Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 12 October 1999 | ||
Place of birth | IJmuiden, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Katwijk | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
AZ Alkmaar | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2021 | Jong AZ | 53 | (11) |
2021–2023 | Varbergs BoIS | 21 | (0) |
2023– | Katwijk | 16 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:53, 4 June 2023 (UTC) |
Des Kunst (born 12 October 1999) is a Dutch football player who plays as a forward for Tweede Divisie club Katwijk.
He made his Jong AZ debut in the Tweede Divisie, and then, after promotion he made his Eerste Divisie debut on 26 October 2018 in a game against Roda JC Kerkrade, as an 80th-minute substitute for Mees Hoedemakers. [1]
On 12 January 2023, after a two-year stint with Allsvenskan club Varbergs BoIS, Kunst returned to the Netherlands where he signed a two-year contract with Tweede Divisie club Katwijk. [2]
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