| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 July 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Harkema, Netherlands [1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [2] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cambuur | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Harkemase Boys | ||
| 2020–2023 | Cambuur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Cambuur | 51 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:41, 28 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Wiebe Kooistra (born 23 July 2006) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Dutch club Cambuur.
Kooistra began playing football at amateur club Harkemase Boys from his hometown Harkema. [1] [3] In the summer of 2020, he joined the youth academy of Cambuur from Harkemase Boys, progressing through the club's under-16 and under-18 teams. With the under-16 side, he finished as the team's top scorer, while during the 2022–23 season he was a regular player for the under-18 team. [4] On 30 June 2023, Kooistra signed his first professional contract with Cambuur, running for two seasons with an option for an additional year. [4]
Kooistra joined the first team during the 2023–24 pre-season and made his unofficial senior debut in a friendly against German fourth-tier side SSV Jeddeloh, starting in a 3–0 victory. [5] He scored his first senior goal one week later in another friendly, against his former club Harkemase Boys. [6]
Under head coach Sjors Ultee, Kooistra completed the entire pre-season with the first team. He made his competitive debut on 11 August 2023 in the opening match of the Eerste Divisie season against Emmen, coming on as a substitute in the second half. In stoppage time, he scored his first professional goal to equalise and secure a 2–2 draw for Cambuur. [7] [8] [9]
During his first professional season, Kooistra was mainly used as a substitute, making 29 league appearances and starting on two occasions. His first start came on 6 November 2023 under Ultee's successor Henk de Jong, in an away match against TOP Oss. He contributed one goal and one assist in an 8–1 victory, earning a place in the Eerste Divisie Team of the Week. [10] [11] Cambuur finished the season in 13th place in the league and reached the semi-finals of the KNVB Cup, where they were eliminated by NEC. Kooistra made three substitute appearances during the cup run. Alongside his first-team involvement, he also featured regularly for Cambuur's under-21 team in the national under-21 competition. [12]
In July 2024, Kooistra signed a new contract with Cambuur, extending his deal until 2027. [13] He was named in the matchday squad for the opening fixtures of the season before making his first appearance of the campaign on 13 September 2024, in a league match against Jong Ajax. [14] He featured sparingly during the 2024–25 season, making 11 league appearances, mostly as a late substitute. In addition, he played twice in the KNVB Cup, scoring once, and made a substitute appearance in one leg of Cambuur's two-legged defeat to FC Den Bosch in the promotion play-offs. During the summer of 2025, Kooistra declined an offer from Czech First League club MFK Karviná, a cooperation club of Slavia Prague, opting to remain at Cambuur. [15] [16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cambuur | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 [a] | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2025–26 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 51 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 4 | ||