Ryan Koolwijk

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Ryan Koolwijk
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Koolwijk with Excelsior in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-08-08) 8 August 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Suriname (assistant)
Youth career
VV Lekkerkerk [2]
Excelsior
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2011 Excelsior 114 (10)
2011–2014 NEC 86 (5)
2014 Dordrecht 9 (2)
2015–2016 AS Trenčín 43 (6)
2016–2019 Excelsior 92 (7)
2019–2020 AS Trenčín 20 (2)
2020–2021 Almere City 38 (1)
2021–2022 PEC Zwolle 9 (0)
Total411(33)
International career
2021–2022 Suriname [3] 7 (0)
Managerial career
2022– Suriname (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ryan Koolwijk (born 8 August 1985) is a professional football manager and former player who is the assistant coach of the Suriname national team.

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During his playing career, he played for Excelsior, NEC, Dordrecht, AS Trenčín, Almere City, and PEC Zwolle. Born in the Netherlands, he represented the Suriname national team.

Club career

Born in Rotterdam, Koolwijk began his senior career with Excelsior during the 2007–08 season. He signed for NEC in May 2011. [4] He also played for Dordrecht and AS Trenčín, [1] [5] before returning to Excelsior in May 2016. [6] He returned to Trenčín in June 2019 and became a regular in the team's starting eleven. [7] In April 2020, when the Fortuna Liga was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, Koolwijk ended his contract with the club by mutual agreement, as he intended to spend more time with his family in the Netherlands and he was dissatisfied by the proposed salary cut of over 50%, due to the pandemic. [8] He signed with Almere City in May 2020. [9]

He signed for PEC Zwolle in September 2021. [10] After a season, which ended with relegation to the 2022–23 Eerste Divisie, 36-year old Koolwijk announced his retirement from football, as he had accepted a job offer as assistant coach of the Suriname national team. [11]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Koolwijk is of Surinamese descent. [12] He debuted with the Suriname national team in a 6–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Bermuda on 4 June 2021. [13] On 25 June Koolwijk was named to the Suriname squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup. [14]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 May 2017 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Excelsior 2007–08 Eredivisie 70000070
2008–09 Eerste Divisie 373102 [lower-alpha 1] 0403
2009–10 376104 [lower-alpha 1] 0426
2010–11 Eredivisie331204 [lower-alpha 2] 2393
Total114104010212812
N.E.C. 2011–12 Eredivisie3504000390
2012–13 3141000324
2013–14 2214021282
Total8859021996
Dordrecht 2014–15 Eredivisie922100113
Trenčín 2014–15 Slovak First Football League 1313100162
2015–16 305632 [lower-alpha 3] 0388
Total43694205410
Excelsior 2016–17 Eredivisie3222000342
2017–18 00000000
Total3222000342
Career total2862526514332633
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearances in the Eredivisie relegation play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in the Europa League

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References

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  2. ↑ v.v. Lekkerkerk door de jaren heen, vvlekkerkerk.nl
  3. ↑ "Ryan Koolwijk". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  4. ↑ Yorick Hokke (2 May 2011). "Ryan Koolwijk na dit seizoen naar NEC" (in Dutch). Goal.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Excelsior troeft twee Eredivisie-clubs af en heeft beet bij clubjongen". www.voetbalprimeur.nl.
  7. ↑ VoetbalRotterdam, Redactie (26 June 2019). "Ryan Koolwijk tekent bij AS Trencin -".
  8. ↑ s, SPORT SK, s r o & Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia a. "Zachráňte futbalistu Ryana. Koolwijk sa dohodol na predčasnom ukončení zmluvy s Trenčínom". Šport.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 12 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ "Almere City FC lijft ervaren Ryan Koolwijk in" (in Dutch). Almere City FC. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Koolwijk en Fernandes tekenen bij PEC: "De spoeling werd erg dun"". RTV Oost.
  11. ↑ Ryan Koolwijk stopt met voetballen en vindt nieuwe uitdaging: 'Deze kans moet ik grijpen', rijnmond.nl, 12 May 2022
  12. ↑ Gayadien, Gepost door Rajesh. "Ryan Koolwijk kijkt uit naar trip naar Suriname".
  13. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Qualifiers - North, Central America and Caribbean - Matches - Suriname - Bermuda". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021.
  14. ↑ Surinamese Football Federation [@OfficialSVB1920] (25 June 2021). "The 23 That Will Represent Us At The CONCACAF Gold Cup" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 July 2021– via Twitter.
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