 Lathouwers in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | SV Rap | ||
| 2011–2019 | AZ | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Jong AZ | 56 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | VVV-Venlo | 41 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Netherlands U17 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:44, 16 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Robin Lathouwers (born 9 March 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back.
Lathouwers started playing football in the youth ranks of SV Rap and later AZ, where he in 2017 secured a contract until 2020. [1] He made professional debut on 22 December 2019 for the reserve team, Jong AZ, in a 3–1 away loss against Telstar in the Eerste Divisie. He replaced Anton Fase in the 70th minute. [2] However, due to a long-term injury, this remained his sole appearance that season. [3] Despite his contract expiring in 2020, Lathouwers opted to stay with AZ on amateur terms. [3] During the 2020–21 season, he featured in 13 league matches, impressing the club management to earn a new contract until 2022 with an option for an additional year. [4]
On 18 March 2022, Lathouwers scored his first professional goal, securing a crucial 1–0 away win against Jong Utrecht. [5] His consistent performances made him a key player for Jong AZ, and he even made his unofficial debut for AZ's first team during the 2022–23 preseason, competing with Yukinari Sugawara and Pantelis Chatzidiakos for a spot. [6]
In January 2023, Lathouwers joined VVV-Venlo, reuniting with former teammates Sem Dirks and Richard Sedláček. Signing a contract until 2025 with an option for an additional year, [7] he made his debut for VVV-Venlo on 11 January 2023, coming on as a substitute for Simon Janssen in the 76th minute during a 3–2 loss to Emmen in the KNVB Cup. [8]
He remained with the club through the 2024–25 season. Upon the expiry of his contract, VVV-Venlo opted not to renew, and Lathouwers left the club as a free agent. [9]
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong AZ | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 25 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Total | 56 | 2 | — | — | 56 | 2 | ||||
| VVV-Venlo | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 97 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 102 | 5 | ||