![]() Foor in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Navarone Chesney Kai Foor | ||
Date of birth | 4 February 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Opheusden, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | VVV-Venlo | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2009 | Opheusden | ||
2009–2011 | NEC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2016 | NEC | 154 | (15) |
2016–2020 | Vitesse | 106 | (14) |
2016 | Jong Vitesse | 1 | (0) |
2020 | Ittihad Kalba | 5 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Pafos | 60 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Riga | 11 | (0) |
2023 | Cambuur | 15 | (2) |
2023–2024 | Karmiotissa | 15 | (2) |
2024 | Bandırmaspor | 8 | (1) |
2025– | VVV-Venlo | 3 | (0) |
International career | |||
2011 | Netherlands U19 | 1 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Netherlands U20 | 8 | (1) |
2012 | Netherlands U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2025 |
Navarone Chesney Kai Foor (born 4 February 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder or winger for Eerste Divisie club VVV-Venlo.
Born in Opheusden, Foor left local side Opheusden in 2009 to join NEC. On 6 August 2011, Foor made his NEC debut in a 2–2 draw with Heerenveen, in which he replaced Lasse Schöne in the 79th minute. [2] On 10 September 2011, Foor was given his first NEC start against local rivals De Graafschap. The game resulted in a 1–0 victory for De Graafschap and Foor played until the 71st minute before being replaced by Manchester City loanee Abdisalam Ibrahim. [3] On 22 April 2012, Foor scored his first NEC goal in a 2–1 defeat to PSV. [4] On 10 May 2012, Foor continued his impressive form with a goal against rivals Vitesse, which eventually finished a 3–2 victory to NEC. [5]
Foor quickly became a fan favourite at NEC with his consistent performances spread over five years at the club. Foor played a big part in NEC's Eerste Divisie triumph, in which he netted seven times from 37 appearances. [6] Foor went on to make 154 league appearances for NEC, scoring on 15 occasions.
On 13 May 2016, Foor joined fierce rivals Vitesse on a four-year deal on a free transfer after his contract expired at NEC. [7] On 11 September 2016, Foor made his Vitesse debut in a 1–0 away defeat to Ajax, featuring for 64 minutes before being replaced by Nathan. [8] On 23 October 2016, Foor scored his first goal for Vitesse in a 1–1 draw against former club NEC, opening the scoring in the 38th minute. [9]
He played as Vitesse won the final of the KNVB Beker 2–0 against AZ Alkmaar on 30 April 2017 to help the club, three-time runners up, to the title for the first time in its 125-year history. [10] [11]
On 3 February 2020, Ittihad Kalba signed Foor from Vitesse. [12]
On 28 August 2022, Foor signed for Latvian Higher League club Riga FC having spent two seasons in Cyprus with Pafos FC. [13]
On 28 January 2023, Foor signed for Cambuur on a contract until the end of the season. [14]
On 31 January 2025, Foor signed a six-month contract with VVV-Venlo, with an option to extend for a year. [15]
Foor has represented Netherlands at under-19, under-20 and under-21 level.
Born in the Netherlands, Foor is of Indonesian descent. [16]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
NEC | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | ||
2012–13 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
2013–14 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | |||
2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 37 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 7 | |||
2015–16 | Eredivisie | 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 5 | |||
Total | 154 | 15 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 167 | 17 | |||
Vitesse | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 29 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 6 | ||
2017–18 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 [a] | 0 | 5 [b] | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
2018–19 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 4 [c] | 0 | 42 | 5 | ||
2019–20 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
Total | 106 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 135 | 14 | ||
Ittihad Kalba | 2019–20 | UAE Pro League | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Pafos | 2020–21 | Cypriot First Division | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||
2021–22 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
Total | 60 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1 | ||
Riga | 2022 | Latvian Higher League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
Cambuur | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
Karmiotissa | 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
Bandırmaspor | 2023–24 | TFF First League | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
VVV-Venlo | 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Career total | 377 | 35 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 423 | 37 |