Bart Nieuwkoop

Bart Nieuwkoop

Nieuwkoop training with Feyenoord
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-03-07) 7 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Feyenoord
Number	2
Youth career
0000–2011	RBC Roosendaal
2011–2015	Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2021	Feyenoord	60	(0)
2019–2020	→ Willem II (loan)	17	(0)
2021–2023	Union SG	75	(7)
2023–	Feyenoord	27	(1)
International career
2012–2013	Netherlands U17	6	(0)
2013	Netherlands U18	3	(0)
2014–2015	Netherlands U19	8	(1)
2015–2016	Netherlands U20	5	(0)
2018	Netherlands U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:26, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

Bart Nieuwkoop (born 7 March 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays mainly as a right-back for Dutch Eredivisie club Feyenoord.

Club career

Nieuwkoop played in the academy of Tholense Boys (nl) before joining the academy of RBC Roosendaal. ^[1]

Feyenoord

In 2011, Nieuwkoop joined the academy of Feyenoord, where he signed his first professional, three-year contract in April 2014. ^[2] He made his first-team debut on 4 October 2015 against De Graafschap starting in the first eleven and was replaced after 68 minutes by Tonny Vilhena. ^[3] On 16 November 2015, Nieuwkoop extended his Feyenoord contract with three years, to mid-2020. ^[4] Having played as a midfielder in the academy, he was mostly used as a right-back at the first team. ^[5] On 24 April 2016, Feyenoord beat FC Utrecht 2–1 in the final to win the KNVB Cup, but Nieuwkoop did not play in the competition. ^[6] Nieuwkoop made his European debut on 15 September 2016, getting subbed on for Rick Karsdorp in injury-time of a 1–0 win against Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League group stage. He made just one appearance in the first half of the 2016–17 Eredivisie season, but started six of Feyenoord's final seven matches as Feyenoord won the league title for the first time in 18 years. ^[7] In the deciding 3–1 win against Heracles Almelo on 14 May 2017, he gave the assist for the first-minute goal of Dirk Kuyt with a throw-in. ^[8]

Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Nieuwkoop changed his squad number from 26 to 2 after the departure of Karsdorp. ^[9] He missed the first part of the new season, including the won Johan Cruyff Shield against Vitesse, ^[10] due to an injury, gaining competition for the right-back position from Kevin Diks, Sofyan Amrabat and Jeremiah St. Juste. ^[11] He made his UEFA Champions League debut on 17 October 2021, starting in Feyenoord's 1–2 defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk. Feyenoord won the 2017–18 KNVB Cup, beating AZ 3–0 in the final on 22 April 2018 with Nieuwkoop as an unused substitute. ^[12] On 4 August 2018, Nieuwkoop was subbed on for the final minutes in the Johan Cruyff Shield against PSV. Feyenoord went on to win the game after a penalty shoot-out. ^[12] In August 2019, he extended his contract at Feyenoord with a year, to 2021, with a club option to extend the contract with another year. ^[13]

Loan to Willem II

In August 2019, Nieuwkoop was loaned out to Eredivisie side Willem II for the 2019–20 season to get more playing time. ^[13] He made his debut for Willem II on 21 September 2019, replacing Miquel Nelom during a 1–0 league win against VVV-Venlo. He established himself as a regular starter before the Eredivisie was suspended and eventually abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Willem II finished the Eredivisie season in fifth place, its best finish in 21 years.

Return from loan spell

Nieuwkoop played for Feyenoord after his return from loan on 12 September 2020 as Feyenoord beat PEC Zwolle 0–2 in the Eredivisie. He missed the final three months of the season due to a hamstring injury. ^[14] Feyenoord finished the season in fifth place, its worst finish in ten years, and won the European competition play-offs.

Union SG

On 30 April 2021, it was announced that Nieuwkoop had signed a three-year contract with Union Saint-Gilloise, recently promoted to the Belgian Pro League as champions of the First Division B, on a free transfer. ^[15] Nieuwkoop made his debut for Union Saint-Gilloise on 25 July 2021, replacing Guillaume François during a 1–3 league win against Anderlecht. On 6 November 2021, he scored his first goal in professional football as Union Saint-Gilloise beat Charleroi 4–0. The club finished the regular season five points clear on top of the league, but finished in second place after the play-offs, in which Nieuwkoop scored against Anderlecht. On 2 August 2022, Nieuwkoop made his European debut for Union Saint-Gilloise as the club beat Rangers 2–0 in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round. He scored the only goal in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Belgian Cup against Antwerp on 1 February 2023. On 2 March 2023, Union Saint-Gilloise lost the tie on penalties despite Nieuwkoop scoring his penalty. The club finished in third place in the Belgian Pro League and got knocked out of the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals by Bayer Leverkusen.

Return to Feyenoord

On 10 August 2023, Feyenoord announced that Nieuwkoop would return to the club on a four-year contract. ^[16] Three days later, he made his return debut, starting in Feyenoord's opening match of the 2023–24 Eredivisie season, a 0–0 home draw against Fortuna Sittard. ^[17] Nieuwkoop's return to De Kuip did not unfold as anticipated, after being sent off in the 25th minute due to stepping on Iñigo Córdoba's ankle, for which he got suspended for two league games. ^[18] On 4 November 2023, Nieuwkoop scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 away win against RKC Waalwijk, scoring the final goal of the match. ^[19] He started playing some matches as a right winger rather than as a right-back. Head coach Arne Slot explained that Nieuwkoop went deep and had fanaticism and enthusiasm. ^[20] On 18 February 2024, he was subbed on for Thomas Beelen at half-time to play his hundredth official game for Feyenoord, a 1–0 league win against RKC Waalwijk. ^[21] He started in the final as Feyenoord beat NEC 1–0 to win the KNVB Cup on 21 April 2024. ^[22]

International career

Nieuwkoop made his debut for the Netherlands under-17 on 25 October 2012, replacing Stijn Spierings during a goalless draw against Lithuania in the 2013 UEFA Euro qualifiers. ^[23] He later played for the Netherlands at under-18, under-19 and under-20 level. ^{[24] [25]} On 11 October 2014, he scored for the under-19 team in a 3–0 win against Moldova in the 2015 UEFA Euro qualifiers. ^[26] Nieuwkoop played his only game for the Netherlands under-21 on 22 March 2018, as a substitute for Denzel Dumfries at half-time of a 1–4 friendly defeat against Belgium. ^[27]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 December 2024 ^[28]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Feyenoord	2015–16	Eredivisie	5	0	0	0	0	0	—		5	0
	2016–17	Eredivisie	13	0	1	0	2 [a]	0	–		16	0
	2017–18	Eredivisie	14	0	3	0	4 [b]	0	0	0	21	0
	2018–19	Eredivisie	13	0	3	0	2 [a]	0	1 [c]	0	19	0
	2019–20	Eredivisie	—		—		1 [a]	0	—		1	0
	2020–21	Eredivisie	15	0	1	0	3 [a]	0	—		19	0
	Total		60	0	8	0	12	0	1	0	81	0
Willem II (loan)	2019–20	Eredivisie	17	0	3	0	—		—		20	0
Union SG	2021–22	Belgian Pro League	38	4	1	0	—		—		39	4
	2022–23	Belgian Pro League	35	3	5	1	11 [d]	0	—		51	4
	2023–24	Belgian Pro League	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		75	7	6	1	11	0	0	0	92	8
Feyenoord	2023–24	Eredivisie	21	1	4	1	5 [d]	0	0	0	30	2
	2024–25	Eredivisie	6	0	0	0	3 [b]	0	1 [c]	1	10	1
	Total		27	1	4	1	8	0	1	1	40	3
Career total			179	8	21	2	31	0	2	1	234	11

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearance in Johan Cruijff Shield
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

Personal life

Nieuwkoop was born in Bergen op Zoom on 7 March 1996. He is a son of a father and his mother Petra Nieuwkoop and a brother of Sam and Koen Nieuwkoop. ^{[29] [30]} He grew up in Tholen and later started living in Bergen op Zoom and Rotterdam with his girlfriend Susan den Houting. ^{[31] [32]} He called himself a "family man". Nieuwkoop played tennis for a few years as a kid and worked as a dishwasher before playing for Feyenoord. ^{[31] [33]} His daughter Zoé Nieuwkoop was born on 9 September 2020. ^[34]

Honours

Feyenoord

• Eredivisie: 2016–17 ^[7]
• KNVB Cup: 2015–16, ^[6] 2017–18, ^[12] 2023–24 ^[22]
• Johan Cruijff Shield: 2017, ^[10] 2018, ^[12] 2024

References

1. "De Zeeuwse profvoetballers op een rijtje" [The Zeeland professional football players at a glance]. Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 5 August 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
2. "Feyenoord bindt twee talentvolle jeugdspelers" [Feyenoord ties two talented youth players]. Feyenoord (in Dutch). 11 April 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
3. "De Graafschap vs. Feyenoord - 4 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
4. "Bart Nieuwkoop verlengt bij Feyenoord tot 2020" [Bart Nieuwkoop extends at Feyenoord to 2020]. Feyenoord (in Dutch). 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
5. "Back of middenveld, het maakt Nieuwkoop niet uit" [Back or midfield, it does not matter to Nieuwkoop]. NOS (in Dutch). 9 April 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
6. "Feyenoord wint voor het eerst sinds 2008 de beker" [Feyenoord wins the cup for the first time since 2008]. Feyenoord (in Dutch). 24 April 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
7. Scholten, Berend (14 May 2017). "Feyenoord win first Dutch title this century". UEFA. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
8. Tempelman, Chris (24 April 2016). "Bart Nieuwkoop, voor altijd de man van de gouden ingooi op Dirk Kuijt" [Bart Nieuwkoop, forever the man of the golden throw-in to Dirk Kuyt]. Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 May 2024.
9. "Rugnummers seizoen 2017-2018 bekend" [Jersey numbers for 2017-2018 season announced]. Feyenoord (in Dutch). 7 July 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
10. "Jones the shootout hero as Feyenoord win Super Cup". theworldgame.sbs. 5 August 2017.
11. "Nieuwkoop wil Karsdorp doen vergeten en vaste rechtsback worden" [Nieuwkoop wants Karsdorp to be forgotten and to become permanent right-back]. NOS (in Dutch). 1 November 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
12. "Feyenoord wint KNVB-beker mede dankzij prachtgoal Van Persie" [Feyenoord winst KNVB Cup partly thanks to beautiful goal Van Persie]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 22 April 2018.
13. "Bart Nieuwkoop na contractverlenging verhuurd aan Willem II" [Bart Nieuwkoop loaned out to Willem II after contract extension]. Feyenoord (in Dutch). 30 August 2019.
14. "Feyenoord komende weken zonder Nieuwkoop door hamstringblessure" [Feyenoord without Nieuwkoop for the upcoming weeks due to hamstring injury]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 4 March 2021.
15. Krabbendam, Martijn (30 April 2021). "Nieuwkoop verrast met transfer naar Union Sint-Gillis" [Nieuwkoop surprises with transfer to Union Saint-Gillois]. Voetbal International (in Dutch).
16. "Feyenoord haalt Nieuwkoop terug naar De Kuip: 'Het voelt goed'" [Feyenoord brings Nieuwkoop back to De Kuip: 'It feels good']. Voetbal International (in Dutch). 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
17. "Tiental Feyenoord loopt door gelijkspel tegen Fortuna Sittard meteen averij op: 0-0" [Feyenoord's ten men immediately spill points with a draw against Fortuna Sittard: 0-0.]. NOS (in Dutch). 13 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
18. "Rode kaart en puntenverlies verpesten rentree van Bart Nieuwkoop bij Feyenoord". Sporza (in Dutch). 13 August 2023. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
19. "Onverwachte matchwinner Nieuwkoop had manier van juichen al in zijn hoofd zitten" [Unexpected match winner Nieuwkoop already thought of way to celebrate] (in Dutch). 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
20. "Complimenteuze Slot legt uit waarom hij vasthoudt aan Nieuwkoop" [Complimentous Slot explains why he sticks to Nieuwkoop]. Voetbal International (in Dutch). 28 January 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
21. Vervelde, Daniel (30 August 2019). "100 keer Bart Nieuwkoop in Feyenoord één: het debuut, de ingooi en feesten op de Coolsingel" [100 times Bart Nieuwkoop in Feyenoord one: the debut, the throw-in and partying on the Coolsingel]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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29. Keunen (13 May 2017). "Moeders van Jens en Bart houden vingers gekruist" [Mothers of Jens and Bart keep their fingers crossedfirst=Yvonne]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2024.
30. Boogert, Rudy (15 September 2017). "Bart Nieuwkoop roept supporters op Tholense Boys te steunen" [Bart Nieuwkoop calls on supporters to support Tholense Boys crossed]. PZC (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2024.
31. "SMASHING #INTOTHEWEEKEND met BART NIEUWKOOP 🎾". youtube.com (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
32. Barend, Barbara (26 March 2024). "Bart Nieuwkoop: 'Ik wil ook gewoon voetballen'" [Bart Nieuwkoop: ‘I also just want to play football’]. Helden (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2024.
33. "Op bezoek bij Bart Nieuwkoop in Tholen" [Visiting Bart Nieuwkoop in Tholen]. youtube.com (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
34. "Dochter Bart Nieuwkoop dag na geboorte al Kameraadje" [Daughter of Bart Nieuwkoop already Kameraadje day after birth]. Feyenoord (in Dutch). 15 September 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

External links

• Bart Nieuwkoop at Soccerway.com
• Bart Nieuwkoop at WorldFootball.net
• Bart Nieuwkoop at FBref.com
• Bart Nieuwkoop at AS.com (in Spanish)
• Bart Nieuwkoop at Flashscore.com