Sam Hendriks

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Sam Hendriks
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-01-25) 25 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Doetinchem, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Pyunik
Number 28
Youth career
0000–2005 VV VIOD
2005–2012 De Graafschap
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 De Graafschap 1 (0)
2013–2016 Ajax 1 (0)
2013–2016 Jong Ajax 66 (20)
2016–2018 Go Ahead Eagles 60 (24)
2018–2020 OH Leuven 12 (0)
2019Cambuur (loan) 14 (8)
2020Cambuur (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 Go Ahead Eagles 35 (8)
2021–2022 Cambuur 6 (0)
2022De Graafschap (loan) 15 (6)
2022–2023 Olympiakos Nicosia 33 (2)
2023– Pyunik 24 (4)
International career
2009–2010 Netherlands U15 2 (2)
2011 Netherlands U16 3 (0)
2013 Netherlands U18 1 (0)
2013 Netherlands U19 1 (0)
2014 Netherlands U20 1 (0)
2015 Netherlands U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024

Sam Hendriks (born 25 January 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Armenian Premier League club Pyunik. [1]

Contents

Club career

De Graafschap

Born in Doetinchem, Hendriks began his football career with local amateur side VV VIOD, before transferring to De Graafschap in 2005. [2] Hendriks made his debut as an 88th-minute substitute for Anco Jansen against Telstar in the Eerste Divisie on 26 April 2013. [3] Sidelined by a knee injury for the majority of the 2012–13 season, Hendriks only made one appearance for the first team. [4] [5]

Ajax

On 24 June 2013, Hendriks signed a four-year contract with Ajax. [6] [7] [8] Hendriks made his debut for the reserves team Jong Ajax in a 2–0 Eerste Divisie loss to FC Oss on 16 August 2013. He came on for Marvin Höner in the 70th minute, playing as a striker. [9] [10] On 20 August 2013, Hendriks scored four goals for Jong Ajax in a 15–0 friendly match win over Tweede Klasse side RKSV Nemelaer. [11] He scored his first professional career goal in the 22nd minute of a 1–2 loss to former club De Graafschap in the Eerste Divisie on 11 November 2013. [12]

Go Ahead Eagles

On 15 June 2016, it was announced that Hendriks had signed a three-year deal with Go Ahead Eagles, leaving Ajax on a free transfer. [13]

Return to Cambuur

On 15 June 2021, Hendriks returns to SC Cambuur. [14] On 28 January 2022, Hendriks was loaned to De Graafschap for the rest of the season. [15]

Olympiakos Nicosia

On 26 August 2022, he signed for Cypriot club Olympiakos Nicosia. [16]

Pyunik

On 13 September 2023, Pyunik announced the singing of Hendriks. [17]

International career

Hendriks made his international debut for the Netherlands national under-15 team in a friendly match against Turkey on 8 December 2009. The match ended in a 4–1 win for the Netherlands. He scored his only goal in his final appearance for the U-15 team against Republic of Ireland in a 2–1 friendly match win. [18] On 4 February 2011, he appeared in all three matches for the U-16 team in the 2011 International Youth Tournament in Portugal, making his debut against the hosts in a 2–0 win, playing in the 4–1 win over Israel two days later, followed by a 1–1 draw with Italy. [19] On 26 March 2013, Hendrik was called up by U-18 coach Remy Reijnierse for the international friendly match against Germany on 26 March 2013. [20] The match ended in a 4–1 victory for the Dutch. [21] On 29 August, Hendriks was selected for the Netherlands U-19 team to face Germany in a friendly match. He made his U-19 debut on 6 September 2013 in a 6–1 loss to the Germans.

Career statistics

As of 17 August 2014 [22]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeague KNVB Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
De Graafschap 2012–13 Eerste Divisie 10000010
Jong Ajax 2013–14 Eerste Divisie225225
Career total2350000235

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