Maikel Verkoelen

Maikel Verkoelen
Personal information
Full nameMaikel Verkoelen
Date of birth18 March 1992
Place of birthHelmond, Netherlands
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current team
RKC Waalwijk
Number16
Youth career
2000–2011PSV
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013PSV0(0)
2012–2013FC Eindhoven (loan)25(2)
2014Sportfreunde Siegen12(0)
2014–RKC Waalwijk0(0)
National team
2007–2010Netherlands U172(0)
2010–2011Netherlands U192(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 August 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Maikel Verkoelen (born 18 March 1992) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a centre back for RKC Waalwijk in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.[1]

Career

Maikel Verkoelen joined PSV at the age of eight, eleven years later, Verkoelen signed a professional contract at the age of 19 and he played against SV Ried in the Europa League qualifying round on 18 August 2011, he only played one minute after coming on the 90th minute for Marcelo. In September 2011, Verkoelen made his cup debut against VVSB Noordwijkerhout which PSV won 8–0 and Verkoelen set up the 6th goal that was scored by Jürgen Locadia.

FC Eindhoven loan

In July 2012, Verkoelen joined FC Eindhoven on a season-long loan. He made his debut against MVV, playing the full 90 minutes. Verkoelen scored his first goal for the club on his fifth appearance for FC Eindhoven, in the 3-4 home loss against Helmond Sport.

Sporfreunde Siegen

After having trained with Jong PSV for the first half of the season, Verkoelen signed a deal with German side Sportfreunde Siegen in January 2014. He only stayed until the end of the season.

RKC Waalwijk

On 4 August 2014, Verkoelen signed a two-year deal with Dutch Eerste Divisie side RKC Waalwijk.

International

Maikel Verkoelen has been capped at Netherlands U17 and Netherlands U19 level.

References

  1. "Maikel Verkoelen" (in Dutch). PSV Jeugd. Retrieved 31 July 2013.