Donny de Groot

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Donny de Groot (Gouda, 1979-08-16) is a Dutch football player.

De Groot started his football career with amateur side UNIO of his native town Gouda. As a youth player, he moved to FC Utrecht, where he made his debut for the main squad on February 27, 2000, in the home game against AZ. During the next two and a half years in Utrecht, De Groot played only five matches for the main squad. During the 2001-02 season, De Groot moved to FC Volendam, where he scored 9 goals in 15 matches. De Groot moved to FC Emmen for the next season. His 30 goals in 31 matches made him top scorer of the Eerste Divisie 2002-03. He returned to FC Utrecht for the Eredivisie 2003-04 season; he played 23 matches, scoring 5 goals. At the end of the season, De Groot moved to RBC Roosendaal, and during the Eredivisie 2005-06 season, he went to Eerste Divisie side De Graafschap. At the end of the season, De Groot moved abroad, signing a two-year deal with AEK Larnaca of Cyprus. De Groot played for the Cypriot side for only one season, and returned to De Graafschap for the Eredivisie 2007-08 season.

[edit] Career statistics

Season	Club	Matches	Goals
1999/00	FC Utrecht	2	0
2000/01	FC Utrecht	0	0
2001/02	FC Utrecht	3	0
2001/02	FC Volendam	15	9
2002/03	FC Emmen	31	30
2003/04	FC Utrecht	23	5
2004/05	RBC Roosendaal	17	7
2005/06	RBC Roosendaal	6	0
2005/06	De Graafschap	25	13
2006/07	AEK Larnaca	23	9
2007/08	De Graafschap	8	6

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