Kevin Wattamaleo

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Kevin Wattamaleo
Personal information
Full name Kevin Greg Wattamaleo
Date of birth (1989-01-25) 25 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Sparta Rotterdam
Feyenoord
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010 Feyenoord 4 (0)
2009–2010Excelsior (loan) 24 (3)
2010–2012 Excelsior 63 (4)
2012–2013 NEC 3 (0)
2013–2015 FC Volendam 29 (1)
2016–2017 AFC 2
2017–2018 GLZ Delfshaven
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kevin Greg Wattamaleo [1] (born 25 January 1989) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Career

Wattamaleo started in the youth of Sparta Rotterdam, [2] before making the move to Feyenoord where he made his professional debut on 30 November 2008. He replaced Tim de Cler in the 84th minute of the Eredivisie away match against Vitesse Arnhem (1–1). [3] He played a total of four matches in his first season, after which he joined Eerste Divisie club Excelsior on loan.

With Excelsior's surprising promotion after the season 2009–10, Wattamaleo returned on the highest level, as he signed a two-year deal with the new Eredivisie club. However, he couldn't prevent Excelsior losing the season opening match against De Graafschap (3–0). [4]

After the relegation of Excelsior, at the end of the 2011–12 season, Wattamaleo was released. In November 2012 he signed with NEC until the end of the season.

After one season, in which he played only three matches, Wattamaleo left NEC on a free transfer and signed a two-year contract with FC Volendam.

After six months without a club, Wattamaleo started playing for the reserves of Amsterdamsche FC (AFC) in January 2016, [5] and moved to GLZ Delfshaven in June 2017. [6] [7] He retired from football in July 2018.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [8]
ClubSeasonLeague KNVB Cup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Feyenoord 2008–09 Eredivisie 40001050
Excelsior 2009–10 Eerste Divisie 23300233
2010–11 Eredivisie2710031312
2011–12 11010120
Total634100031644
NEC 2012–13 Eredivisie300030
FC Volendam 2013–14 Eerste Divisie23100231
2014–15 600060
Total291000000291
Career total9951010311046

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