" [Kayne van Oevelen set to start in goal against Vitesse] (in Dutch). 3 October 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
    11. ↑ "FC Volendam licht optie Yannick Leliendal; vier spelers vertrekken" [FC Volendam exercise option on Yannick Leliendal; four players depart]. FC Volendam (in Dutch). 28 March 2025. Archived from the original on 5 July 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
    12. ↑ "Barry Lauwers steekt het bruggetje over: van FC Volendam naar RKAV Volendam" [Barry Lauwers makes the short move from FC Volendam to RKAV Volendam]. RKAV Volendam (in Dutch). 29 August 2025. Archived from the original on 31 August 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
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