Lion Kaak

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Lion Kaak
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-06-26) 26 June 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Hengelo, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 De Graafschap
Number 6
Youth career
Pax Hengelo
2001–2009 De Graafschap
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012 De Graafschap 11 (0)
2012–2013 AGOVV 13 (0)
2013 Go Ahead Eagles 5 (0)
2013–2014 Valencia B 6 (0)
2014–2015 Achilles '29 19 (0)
2015–2017 De Graafschap 42 (0)
2017–2022 TOP Oss 161 (4)
2022– De Graafschap 44 (0)
International career
2007 Netherlands U16 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:42, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Lion Kaak (born 26 June 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club De Graafschap.

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Club career

Kaak played as a youth for Pax Hengelo and then joined local Eredivisie side De Graafschap in 2001. [1] He progressed through the youth system until he was promoted to the first team in 2009. Two years later, Kaak made his professional debut for the club, on 13 March 2011 in a home match against ADO Den Haag, where he replaced Gregor Breinburg. [2]

In June 2012, Kaak signed a two-year contract with AGOVV. [3] Six months later, in January 2013, the club went bankrupt and he joined Go Ahead Eagles on a free until the end of the season. [4] [5] In the summer of 2013, he trained with his former club, De Graafschap. In July 2013, Kaak signed with Spanish club Valencia CF Mestalla, the reserve team of Valencia CF. [6] [7] He also trained several times with the Valencia first team and on the last matchday of the 2013–14 season, he sat on the bench. [8] [9] However, he did not make an appearance.

In 2014, he returned to the Netherlands, where he began playing for second-tier Eerste Divisie club Achilles '29. [10] In the first league match on 9 August against Jong PSV (0–2 away loss), Kaak made his debut in the starting lineup, [11] where he would remain in the following months. On 1 December, he provided an assist from a corner kick to Mehmet Dingil against FC Volendam. [12] Because he played for Achilles '29 on an amateur basis, he was able to sign on a free transfer with his childhood club, De Graafschap, in January 2015, on a one-and-a-half-year contract. [13] On 27 January 2015, Kaak made his official return to the club as a 83rd-minute substitute in a 2–0 away win over SC Telstar. [14]

In the summer of 2017, Kaak moved to FC Oss, which became TOP Oss from 1 July 2018. [15] [16] In 2019, he signed a contract extension, which would keep him in Oss until 2022. [17]

On 20 June 2022, De Graafschap announced that Kaak would return to the club from the 2022–23 season, his third spell with the club. [18]

International career

Kaak has represented the Netherlands at under-16 level, gaining his first cap as a starter in a friendly against Italy on 14 March 2007, before being replaced by Cayfano Latupeirissa in the 58th minute of a 2–1 loss. [19]

Style of play

Kaak is right-footed. [20] He typically plays as a defensive midfielder. [21] During his time with TOP Oss, he has been described as a strong personality on the pitch who is "guarding the standards, values and mentality of the club". [17]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 October 2024 [22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
De Graafschap 2009–10 Eerste Divisie 0030—30
2010–11 Eredivisie 2000—20
2011–12 Eredivisie90102 [a] 0120
Total1104020170
AGOVV 2012–13 Eerste Divisie13000—130
Go Ahead Eagles 2012–13 Eerste Divisie50004 [a] 090
Valencia B 2013–14 Segunda División B 8000—80
Achilles '29 2014–15 Eerste Divisie19010—200
De Graafschap 2014–15 Eerste Divisie110003 [a] 020
2015–16 Eredivisie1400000140
2016–17 Eerste Divisie17010—180
Total4211030461
TOP Oss 2017–18 Eerste Divisie27010—280
2018–19 Eerste Divisie360202 [a] 0400
2019–20 Eerste Divisie28230—312
2020–21 Eerste Divisie35100—351
2021–22 Eerste Divisie35110—361
Total161470201703
De Graafschap 2022–23 Eerste Divisie20010—210
2023–24 Eerste Divisie220202 [a] 0260
2024–25 Eerste Divisie2010—30
Total4404020500
Career total30351801303344

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