John Neeskens

John Neeskens
Personal information
Full name John Andreu Neeskens Ramírez[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-17) 17 November 1993[1]
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain[2]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 New York Cosmos B
Youth career
Damm
Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2012–2013 Sant Andreu 14 (0)
2013–2014 Badalona 15 (0)
2014 Colorado Rapids 5 (1)
2015– New York Cosmos B 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 June 2014.

† Appearances (goals)

John Andreu Neeskens Ramírez (born 17 November 1993), known as John Neeskens, is a Spanish professional footballer who playes for American club New York Cosmos B as a defender.

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Neeskens began playing football with local CF Damm. He moved to American club Colorado Rapids in 2014 and made his professional debut versus Chicago Fire on 5 June.[3]

He was released just before the start of the 2015 Major League Soccer season.[4] On 17 September 2015, Neeskens was signed to the Cosmos first team after playing most of the season with New York Cosmos B. [5]

Personal life

Media outlets often erroneously report that John Neeskens is the son of former Dutch international Johan Neeskens, Johan Neeskens has stated via his personal website in November 2010 that John Neeskens is not his son.[6]

Club Honors

New York Cosmos B

References

  1. 1 2 John Neeskens profile at Soccerway
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "COLORADO RAPIDS VS. CHICAGO FIRE 0 - 0". Soccerway. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Rapids waive defenders John Neeskens and Grant Van De Casteele, coloradorapids.com, 6 maart 2015
  5. ↑ "John Neeskens Joins First Team". New York Cosmos. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  6. ↑ "Neeskens verschaft duidelijkheid over nageslacht" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
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