Ruben Roosken

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Ruben Roosken
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Personal information
Full name Ruben Eduardo Roosken [1]
Date of birth (2000-03-02) 2 March 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Klazienaveen, Drenthe,Netherlands [2]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town
Number 11
Youth career
VV Klazienaveen
2012–2019 Emmen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Emmen 3 (0)
2020–2021 TOP Oss 29 (0)
2021–2025 Heracles Almelo 83 (2)
2025– Huddersfield Town 15 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:01, 3 August 2025 (UTC)

Ruben Eduardo Roosken (born 2 March 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for English EFL League One club Huddersfield Town.

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Club career

Emmen

Born in Klazienaveen, Drenthe to Dutch father and a Luso-Angolan mother, [3] Roosken played as a youth for VV Klazienaveen before joining the youth academy of FC Emmen. [2] He made his Eredivisie debut for Emmen on 14 September 2019 in a match against Utrecht. [4]

TOP Oss

On 10 August 2020, Roosken signed a two-year contract with Eerste Divisie club, TOP Oss. [5] He made his debut for the club on 29 August in a 1–2 home loss to Helmond Sport, coming on as a substitute in the 67th minute for Niels Fleuren. [6] In the following match against Roda JC Kerkrade, Roosken made his first start for the club. [7] Afterwards, he would become a regular starter for the club, making 30 total appearances for TOP Oss as the club finished in 10th place. [8] [9]

Heracles Almelo

On 18 June 2021, it was announced that Roosken had signed a three-year contract with Heracles Almelo. [10]

Huddersfield Town

On 28 December 2024, Roosken agreed to join EFL League One club Huddersfield Town on a two-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee, joining the club upon the opening of the transfer window on 1 January 2025. [11] On 4 January 2025, he made his debut as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 draw with Rotherham United, being shown a straight red card just nine minutes after coming on. [12]

Honours

Heracles Almelo

References

  1. ↑ "EFL – Squad List 2024/25: Huddersfield Town – In Squad Players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 71. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 Slagter, Ernst (16 September 2019). "Ruben Roosken: Klazienavener bij FC Emmen én verre familie van goalgetter Tonny Roosken". Dagblad van het Noorden. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Talentscout - Ruben Roosken | Keuken Kampioen Divisie". keukenkampioendivisie.nl.
  4. ↑ "Utrecht v Emmen game report". Soccerway. 14 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Ruben Roosken vastgelegd bij TOP Oss!" (in Dutch). TOP Oss. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "TOP Oss - Helmond Sport 1:2 (Eerste Divisie 2020/2021, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Roda JC Kerkrade - TOP Oss 3:0 (Eerste Divisie 2020/2021, 2. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Ruben Roosken » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  9. ↑ Doelen, Jaap van der (15 May 2021). "TOP Oss op rapport: TOP Oss kan vanaf de tiende plek tevreden terugkijken". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch).
  10. ↑ Dijkhuizen, Niels (18 June 2021). "Ruben Roosken van Top Oss naar Heracles". RTV Drenthe (in Dutch).
  11. ↑ "SIGNING: RUBEN ROOSKEN JOINS TOWN". www.htafc.com. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "Ruben Roosken sees red on Huddersfield Town debut in goalless draw with Rotherham United". Yorkshire Examiner. 4 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "Winnend Heracles ziet PEC niet uithalen en is kampioen van eerste divisie" [Winning Heracles does not see PEC achieve results and is champion of the first division] (in Dutch). NOS. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
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