Robbin Kieft (born 22 July 1987) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played for Eredivisie club FC Groningen from 2005–07. He is the son of former Netherlands international footballer Wim Kieft.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 July 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Turin, Italy[1] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1999 | AFC | ||
| 1999–2005 | Ajax | ||
| 2005–2006 | Groningen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Groningen | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | AFC | ||
| 2009–2011 | Buitenveldert | ||
| 2012–2013 | Hilversum | ||
| International career | |||
| 2002 | Netherlands U16 | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kieft gained three caps for the Netherlands under-16 side, in which he scored once.[3]
Career
editBorn in Turin, Italy, while his father Wim Kieft played for Torino, Robbin Kieft played youth football for AFC and Ajax.[4] He broke through to senior football as part of the Groningen team in the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons. As was the case with his father, he made his debut in a match against Sparta Rotterdam.[5]
In July 2007 he trialled with ADO Den Haag but was unable to secure a contract.[6] He then moved to amateur club AFC, where he had played youth football, but left "after a few months due to a disagreement".[7][4]
In 2011, Kieft joined FC Hilversum from SC Buitenveldert.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c Robbin Kieft at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Kieft". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 9 July 2012.
- ^ "Robbin - OnsOranje". Ons Oranje. KNVB. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Appel bij Beckham valt wel ver van de boom". Elfvoetbal.nl (in Dutch). 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Zoon Kieft maakt debuut bij FC Groningen". soccernews.nl (in Dutch). 8 February 2006.
- ^ "Ook Kieft krijgt geen contract van ADO". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 20 July 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Ook AFC lijkt op een duiventil". Het Parool (in Dutch). 25 February 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Giorgio Berkleef verlaat FC Hilversum". NH (in Dutch). 8 March 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
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