Luuk Admiraal

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Luuk Admiraal
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-03-15) 15 March 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Zwijndrecht, Netherlands
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 ASWH
Youth career
–2020 ASWH
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 ASWH 18 (10)
2022–2023 Excelsior 1 (0)
2022–2023 → Spakenburg (loan) 26 (12)
2023–2024 Jong Sparta 29 (3)
2024 Quick Boys 8 (2)
2025– ASWH 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024

Luuk Admiraal (born 15 March 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for ASWH.

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Career

Growing at ASWH

Admiraal played in the youth of ASWH. He made his debut in the first squad on 18 January 2020 against SV Spakenburg in the Tweede Divisie, still 17 years old. In 2021, Admiraal turned down a move to ADO Den Haag for fear of his growth being stunted without regular first-team football. He was subsequently awarded the ‘Gouden Bal’ (Golden Ball) award for the best player in the Tweede Divisie in 2021, despite ASWH battling relegation. [1] Despite leaving mid-season, Admiraal was ASWH's top scorer for the entire 2021–22 season.

Excelsior and Spakenburg

Admiraal signed for Excelsior Rotterdam in January 2022, signing for a year. [2] Admiraal played his first minutes for Excelsior in the promotion play-off on 29 May 2022 against ADO Den Haag, appearing as a substitute. After extra time, the match ended 4–4 and went to penalty kicks. Admiraal scored the seventh spot-kick for his new side who ultimately won the shoot-out 8–7 on sudden death, and secured promotion. [3] Admiraal made his Eredivisie debut for Excelsior appearing as a substitute in a 3–1 victory for Excelsior against Vitesse on 12 August 2022. [4]

On 29 August 2022, Admiraal joined SV Spakenburg in the Tweede Divisie on loan for the season. [5] Admiraal scored 12 goals for Spakenburg.

Jong Sparta and Quick Boys

From July 1, 2023, Admiraal officially signed for Sparta Rotterdam, agreeing to a two-year contract with the option for two further years. He played one year for Jong Sparta [6] and left.

In 2024, Admiraal joined Quick Boys in the Tweede Divisie. In mutual agreement, his contract was dissolved at the end of 2024.

Back at ASWH

From 1 January 2025, Admiraal is back at ASWH, playing in the Derde Divisie.

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References

  1. ↑ "Luuk Admiraal of ASWH wins Golden Ball in Second Division, talent is Best Player of 2021". www.voetbal247.nl.
  2. ↑ "Excelsior strengthens itself with talented Luuk Admiraal". excelsiorrotterdam.nl.
  3. ↑ "2021-22 Dutch Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs, Final". ESPN.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "EXCELSIOR VS. VITESSE 3-1". Soccerway.
  5. ↑ "SPAKENBURG HUURT VLEUGELSPITS LUUK ADMIRAAL VAN EXCELSIOR ROTTERDAM" (in Dutch). SV Spakenburg. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Luuk Admiraal naar eredivisionist Sparta". 31 May 2023.
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