Joel Tillema

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Joel Tillema
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-09-05) 5 September 1989 (age 33)
Place of birth The Hague, Netherlands
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
AFC
Number 22
Youth career
0000 Haaglandia
0000 SV Loosduinen
0000 RVC Rijswijk
0000 Ajax
0000–2008 ADO Den Haag
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2011 ADO Den Haag 4 (0)
2011–2014 Scheveningen 57 (7)
2014–2015 Spakenburg 24 (2)
2015–2020 Rijnsburgse Boys 139 (65)
2020– AFC 55 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 March 2023

Joel Tillema (born 5 September 1989) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for AFC. [1]

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Career

Tillema started playing football at amateur club in his hometown of The Hague before moving to RVC Rijswijk, where he was noticed by talent scouts of Ajax. He ended up in the youth academy of the Amsterdam-based club, but after some time returned to his hometown to play in the youth academy of ADO Den Haag. [2] He made his professional debut on 24 October 2008 as a starter in the 3–1 away match against Heracles Almelo after Ahmed Ammi was forced on the sideline after falling out injured in the warm-up. In the end, Tillema made no more than four appearances in three seasons for ADO Den Haag. [1]

In the summer of 2011, Tillema left for Hoofdklasse club SVV Scheveningen, after which Tillema would also play for SV Spakenburg and Rijnsburgse Boys. [3] [4] In December 2019, it was announced that Tillema would join AFC for the 2020–21 season. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Joel Tillema at Soccerway
  2. "Spakenburg haalt Joël Tillema van Scheveningen". RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). 16 December 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. ""Aangenaam kennis te maken." - Joël Tillema". SV Spakenburg (in Dutch). 13 October 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. Oostdam, Gerben (4 June 2015). "Tillema: "Goed om bij Rijnsburgse Boys een nieuw hoofdstuk te beginnen"". Voetbal in de Bollenstreek (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  5. "AFC versterkt zich met Joël Tillema". Het Amsterdamsche Voetbal (in Dutch). 4 December 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2020.