John Goossens

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John Goossens
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-07-25) 25 July 1988
Place of birthHeemstede, Netherlands
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current clubFeyenoord
Number20
Youth career
1997–1999HBC Heemstede
1999–2009Ajax
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2012NEC72(14)
2012–Feyenoord8(2)
National team‡
2005–2006Netherlands U-1713(5)
2010Netherlands U-213(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 April 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:16, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

John Goossens (born 27 July 1988 in Heemstede) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Dutch Eredivisie club Feyenoord.

Career

Goossens is a midfielder who was born in Heemstede and began his career at HBC Heemstede, then joined AFC Ajax in September 1999, and was promoted to Jong Ajax in November 2006.[1] In 2007 the breakthrough of Goossens was nearby as he was added to the first squad at a training camp in Scotland. During this training camp he played exhibition games against the Rangers and Falkirk. Coach Henk ten Cate was convinced about Goossens's qualities and kept him the first team. "I learned a lot during that period. You're still on the same field with the likes of Jaap Stam. And I shared a room with Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. I also learned a lot from him, " Goossens said on the club site. He was on the bench during the Johan Cruijff Shield game in 2007 . On 1 October of that year he played with Young Ajax against Young Sparta. He left that game with a groin injury, which later became a back injury. In total he was out of circulation for about two months. It took quite a while before Goossens regained his starting position with Young Ajax. In the 2008/09 season, he played left back in that team, where he had previously acted as left winger.

On 2 February 2009 he switched from AFC Ajax to N.E.C. Nijmegen. The 20-year-old Dutch U-20 national team player signed a contract for four years.[2] Previously moving to N.E.C, FC Twente originally appeared to sign Goosens. The Tukkers were already agree with Goossens, but could with Ajax not agree on the terms of the contract. Ajax wanted the contract to include a repurchase option, to which Twente ceased negotiations.[3] Goossens signed a contract until mid- 2012 in Nijmegen.[4] He made his professional football debut on 4 February 2009, playing his first game against F.C. Groningen.[5]

Due to his good performance for NEC Nijmegen, Goossens was offered a new contract in 2012, but he rejected the offer. Welsh side Swansea City were interested in signing Goossens. NEC Nijmegen technical director Carlos Aalbers admits he had mixed feelings over midfielder John Goossens' proposed move to the club.[6] NEC stated they do not want to risk losing Goossens on a free transfer in the summer. Eventually, Goossens eventually rejected a move to Swansea as he had decided to serve the remainder of his contract.[7] Two weeks later, Feyenoord managed to sign him on a free transfer at the end of the season. Eventually, Goossens agreed to join Feyenoord on a four-year deal. The club's technical director Martin van Geel said: "We are delighted that Goossens has chosen Feyenoord."[8]

International

Goossens was part of the Netherlands U-17 squad that reached third place at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[9] He scored two goals in the tournament.

References

  1. ↑ "Ajax extend contract Goossens". AFC Ajax. 10 May 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2010. 
  2. ↑ "NEC Sign John Goossens From Ajax". Goal.com. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2010. 
  3. ↑ "Twente haalt Jonge Fin" (in Dutch). TC Tubantia. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2012. 
  4. ↑ "John Goossens per direct naar N.E.C." (in Dutch). NEC website. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2012. 
  5. ↑ "Spielbericht – Spielbericht". transfermarkt.de. Retrieved 26 April 2010. 
  6. ↑ "NEC sad to let Goossens go". Sky Sports. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2011. 
  7. ↑ "Goossens snubs Swansea bid". Sky Sports. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012. 
  8. ↑ "Goossens agrees Feyenoord deal". Sky Sportss. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012. 
  9. ↑ Holland roster – FIFA

External links

Feyenoord – current squad
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