Youri Loen

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Youri Loen
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-01-27) 27 January 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth Nijmegen, Netherlands
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
FCB Magpies
Number 17
Youth career
SV Orion
2001–2010 NEC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2014 NEC 6 (0)
2014Dordrecht (loan) 7 (1)
2014–2016 Sparta Rotterdam 23 (3)
2015–2016Fortuna Sittard (loan) 32 (2)
2016–2018 Emmen 60 (7)
2018–2020 Almere City 63 (8)
2020–2021 Doxa Drama 0 (0)
2021 FC Haka 9 (0)
2022 Mosta 6 (0)
2023–2024 De Treffers 24 (1)
2024–2025 Glacis United 14 (3)
2025– FCB Magpies 1 (0)
Managerial career
2024 Glacis United U23 (player-coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:23, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

Youri Loen (born 27 January 1991) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gibraltar Football League club FCB Magpies.

Career

Born in Nijmegen, [1] after playing with amateur club SV Orion, [2] Loen began his career with the youth team of hometown club NEC in 2001, [3] and later played for Dordrecht, Sparta Rotterdam, Fortuna Sittard, FC Emmen and Almere City. [1] [3] [4]

After two seasons with Almere City, in which he scored 8 goals and made 15 assists in 65 games, he was told he was no longer wanted by the club. [2] [5] He left the club at the end of June 2020, and returned to former club SV Orion in July 2020, as well as a second amateur club Brakkenstein, to train in order to maintain fitness. [2]

Later that month he began training with TOP Oss. [6] [7] He remained training with TOP Oss in October 2020, although the club said they would not be signing him to a contract. [8] Later that month he signed for Greek club Doxa Drama. [9]

On 26 January 2021, Loen signed for Finnish club FC Haka. [10] [11]

On 19 January 2022, he joined Mosta in Malta. [12]

After a stint back in the Netherlands, Loen moved to Gibraltar in August 2024 with Glacis United, making his debut on 25 August in a 2–1 defeat to Europa. [13] He was also announced as coach for their U23 team in the Gibraltar Intermediate League team. [14] He moved again on 9 January, joining FCB Magpies. [15] He made his debut on 8 February against Lions Gibraltar.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Netherlands - Y. Loen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. 1 2 3 Danny van den Broek (7 July 2020). "Voor Youri Loen ligt de volgende halte over de grens" (in Dutch). De Gelderlander. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. 1 2 Youri Loen at WorldFootball.net
  4. "Youri Loen naar Fortuna Sittard".
  5. "Youri Loen: niet rouwig om vertrek bij City FC" (in Dutch). Omroep Flevoland. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  6. Dominique Pichel (20 July 2020). "Youri Loen traint mee bij TOP Oss" (in Dutch). De Gelderlander. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  7. "Nijmegenaar Youri Loen traint mee bij TOP Oss" (in Dutch). Omroep Gelderland. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  8. "Youri Loen sluit alsnog aan bij selectie TOP Oss | Kliknieuws". www.kliknieuws.nl.
  9. Jaap van der Doelen (16 October 2020). "Youri Loen vertrekt na tien dagen alweer bij TOP Oss voor Grieks avontuur" (in Dutch). BD. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  10. "Haka sopimukseen kahden testipelaajan kanssa". 26 January 2021.
  11. van Zundert, Bram (26 January 2021). "Finse club FC Haka verlost oud-NEC'er Youri Loen van Griekse tragedie". de Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  12. "Mosta F.C. is please to welcome the Dutch playmaker Youri Loen". Mosta. 19 January 2022.
  13. Match Report: Glacis United 1-2 Europa Gibraltar Football Association. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  14. Youri Loen strengthens Glacis United in triple role Evytal Sports Management on LinkedIn. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  15. New Signing FCB Magpies on Twitter. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.