Tein Troost

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Tein Troost
Personal information
Full name Tein Cornelis Johannes Troost
Date of birth (2002-01-15) 15 January 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Breda, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Lokeren
Number 1
Youth career
–2018 NAC Breda
2018–2023 Feyenoord
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Feyenoord 0 (0)
2023–2025 NAC Breda 12 (0)
2025Cork City (loan) 22 (0)
2025– Lokeren 9 (0)
International career
2017–2018 Netherlands U16 4 (0)
2018–2019 Netherlands U17 8 (0)
2019 Netherlands U18 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 September 2019

Tein Cornelis Johannes Troost (born 15 January 2002) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian Challenger Pro League club Lokeren. [2]

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Early life

From Breda in North Brabant, Netherlands, Troost started playing as a goalkeeper after being rejected following a trial with his local club as an outfield player and almost gave-up football before deciding to try the new position. He was spotted by a scout at NAC Breda playing as a goalkeeper for his local club and invited to try out with them. [3]

Career

Feyenoord

Having joined the academy at NAC Breda as a youngster, he left the club to join-up with Feyenoord in 2018. [4] The following year, as a seventeen-year-old, he signed a first professional contract with the club, agreeing to a two-and-a-half-year deal. [5] He spent five years in the Feyenoord academy and was an unused substitute 39 times with the first team without making an appearance. [6]

NAC Breda

Troost went on to rejoin NAC Breda in the summer of 2023. [6] [7] He made his senior debut for NAC Breda on 22 September 2023, against FC Emmen in the Eerste Divisie. [8] [9] He was a member of the squad that earned promotion to the Eredivisie in June 2024. [3]

Cork City (loan)

On 7 December 2024, it was announced that Troost would join newly promoted League of Ireland Premier Division club Cork City on loan until July 2025, with the option of a permanent deal. [10] [3] He made his debut on 14 February 2025 in a 2-2 home draw against Galway United. [11] Troost made 22 appearances in all competitions during his loan spell, but turned down the option to move to the club on a permanent basis, despite Cork being willing to meet the €75,000 release clause in the loan deal to secure his signature. [12]

Lokeren

On 17 July 2025, Troost signed a two-year contract with Lokeren in the Belgian second-tier Challenger Pro League. [13]

International career

Troost has represented the Netherlands under-17 side. [14] He was a member of the Dutch squad that played at the 2019 FIFA U17 World Cup. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 June 2025 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Feyenoord 2020–21 Eredivisie 00000000
2021–22 00000000
2022–23 00000000
Total00000000
NAC Breda 2023–24 Eerste Divisie 1201000130
2024–25 Eredivisie 000000
Total1201000130
Cork City 2025 LOI Premier Division 2201 [a] 0230
Career total3401010360
  1. Appearance(s) in the Munster Senior Cup

References

  1. Tein Troost at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 Tein Troost at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "So far, so good as Cork City go Dutch with netminder Tein Troost". Irish Examiner. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  4. Blanco, Yadran (4 October 2018). "Youth international Tein Troost exchanges NAC for Feyenoord". bndestem.nl. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  5. Temmen, Robbert (24 January 2019). "Bredanaar Tein Troost (17) tekent eerste profcontract bij Feyenoord". Bredavandaag. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  6. 1 2 "NAC Breda haalt doelman Troost terug van Feyenoord". rtlnieuws. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  7. "AC TAKES OVER KEEPER TEIN TROOST FROM FEYENOORD ON A FREE TRANSFER". nac.nl. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  8. "NAC VS. EMMEN 1–3". Soccerway. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  9. "Debuut NAC-keeper Troost valt in het water door verliespartij: 'Maar klein beetje kunnen genieten'". bndestem.nl. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  10. "Welcome Tein Troost". corkcityfc. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  11. "CORK CITY VS. GALWAY UNITED 2 - 2". Soccerway. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  12. https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-41659850.html
  13. "Sporting Lokeren heeft doelman beet: Tein Troost komt over van NAC Breda" [Sporting Lokeren has secured a goalkeeper: Tein Troost joins from NAC Breda] (in Dutch). K.S.C. Lokeren. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  14. "U-17 MNT TAKES DOWN NETHERLANDS 3–1 AT 4 NATIONS TOURNAMENT". ussoccer.com. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  15. "NETHERLANDS U17 VS. FRANCE U17 1 - 3". Soccerway. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2025.