Bas Kuipers

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Bas Kuipers
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Kuipers in 2023 with Go Ahead Eagles
Personal information
Full name Bas Edo Kuipers
Date of birth (1994-08-17) 17 August 1994 (age 30) [1]
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Twente
Number 5
Youth career
2001–2013 Ajax
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 Ajax 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Jong Ajax 26 (1)
2014–2015 → Excelsior (loan) 30 (0)
2015–2017 Excelsior 46 (0)
2017–2018 ADO Den Haag 9 (0)
2019 Viitorul Constanța 7 (0)
2019–2020 NEC 29 (0)
2020–2024 Go Ahead Eagles 122 (13)
2024– Twente 0 (0)
International career
2009–2010 Netherlands U16 6 (0)
2010 Netherlands U17 1 (0)
2014 Netherlands U20 1 (0)
2015 Netherlands U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024

Bas Edo Kuipers (born 17 August 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eredivisie club Twente. [2]

Contents

Club career

Ajax

Born in Amsterdam, Kuipers was recruited into the youth academy of AFC Ajax in 2001 after having been discovered during the club's annual Talentendagen (Talent days) where young kids can come play football at Ajax for a chance to join the club's acclaimed youth academy. [3] He joined the F1 Pupils selection at first from where he has advanced through every possible stage of the club's youth system. On 15 March 2013, Kuipers signed his first professional contract with Ajax, signing a two-year deal binding him to the club until 30 June 2015. [4] Kuipers participated in the club's training camp during the pre-season, where he appeared in two friendly matches for the first team, namely against RKC Waalwijk on 13 July 2013, coming on in the 63' minute in the 5–1 victory at the Mandemakers Stadion, while also making an appearance in the pre-season friendly match in the 63' minute against De Graafschap which ended in a 3–0 victory on the same day. [5]

The start of the 2013–14 season saw Kuipers beginning with the reserves team Jong Ajax who had recently been promoted to the Dutch Eerste Divisie, the 2nd tier of professional football in the Netherlands, having previously played in the Beloften Eredivisie. On 30 August 2013 Kuipers made his professional debut for the reserves team in a home match against Jong Twente. The match ended in a 2–1 victory for the Amsterdammers. [6] On 8 September 2013, Kuipers wore the captain's arm band for the first time for Jong Ajax in the away match against Achilles '29, which ended in a 2–1 loss. [7]

Excelsior

on 4 August 2014 it was announced that Kuipers would join Excelsior from Rotterdam on a one-year loan deal. [8] He made his first appearance for Excelsior on 2 November 2014 in a 3–3 draw against AZ in Alkmaar. Following a successful season with Excelsior where he made 30 regular season appearances, Kuipers then made a permanent transfer in the Summer of 2015, signing a two-year contract. [9]

NEC

After a short spell in Romania with Viitorul Constanța in 2019, where he won the Romanian Cup and Romanian Super Cup, appearing in both matches, Kuipers returned to Holland in August 2019 signing for NEC in the Eerste Divisie on an initial trial. [10] After a successful trial, Kuipers signed a one-year contract with NEC with the option for a further year. [11] He played as a starter on left back during the 2019–20 season, but did not receive a contract extension and left the club as a free agent. [12]

Go Ahead Eagles

On 6 July 2020, Kuipers signed a two-year contract with Go Ahead Eagles. [12] He scored the crucial goal as Go Ahead Eagles defeated Excelsior 1–0 to secure promotion to the Eredivisie on 12 May 2021. [13]

Twente

On 28 May 2024, Kuipers joined Twente on a four-season contract, beginning in the 2024–25 season. [14]

International career

Kuipers made his debut for the Dutch national team playing for the under-16 selection in their 2009 appearance in the 11th Tournoi Val de Marne in Paris, France. His first appearance was on 29 October 2009 in a 1–2 loss against Spain U-16. Two days later he appeared in the 2–0 victory over Italy U-16 however failing to help his side secure advancement to the next round of the tournament. [15] Two months later he appeared in the Nike International friendlies tournament '09 in Phoenix, Arizona playing in two fixtures, namely against Portugal U-16 on 5 December 2012, which ended in a 2–1 win, and against the United States U-16 which resulted in a 3–0 victory for the Dutch. [16] His final two appearances for the under-16 squad were at the Albufeira 4 nations tournament in Portugal where his side would face Italy U-16 and Ireland U-16 losing the first match 3–1, while securing the 3–1 win in the following fixture. [17] He received his first call up for the Netherlands U-17 appearing in a friendly match against Germany U-17 on 15 September 2010 in game which ended in a 2–1 loss for the Netherlands. [18]

Personal life

Kuipers is the nephew of the famous Dutch astronaut André Kuipers. [19]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 August 2021 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 261–––261
Ajax 2013–14 Eredivisie 0000000000
Excelsior (loan) 2014–15 Eredivisie30030––330
Excelsior 2015–16 Eredivisie24010––250
2016–17 22000––220
Total760400000800
ADO Den Haag 2017–18 Eredivisie6000––60
2018–19 3010––40
Total90100000100
Viitorul Constanța 2018–19 Liga I 6010––70
2019–20 1000–1020
Total7010001090
NEC 2019–20 Eerste Divisie29010––300
Go Ahead Eagles 2020–21 Eerste Divisie36530––395
2021–22 Eredivisie3000––30
Total395300000425
Career total186610000101976

    Honours

    Viitorul Constanța [2]

    Individual

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