Sem Westerveld

Last updated

Sem Westerveld
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-18) 18 July 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 AZ
Number 13
Youth career
Ajax Cape Town
2017–2021 AZ
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Jong AZ 34 (0)
2022– AZ 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2023

Sem Westerveld (born 18 July 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dutch club AZ Alkmaar.

Contents

Career

Westerveld made his professional debut with Jong AZ in a 1–0 Eerste Divisie loss to Roda on 4 January 2021. [1] On 18 June 2021, he signed his first professional contract with AZ Alkmaar for three years. [2]

Personal life

Westerveld's father Sander Westerveld and grandfather Hennie Ardesch were also professional football goalkeepers. [3] Sem was born in San Sebastián, Spain while his father was playing for Real Sociedad. [4]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sander Westerveld</span> Dutch football coach and former professional player

Sander Westerveld is a Dutch football coach and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper. He was the goalkeeping coach of South African Premier Soccer League club Ajax Cape Town.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jens Toornstra</span> Dutch footballer

Jens Toornstra is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Eredivisie side FC Utrecht. He usually plays as an attacking midfielder.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thomas Lam</span> Finnish footballer (born 1993)

Thomas Anton Rudolph Lam is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Cypriot First Division club Apollon Limassol. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Finland national team. He began his senior club career playing for AZ Alkmaar, before signing with PEC Zwolle at age 20 in 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Teun Koopmeiners</span> Dutch footballer (born 1998)

Teun Koopmeiners is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Juventus and the Netherlands national team.

Teun Bijleveld is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back and midfielder for Italian Serie C Group A club Triestina.

Ferdy Druijf is a Dutch professional footballer footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian Bundesliga club Rapid Wien.

Rody de Boer is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish 1st Division club AaB.

Livio Milts is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Dessel Sport.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richard Sedláček</span> Czech footballer (born 1999)

Richard Sedláček is a Czech professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Teplice.

Pascal Jansen is a Dutch professional football manager who is the head coach of Hungarian club Ferencváros. He played football as a youth, but his career was cut short due to a knee injury.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hennie Ardesch</span> Dutch footballer (1943–2019)

Hendrikus "Hennie" Ardesch was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Koen Bucker</span> Dutch footballer (born 1996)

Koen Bucker is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eerste Divisie club Roda JC.

Maxim Dekker is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar.

Ernest Poku is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for AZ Alkmaar.

Wouter Goes is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar.

Lewis Schouten is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club AZ Alkmaar.

Nick Twisk is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club AZ Alkmaar.

Sem Dekkers is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defender for Jong AZ.

Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club AZ.

Daniël Virginio Deen is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for AZ Alkmaar.

References

  1. ↑ "AZ II vs. Roda JC - 4 January 2021". Soccerway.
  2. ↑ "AZ legt Westerveld vast". www.az.nl.
  3. ↑ "Unique professional debut goalkeeper Sem Westerveld for Jong AZ". 5 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "El donostiarra Sem Westerveld debuta en la Segunda holandesa". Marca.com. 5 January 2021.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.