Erik Falkenburg

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Erik Falkenburg
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Falkenburg at ADO Den Haag in July 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-05-05) 5 May 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Leiden, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1993–2000 vv Oegstgeest
2000–2001 UVS
2001–2007 Sparta
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2010 Sparta Rotterdam 62 (13)
2010–2014 AZ 45 (10)
2013 → NEC (loan) 14 (2)
2013–2014 → Go Ahead Eagles (loan) 31 (9)
2014–2015 NAC Breda 27 (5)
2015–2017 Willem II 62 (16)
2017–2020 ADO Den Haag 69 (11)
2020–2021 Roda JC Kerkrade 29 (9)
International career
2009–2010 Netherlands U-21 3 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2021

Erik Falkenburg (born 5 May 1988) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

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Club career

Born in Leiden, he came through the youth system at [1] and made his professional debut for Sparta Rotterdam on 23 January 2008 against PSV. [2] At Sparta he played alongside future international players Kevin Strootman and Nick Viergever. He and Viergever left the club for AZ in 2010. [3] Not a regular starter at AZ, he joined NEC on loan in January 2013 [4] and he was sent on loan the next season to Go Ahead Eagles. [5]

After his contract with AZ expired in summer 2014, Falkenburg moved to NAC, who surprisingly beat Cambuur, Go Ahead and Willem II for his signature despite being in financial trouble. [6] He did join Willem II however the next season after NAC was relegated to the Eerste Divisie. [7] The attacking midfielder changed clubs once more, when he teamed up with ADO Den Haag in 2017. [8]

On 10 September 2020, Falkenburg signed a one-year contract with Roda JC Kerkrade in the Eerste Divisie. [9] He left the club as his contract expired in July 2021. [10]

International career

Falkenburg played three matches for the Netherlands U-21s in 2009 and 2010, scoring three goals. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sparta Rotterdam 2007–08 Eredivisie 20000020
2008–09 3031000313
2009–10 301032413713
Total621342417016
AZ 2010–11 Eredivisie 1943091315
2011–12 1131082205
2012–13 1431020173
Total4410501936813
NEC 2012–13 Eredivisie 1420000142
Go Ahead Eagles 2013–14 31921003310
NAC Breda 2014–15 2752100296
Willem II 2015–16 341120444015
2016–17 2850000285
Total621620446820
ADO Den Haag 2017–18 Eredivisie 2951020325
2018–19 2450000245
2019–20 1611000171
Total691120207311
Roda JC Kerkrade 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 2990020319
Career total3387519450838887

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References

  1. ↑ DE GROETEN VAN ERIK FALKENBURG (Profile) Archived 16 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine - Sparta Rotterdam (in Dutch)
  2. ↑ "Vaste waarde met rugnummer 33". Maarten Dekker (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  3. ↑ AZ bevestigt transfer Falkenburg en Viergever - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  4. ↑ Erik Falkenburg op huurbasis naar NEC - Rijnmond (in Dutch)
  5. ↑ Go Ahead Eagles huurt Erik Falkenburg van AZ - GA Eagles (in Dutch)
  6. ↑ Transfer Falkenburg naar NAC tart concurrentie - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  7. ↑ Falkenburg tekent voor twee jaar bij Willem II - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  8. ↑ ADO Den Haag trekt Erik Falkenburg aan - ADO Den Haag (in Dutch)
  9. ↑ "Erik Falkenburg verruilt ADO Den Haag voor Roda JC Kerkrade". ADO Den Haag (in Dutch). 10 September 2020.
  10. ↑ Leenders, Jimmy (17 June 2021). "Erik Falkenburg vertrekt bij Roda, maar wil nog een jaartje door: De oudjes komen aan het einde van de rij". De Limburger (in Dutch).
  11. ↑ KNVB profile - Ons Oranje


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