Niels Dekker

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Niels Dekker
Personal information
Full name Martinus Dekker
Date of birth (1983-04-22) 22 April 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Warmenhuizen, Netherlands
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999 London City 4 (0)
2002–2003 ASD Massa Lombarda
2004 BVV Barendrecht
2005–2006 Toronto Lynx 35 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Niels Dekker (born April 22, 1983) is a Dutch born Canadian former soccer player who played in the Canadian Professional Soccer League, Eccellenza, Hoofdklasse, and the USL First Division.

Playing career

Dekker began playing at the youth level at East Elgin Secondary School, where he was a 3 time MVP. In 1999, he signed with London City in the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He featured in the postseason semi-final match against the Toronto Olympians, where London was defeated 4-1. [1] In 2002, he went abroad to Italy where he played with ASD Massa Lombarda in the Eccellenza. [2] After two seasons in the Eccellenza he returned to the Netherlands to play with BVV Barendrecht in the Hoofdklasse. [3] [4] In 2005, he returned to Canada to sign with the Toronto Lynx of the USL First Division. [5] [6] [7] He made his debut on April 23, 2005, against Portland Timbers. [8] The following season he helped his team to a 10-game undefeated streak at home, and also reached the Open Canada Cup final, but finished runners up to Ottawa St. Anthony Italia. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Glover, Robin. "Toronto Olympians vs London City". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  2. ↑ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  3. ↑ "2006 TORONTO LYNX PROGRAM BIOS". www.lynxsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2017-03-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "2005 TORONTO LYNX ROSTER". www.lynxsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2005-10-29. Retrieved 2017-03-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ Nutt, Dave. "April 19, 2005 USL Toronto Lynx: Lynx press conference". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  6. ↑ Glover, Robin. "April 19th, 2005 Toronto Lynx press conference". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  7. ↑ "Martinus (Niels) Dekker | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  8. ↑ Nutt, Dave. "April 23, 2005 USL Portland Timbers vs Toronto Lynx". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  9. ↑ Irwin, Rob. "September 12, 2006 USL Toronto Lynx season wrap up". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
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