Jeroen van der Lely (born 22 March 1996) is a Dutch footballer who plays for USV Hercules as a right back. During his professional career, he played for Twente and Vendsyssel FF.[1][2]

Jeroen van der Lely
Personal information
Full name Jeroen van der Lely
Date of birth (1996-07-04) 4 July 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Nijverdal, Netherlands
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
200?–2008 RKSV De Zweef
2008–2014 Twente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Twente 72 (1)
2015–2019 Jong Twente 34 (0)
2019–2020 Vendsyssel 7 (0)
2021– USV Hercules
International career
2015–2016 Netherlands U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Nijverdal, Overijssel,[3] Van der Lely is a youth exponent from FC Twente. He made his Eerste Divisie debut on 23 February 2015 against De Graafschap in a 3–1 home win.[4]

On the transfer deadline day, 2 September 2019, Van der Lely joined Danish second division club Vendsyssel FF after a trial.[5] However, the club announced on 2 January 2020 that they intended to cut down on the number of players, and Van der Lely was one of three players that would be cut.[6]

On 13 May 2020, Van der Lely announced his retirement, citing a lack of motivation and passion for playing professional football.[7][8] Instead, he opted to study literary science at Utrecht University.[9][8] In January 2021, he started playing football again on an amateur level with USV Hercules while continuing his studies.[10]

Honours

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Club

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Twente[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Netherlands - J. van der Lely - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  2. ^ Jeroen van der Lely at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ te Bogt, Arjan (19 September 2020). "Jeroen van der Lely (23) is liever student dan topvoetballer bij FC Twente". Tubantia (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Twente II vs. De Graafschap - 23 February 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  5. ^ VENDSYSSEL FF SKRIVER KONTRAKT MED HOLLANDSK DUO, vendsysselff.dk, 2 September 2019
  6. ^ VENDSYSSEL FF SIGER FARVEL TIL TRE SPILLERE, vendsysselff.dk, 2 January 2020
  7. ^ Hoffskov, Ole (15 May 2020). "24-årig stopper karrieren efter Vendsyssel-exit: Jeg er ikke dygtig nok". tipsbladet.dk. Tipsbladet. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  8. ^ a b ten Voorde, Leon (13 May 2020). "Jeroen van der Lely stopt er nu echt mee: De passie voor het profvoetbal is weg". tubantia.nl. Tubantia. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  9. ^ NOS Voetbal (19 May 2020). "Van der Lely (24) na inleveren contract: 'Pas als mens niet in voetballerij'". nos.nl. NOS. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  10. ^ ten Voorde, Leon (6 January 2021). "Jeroen van der Lely is weer voetballer: hij gaat verder als amateur". Tubantia (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  11. ^ "FC Twente is kampioen 2018-2019!" (in Dutch). Eerste Divisie. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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