Maikel van der Werff

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Maikel van der Werff
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van der Werff with Vitesse in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-04-22) 22 April 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Hoorn, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Always Forward
Hollandia
0000–2008 FC Volendam
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2013 FC Volendam 72 (11)
2013–2015 PEC Zwolle 63 (5)
2015–2019 Vitesse 77 (3)
2019–2021 FC Cincinnati 24 (0)
2022 PEC Zwolle 11 (0)
Total247(19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maikel van der Werff (born 22 April 1989) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He played for Volendam, Vitesse, FC Cincinnati and PEC Zwolle.

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Club career

Volendam

Born in Hoorn, van der Werff joined FC Volendam at a young age, having played for Hollandia and Always Forward. On 12 November 2008, van der Werff made his FC Volendam debut in a 1–0 victory over Ajax in a KNVB Cup third round tie, replacing Marijn Sterk in the 87th minute. On 13 November 2009, van der Werff scored his first FC Volendam goal in a 5–2 defeat against MVV, netting the equalizer.

PEC Zwolle

On 30 January 2013, after impressing at FC Volendam, van der Werff joined PEC Zwolle on a two-and-a-half-year deal for a fee reported to be around the margin of £140,000. [1] [2] On 10 March 2013, one month after joining the club, van der Werff made his PEC Zwolle debut in a 3–0 defeat against Ajax. On 30 March 2014, van der Werff scored his first PEC Zwolle goal in a 1–1 draw against ADO Den Haag, netting in the 21st minute. van der Werff was part of the squad that won the KNVB Cup in 2014, playing all but one game in their victorious campaign.

Vitesse

On 19 February 2015, it was announced that van der Werff would join Vitesse on the expiry of his contract at the end of the season. [3] On 20 September 2015, van der Werff made his Vitesse debut in a 3–0 victory over local rivals De Graafschap, replacing Kevin Diks in the 27th minute.

He played as Vitesse won the final of the KNVB Cup 2–0 against AZ Alkmaar on 30 April 2017 to help the club, 3-time runners up, to the title for the first time in its 125-year history. [4] [5]

FC Cincinnati

On 2 July 2019, it was announced that van der Werff would join FC Cincinnati as a defender. [6] His contract expired in December 2021 after a disappointing tenure in which he appeared in just 24 matches and spent the entire 2021 season rehabbing injuries. Van der Werff occupied a valuable international roster spot and was on $350,000 in base salary in 2021. [7]

Return to PEC Zwolle

On 21 January 2022, van der Werff returned to PEC Zwolle on a six-months deal. [8]

After his contract expired in June 2022, van der Werff became a free agent. In October 2023, it was announced that he had retired from professional football, instead focusing on a coaching career. [9]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [10]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Volendam 2008–09 Eredivisie 0010——10
2009–10 Eerste Divisie 19100——191
2010–11 Eerste Divisie18330——213
2011–12 Eerste Divisie18600——186
2012–13 Eerste Divisie17110——181
Total721150——7711
PEC Zwolle 2012–13 Eredivisie6000——60
2013–14 Eredivisie24152——293
2014–15 Eredivisie334502 [lower-alpha 1] 02 [lower-alpha 2] 1425
Total6351022021778
Vitesse 2015–16 Eredivisie260101 [lower-alpha 1] 0—280
2016–17 Eredivisie17030—00200
2017–18 Eredivisie120101 [lower-alpha 1] 02 [lower-alpha 2] 0160
2018–19 Eredivisie223213 [lower-alpha 1] 04 [lower-alpha 1] 0314
Total773715060954
FC Cincinnati 2019 MLS 11000——110
2020 MLS130——1 [lower-alpha 3] 0140
Total24000—10250
PEC Zwolle 2021–22 Eredivisie11000——110
Career total24719223709128523
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Eredivisie European play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in MLS is Back Tournament

Honours

Club

PEC Zwolle

Vitesse

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References

  1. ↑ "Valpoort joins PEC Zwolle on loan". Football Oranje. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Maikel van der Werff". From Arnhem With Love. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Vitesse neemt Van der Werff over van PEC Zwolle" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Vitesse claim first major trophy with Cup triumph" (PDF). Reuters. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  5. ↑ FT (30 April 2017). "AZ Alkmaar vs. Vitesse Arnhem - Football Match Line-Ups - April 30, 2017". ESPN. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "FCC acquire defender Maikel van der Werff".
  7. ↑ "FC Cincinnati declines contract options for nine including Nick Hagglund, Przemyslaw Tytoń".
  8. ↑ "Maikel van der Werff keert terug" (Press release) (in Dutch). PEC Zwolle. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  9. ↑ Smit, Gideon (10 October 2023). "Maikel van der Werff is prof af en wordt voetbaltrainer: 'Als ik jonger was geweest, had ik nu misschien wel in Griekenland of op Cyprus gevoetbald'". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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