Xander Houtkoop

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Xander Houtkoop
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Personal information
Full name Xander Houtkoop
Date of birth (1989-03-26) 26 March 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
SC Heerenveen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010 SC Heerenveen 0 (0)
2009–2010 → FC Emmen (loan) 36 (3)
2010–2011 Heracles Almelo 6 (0)
2011–2014 Go Ahead Eagles 93 (21)
2014–2015 ADO Den Haag 23 (3)
2015–2018 SC Cambuur 72 (7)
2018 HamKam 7 (0)
2019– VV Jubbega
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2018

Xander Houtkoop (born 26 March 1989) is a Dutch former professional footballer who plays as a winger. He formerly played for FC Emmen, Heracles Almelo, Go Ahead Eagles and ADO Den Haag. Houtkoop is known for his speed, creativity, close control and flair.

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Playing career

Heerenveen, Emmen and Heracles

Houtkoop began his career as a bencher at SC Heerenveen in the Eredivisie, failing to register an appearance. In the summer of 2009, Houtkoop signed a season-long loan with FC Emmen in the Eerste Divisie.

After an impressive campaign in Emmen, Houtkoop attracted the interest of Eredivisie-club Heracles Almelo. Following intense speculation surrounding his future, Houtkoop signed a two-year contract at Heracles Almelo in April 2010 after his contract at Heerenveen had expired. He had six caps for the club.

Go Ahead, ADO and Cambuur

In July 2011, Houtkoop signed with Go Ahead Eagles after his Heracles contract expired. With Go Ahead, he had 93 caps and 21 goals, helping Go Ahead return to the Eredivisie. In the summer of 2014, Houtkoop signed a two-year contract with ADO Den Haag. Here he had three goals. Houtkoop had the misfortune to score one goal against his own team in a game against Ajax.

In August 2015, Houtkoop signed a three-year deal with SC Cambuur on a free transfer. [1] Houtkoop's three-year contract with ADO Den Haag was dissolved to allow this move. [1] On 25 January 2017, Houtkoop was one of two Cambuur players to miss a penalty, after a 2016–17 KNVB Cup game against FC Utrecht ended 2–2. Cambuur won away, as three Utrecht players had missed. The contract with Cambuur expired in the summer of 2018.

HamKam, New Zealand and Jubbega

Houtkoop went to Hamarkameratene that played in the Norwegian First Division on trial. On 29 August 2018, he signed with the club for one season. [2] His first game for HamKam was a 2–1 victory at home against Åsane on 2 September, where Houtkoop came on as a substitute for Abubakar Ibrahim in the second half. [3] In total, Houtkoop played seven league games for HamKam. [4]

After this adventure in Norway, Houtkoop had an internship in New Zealand, before refusing an offer from Canada. [5] On 1 September 2019, Houtkoop joined VV Jubbega. [6] Houtkoop was recruited to Jubbenga by its head coach Inne Schotanus, who was his trainer in the SC Heerenveen youth. [7] In his first game for Jubbega, entering as a substitute, it managed to beat GOMOS 6–7 including 2 goals and 2 assists by Houtkoop, after GOMOS had led this cup game 6–2 and Jubbega had one player less due to a red card. [7]

Personal

Houtkoop is married. [7] He is partially of Indonesian descent. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 Van Bergen, Dennis (5 August 2015). "SC Cambuur legt Houtkoop voor drie jaar vast". Voetbal International . Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Kvålshagen, Robert (29 August 2018). "Venstreving klar for HamKam" [Reinforcement ready for HamKam]. Hamarkameratene (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 December 2022. I dag satte Xander Houtkoop pennen på papiret som binder han til HamKam ut sesongen 2018
  3. ↑ "Kampreferat av HamKam - Åsane - 02.09.2018". Fotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Xander Houtkoop at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  5. ↑ Stobber, Johan (20 September 2019). "Voor Xander Houtkoop (oud-Cambuur) is voetbal hobby geworden". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch).
  6. ↑ "Jubbega maakt selectie rond met komst Xander Houtkoop]". VV Jubbega (in Dutch). 1 September 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 "Xander Houtkoop na eerste maanden Jubbega" [Xander Houtkoop after first months of Jubbenga.]. Sa! (in Dutch). 21 November 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2022. Ineens prijkte aan het begin van het seizoen de naam van Xander Houtkoop op de spelerslijst van Jubbega. Nadat de oud-speler van SC Heerenveen en SC Cambuur geen nieuwe profclub vond, besloot hij de overstap te maken naar de tweedeklasser.
  8. ↑ Rahedian, Rafif, ed. (2 September 2019). "Profil Xander Houtkoop, Pemain Berdarah Indonesia yang Bisa ke Liga 1". INDOSPORT (in Indonesian). Retrieved 25 December 2022.
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