Joep van der Sluijs
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-12-01) 1 December 2001
Place of birth Druten, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward, midfielder
Team information
Current team
Feyenoord (U-21)
Youth career
2018–2020 NEC
2023– Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 NEC 20 (2)
2022–2023TOP Oss (loan) 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2023

Joep van der Sluijs (born 1 December 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Under-21 team of Feyenoord.[1]

Career

Born in Druten, Van der Sluijs progressed through the youth system of NEC Nijmegen and had featured for the side between 2018 and 2020 before earning promotion to the senior team.[2]

He signed his first senior contract with the Dutch club NEC Nijmegen after getting promotion from the youth team in 2020.[3] He would represent for the club in 2020–21 Eerste Divisie season.[4] He played his debut match against FC Volendam on 15 September 2020 which ended 3–1 with NEC Nijmegen taking the three points.[5] He scored his professional goal and debut goal for the club against FC Eindhoven on 3 October 2020 where he found his goal by the assist of Rangelo Janga in the 54th minute of the game. The match ended 6–0 to NEC Nijmegen.[6] Van der Sluijs scored his second goal against MVV Maastricht on 30 November 2020 in the 80th minute of the match. The goal was a winner as the match ended 2–1 for NEC Nijmegen.[7]

After NEC's promotion to Eredivisie, van der Sluijs was moved to the Under-21 squad and did not make any senior squad appearances in the 2021–22 season, also suffering an injury midseason.

On 27 July 2022, van der Sluijs was loaned to TOP Oss for a season.[8]

On 24 August 2023, van der Sluijs signed a one-year contract with Feyenoord for their Under-21 team.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 January 2021[10]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
NEC Nijmegen 2020-21 Eerste Divisie 13 2 0 0 0 0 13 2
Career total 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2

References

  1. "N.E.C. - Selectie N.E.C. Nijmegen (Selection N.E.C. Nijmegen)". N.E.C. Nijmegen Official Website (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. "Joep van der Sluijs - Player Profile". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. "Joep van der Sluijs | First Team Player Profile". N.E.C. Nijmegen Official Website. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  4. "NEC Nijmegen » Squad 2020/2021". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  5. "VOLENDAM VS. NEC | 1 – 3". Soccerway. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  6. "NEC vs FC Eindhoven | Match Result and More". N.E.C. Nijmegen Official Website (in Dutch). 3 October 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  7. "NEC Nijmegen vs. MVV Maastricht". ESPN. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  8. "TOP Oss huurt Joep van der Sluijs" (in Dutch). TOP Oss. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  9. "Transfervrije Joep van der Sluijs naar Feyenoord Onder 21" [Transfer-free Joep van der Sluijs to Feyenoord Under 21] (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 24 August 2023.
  10. Joep van der Sluijs at Soccerway
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