Lance Duijvestijn

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Lance Duijvestijn
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Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Wateringen, Netherlands
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Excelsior
Number 10
Youth career
–2009 SV VELO
2009–2018 ADO Den Haag
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 NEC 1 (0)
2019–2020 Jong ADO 21 (11)
2020–2021 Helmond Sport 37 (11)
2021–2024 Almere City 83 (20)
2024– Excelsior 37 (15)
International career
2013–2014 Netherlands U15 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2025

Lance Duijvestijn (born 15 January 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club Excelsior. [1]

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Career

Early years

Born in Wateringen, [2] Duijvestijn began his youth career at SV VELO before moving to the ADO Den Haag academy. After failing to break into the first team, he moved to NEC, [2] where he made his Eerste Divisie debut for on 17 August 2018 in a match against Cambuur, as a 77th-minute substitute for Sven Braken. [3]

In 2019, he returned to his former club ADO Den Haag where he played for the reserve team, Jong ADO, in the fourth-tier Derde Divisie. There, he established himself as a prolific scorer for midfield, among others scoring four goals in a 4–2 win over Gemert. [2] After Alan Pardew took over as new head coach of the ADO first team, Duijvestijn saw his chances of breaking into the first team diminish. [2] After a trial with Quick Boys in May 2020, [4] he eventually moved to Helmond Sport on 30 July 2020 on a one-year deal with the option of one more year. [5]

Almere City

On 29 June 2021, Duijvestijn signed a three-year contract with Almere City. [6] He made his debut on 9 August in a 2–1 loss to Jong AZ, playing the entire game. [7] Less than two weeks later, in his third game for the club, Duijvestijn scored his first goal in the third minute, but saw his team lose 2–1 to VVV-Venlo. [8]

Duijvestijn played a key role in Almere City's promotion to the Eredivisie during the 2022–23 season, marking the club's first-ever appearance in the top tier of Dutch football. He scored eight goals in 32 league appearances and netted three goals in six play-off matches. [1] Notably, Duijvestijn scored a crucial brace in the first leg of the play-off final against Emmen, significantly contributing to the club's historic promotion to the Eredivisie. [9] [10]

Excelsior

On 1 February 2024, Duijvestijn moved to Eredivisie club Excelsior on a two-and-a-half-year contract. [11] He made his competitive debut for the club on 10 February, replacing Redouan El Yaakoubi at half-time in a 3–0 league loss to Twente. [12] [13]

References

  1. 1 2 Lance Duijvestijn at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 4 Ottens, Chris (29 August 2020). "Duijvestijn wil de tijden van zijn schoonvader herleven bij Helmond Sport: 'We hebben veel vertrouwen'" (in Dutch). Eindhovens Dagblad. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 17 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Middenvelder van Jong ADO Den Haag traint mee bij Quick Boys". voetbal247.nl (in Dutch). 17 May 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Lance Duijvestijn tekent contract bij Helmond Sport". helmondsport.nl (in Dutch). Helmond Sport. 30 July 2020. Archived from the original on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  6. ↑ Haak, Jordy (29 June 2021). "Almere City FC versterkt zich met Lance Duijvestijn". Almere City FC (in Dutch).
  7. ↑ "AZ II vs. Almere City - 9 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "VVV vs. Almere City - 21 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "Almere City slaat eerste slag in strijd om eredivisieticket met FC Emmen". NOS (in Dutch). 6 June 2023. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "Almere City debuteert volgend seizoen in eredivisie: 'Geweldig ontwikkeld'". NOS (in Dutch). 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "LANCE DUIJVESTIJN MAAKT DE OVERSTAP NAAR EXCELSIOR" [LANCE DUIJVESTIJN MAKES THE SWITCH TO EXCELSIOR] (in Dutch). Excelsior. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  12. ↑ "Excelsior vs. Twente 0–3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  13. ↑ "Kansloze nederlaag voor Excelsior tegen FC Twente (0–3)". Excelsior Rotterdam (in Dutch). 10 February 2024. Archived from the original on 5 October 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
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