Ruben Roosken

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Ruben Roosken
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Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-02) 2 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Klazienaveen, Netherlands [1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Huddersfield Town
Number 26
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 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:09, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

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

Contents

Club career

Emmen

The son of a Dutch father and a Luso-Angolan mother, [2] Roosken played as a youth for VV Klazienaveen before joining the youth academy of FC Emmen. [1] He made his Eredivisie debut for Emmen on 14 September 2019 in a match against Utrecht. [3]

TOP Oss

On 10 August 2020, Roosken signed a two-year contract with Eerste Divisie club, TOP Oss. [4] 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. [5] In the following match against Roda JC Kerkrade, Roosken made his first start for the club. [6] Afterwards, he would become a regular starter for the club, making 30 total appearances for TOP Oss as the club finished in 10th place. [7] [8]

Heracles Almelo

On 18 June 2021, it was announced that Roosken had signed a three-year contract with Heracles Almelo. [9]

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. [10] 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. [11]

Honours

Heracles Almelo

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References

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  6. "Roda JC Kerkrade - TOP Oss 3:0 (Eerste Divisie 2020/2021, 2. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  7. "Ruben Roosken » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  8. Doelen, Jaap van der (15 May 2021). "TOP Oss op rapport: TOP Oss kan vanaf de tiende plek tevreden terugkijken". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch).
  9. Dijkhuizen, Niels (18 June 2021). "Ruben Roosken van Top Oss naar Heracles". RTV Drenthe (in Dutch).
  10. "SIGNING: RUBEN ROOSKEN JOINS TOWN". www.htafc.com. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  11. "Ruben Roosken sees red on Huddersfield Town debut in goalless draw with Rotherham United". Yorkshire Examiner. 4 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  12. "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.