Ruud Swinkels

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Ruud Swinkels
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Personal information
Date of birth (1987-02-23) 23 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Moergestel, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Esperanza Pelt
Number 20
Youth career
Audacia
SC 't Zand
SV Triborgh
UNA
Willem II
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012 FC Eindhoven 86 (0)
2012 PSV 0 (0)
2013 SC Cambuur 0 (0)
2013–2014 Willem II 35 (0)
2015 Witgoor Sport Dessel
2015–2021 FC Eindhoven 190 (0)
2021– Esperanza Pelt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 July 2021

Ruud Swinkels (born 23 February 1987) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Esperanza Pelt in the Belgian fifth-tier Belgian Division 3. He formerly played for FC Eindhoven, PSV, SC Cambuur, Willem II and Witgoor Sport Dessel. [1]

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Career

Swinkels started his professional career with FC Eindhoven in the Dutch Eerste Divisie, where he was the first goalkeeper for three years. In the summer of 2012, Swinkels moved to PSV, where he was the third goalkeeper. He was released on 31 December 2012. In June 2013, Swinkels signed for two seasons with SC Cambuur, which promoted to the Eredivisie. However, Cambuur and Swinkels agreed to dissolve his contract with the club on 12 August 2013. Swinkels lost the competition of fellow goalkeeper Leonard Nienhuis and refused to spend the season as the second goalkeeper.

On 30 July 2021, he joined Belgian club Esperanza Pelt. [2]

Honours

Club

Willem II

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References

  1. ↑ Ruud Swinkels at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Doelman Ruud Swinkels komt de rangen versterken" (in Dutch). Esperanza Pelt. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.


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