| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kelvin Leerdam | ||
| Date of birth | June 24, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Paramaribo, Suriname | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back, Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Feyenoord | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| U.S.V. Elinkwijk | |||
| 2005–2008 | Feyenoord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008– | Feyenoord | 55 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 2, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Kelvin Leerdam (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɛɫvɪn ˈlɪːrdɐm]) (born 24 June 1990 in Paramaribo) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a right back for Dutch Eredivisie club Feyenoord and the Netherlands U21.
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Leerdam was born in Paramaribo, the capital and largest city of Suriname. Leerdam has a close relationship with his mother and has got one younger sister.[1]
Leerdam started his career at local Utrecht club Elinkwijk. Feyenoord followed the midfielder for many years and eventually joined the Feyenoord youth academy in the season 2005–06.
Coming from an amateur side, Leerdam had a difficult start in the Feyenoord youth. The first two seasons he was mainly used as a substitute. Leerdam joined a successful generation in Feyenoord U17, where he had to compete with players like Leroy Fer, Georginio Wijnaldum and Kevin Wattamaleo for a place on the midfield. After two years, when other players took their chance on a higher level, Leerdam became a regular starter in the U19 team. Thanks to his hard work and dedication, Leerdam eventually made it to Feyenoord's first team squad as well. In January 2007, Leerdam was invited to the first team's training camp in Belek, Turkey, by Feyenoord manager Erwin Koeman.[2] On June 6, 2008, Leerdam signed his first professional contract until 2011.[3]
Leerdam had his breakthrough in the season 2008–09. On November 13, 2008, Leerdam made his official debut in Feyenoord's first team. Leerdam replaced Karim El Ahmadi in the 69th minute of the KNVB Cup away match against HHC Hardenberg (1–5).[4] Leerdam made his Eredivisie debut on November 16, 2008. Leerdam replaced Georginio Wijnaldum in the 87th minute in the away match against FC Twente (1–1).[5] On November 27, 2008, Leerdam also made his European debut. In the UEFA Cup away match against Deportivo la Coruña (3–0), Leerdam replaced Karim El Ahmadi in the 56th minute.[6]
On February 1, 2009, Leerdam had a place in the starting line-up for the first time. When Giovanni van Bronckhorst got injured during the warm-up before the Eredivisie match against N.E.C., Leerdam replaced him as left back.[7] On April 12, 2009, Leerdam made his first and only goal for Feyenoord, in the home match against Heracles Almelo.[8]
In the season 2009–10, Leerdam was candidate to leave Feyenoord on loan for Excelsior. Because of the departure of the right backs Theo Lucius, Serginho Greene and Dwight Tiendalli, Leerdam remained at Feyenoord and is mainly used as the stand-in for first team right back Dani Fernández.[9]
Leerdam made his first appearance on international level in the Netherlands U19. The Dutch team missed out on a place at the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in Ukraine by the narrowest of margins. The Netherlands U19 finished second in the qualifying elite round behind Slovenia U19, with one goal difference.[10]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2008–09 | Feyenoord | Eredivisie | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 2009–10 | 17 | 0 | ? | ? | – | ? | ? | |||
| 2010–11 | 22 | 3 | ? | ? | – | ? | ? | |||
| Career total | 55 | 4 | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | ? | ? | ||
Statistics accurate as of last match played on October 3, 2009.
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