![]() Verhulst in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 April 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AZ Alkmaar | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2004 | KFC | ||
2004–2010 | AZ | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2014 | AZ | 0 | (0) |
2014–2015 | MVV | 3 | (0) |
2015–2018 | Volendam | 107 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Go Ahead Eagles | 67 | (0) |
2020– | Jong AZ | 18 | (0) |
2020– | AZ | 21 | (0) |
International career | |||
2007–2010 | Netherlands U17 | 9 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Netherlands U19 | 14 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Netherlands U20 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 September 2024 |
Hobie Verhulst (born 2 April 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club AZ. He formerly played for MVV, Volendam, and Go Ahead Eagles.
Verhulst joined the AZ youth academy from Kooger Football Club (KFC) in 2004. [1] By 2010, he was part of the senior squad as a backup goalkeeper, sitting on the bench for UEFA Europa League matches against Sheriff Tiraspol and BATE Borisov and several Eredivisie games during the 2010–11 season. [2] In 2013, he won the Beloften Eerste Divisie with Jong AZ.
Failing to make a first-team appearance for AZ, Verhulst left on a free transfer to Eerste Divisie club MVV in July 2014. [3] [4] At MVV, Verhulst served as the backup to Jo Coppens. He made his professional debut on 6 February 2015, replacing the injured Coppens during a match against Sparta Rotterdam. [5] Three days later, he played a full match against Jong Twente. [6] Verhulst made three appearances for MVV, conceding six goals. [7]
After one season, Verhulst moved to Volendam, where he became the first-choice goalkeeper. [8] Over three seasons, he played more than 100 matches and was named Player of the Season for 2016–17 by the club's supporters. [9]
In the summer of 2018, Verhulst joined Go Ahead Eagles. During the 2018–19 season, Verhulst won the Bronze Shield as the best goalkeeper of the first period in the Eerste Divisie. [10]
In 2020, Verhulst rejoined AZ, initially as a backup to Marco Bizot. [11] He made two first-team appearances during Bizot's suspension and played four matches for Jong AZ in the Eerste Divisie. [7]
In the first half of the 2022–23 season, Verhulst became AZ's first-choice goalkeeper after spending the previous season behind Peter Vindahl. [12] However, following the winter arrival of Matthew Ryan, Verhulst lost his starting spot. After Ryan became eligible to play on 20 January 2023, Verhulst did not make another appearance that season. [13]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
AZ | 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2012–13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MVV | 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Volendam | 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
2016–17 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 | ||||
Total | 107 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 118 | 0 | |||
Go Ahead Eagles | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
2019–20 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | – | 31 | 0 | ||||
Total | 67 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 75 | 0 | |||
AZ | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2021–22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |||
2023–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
Career total | 199 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 233 | 0 |