Marcel Kleizen

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Marcel Kleizen
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-04-15) 15 April 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Hengelo, Netherlands
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–2003 Achilles '12
2003–2005 Twente
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2008 Twente 6 (0)
2007–2008Zwolle (loan) 26 (7)
2008–2009 Zwolle 14 (3)
2009Emmen (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2007 Netherlands U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcel Kleizen (born 15 April 1986) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward.

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Club career

Kleizen made his debut in professional football for FC Twente in the 2005–06 Eredivisie season, playing five matches without scoring a goal. [1] In the 2007–08 season, he was sent on loan to Zwolle. [2]

He last played for Emmen on loan from Zwolle. [3] After the 2008–09 season, Kleizen retired from professional football. [4]

International career

Kleizen received one call-up for the Netherlands U20 team, making his debut on 5 June 2007 in a 0–0 draw against Portugal. [5]

Retirement

In 2016, Kleizen became the unofficial European bicycle courier champion. After his football career, he had become a bicycle deliveryman for Cycloon Fietskoeriers. [6]

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References

  1. "Marcel Kleizen" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  2. Twente verhuurt Kleizen aan Zwolle - FCUpdate.nl
  3. Zwolle strikt Keizer en laat Kleizen vertrekken - FCUpdate.nl
  4. Jakobs, Geert-Jan (3 January 2017). "Dit voormalig talent van FC Twente werd fietskoerier". Voetbal International (in Dutch).
  5. "Marcel Kleizen - Jeugd mannen beloftenelftal". Ons Oranje (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  6. "Oud-speler PEC Zwolle snelste fietskoerier van Europa". de Stentor (in Dutch). 25 July 2016.