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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kian Donkers [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 12 September 2004||
Place of birth | Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) [1] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | NEC Nijmegen | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2021 | Cashmere Technical | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Cashmere Technical | 27 | (14) |
2023– | NEC Nijmegen | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2022– | New Zealand U20 | 11 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2023 |
Kian Donkers (born 12 September 2004) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays for Eredivisie club NEC Nijmegen and the New Zealand national under-20 football team as a striker. [2]
Playing in 2022 for Cashmere Technical in New Zealand's Southern League Donkers scored 10 goals in 13 games. [3] He then had a goalscoring debut in the New Zealand National League on 1 October 2022, as Cashmere took the step up with a 4–0 win over Miramar Rangers AFC. [4] [5]
In January 2023 Donkers signed for NEC Nijmegen. Born in the Netherlands, Donkers has Dutch citizenship. [6] On 14 February 2023 he had a goalscoring debut for the NEC under-18 side against Almere City under-18s. [7]
Donkers shared the golden boot with Oliver Colloty as New Zealand triumphed in the OFC Under-19 Championship in 2022, and qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Argentina in May 2023. [8] Donkers was subsequently named in the New Zealand squad for the tournament. [9]
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