Ruben_Kluivert
Ruben Kluivert
Dutch footballer
Ruben Kluivert (born 21 May 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eerste Divisie club Dordrecht.
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Kluivert with Utrecht in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2001-05-21) 21 May 2001 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dordrecht | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2018 | AFC | ||
| 2018–2020 | Utrecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Jong Utrecht | 52 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Utrecht | 14 | (0) |
| 2023– | Dordrecht | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2023 | |||
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Born in Amsterdam, Kluivert began playing as a youth for local club Amsterdamsche FC before moving to FC Utrecht, where he made his senior debut with the reserve team in the Eerste Divisie. He made his first-team debut on 11 May 2022 in the Eredivisie as an added-time substitute for Willem Janssen in a 2–2 home draw with AZ Alkmaar.[1]
On 1 September 2023, Kluivert signed a two-year contract with Dordrecht.[2]
Kluivert hails from a footballing family. His grandfather Kenneth played for Surinamese team S.V. Robinhood and moved to the Netherlands in 1970. His father, Patrick, played for European clubs including AFC Ajax and FC Barcelona, and was a long-time Dutch international.[3] His older brother Justin is also a professional footballer, whose teams include Ajax, A.S. Roma (currently with AFC Bournemouth), and the Netherlands national team.[4]
Club
- As of 1 June 2020[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Utrecht | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
- "Liveblog: Douvikas maakt in extremis gelijk voor FC Utrecht tegen AZ" (in Dutch). RTV Utrecht. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- "FC Dordrecht versterkt zich met Ruben Kluivert" [FC Dordrecht strengthens itself with Ruben Kluivert] (in Dutch). Dordrecht. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- "Patrick Kluivert: Former Barcelona striker rejoins club as academy director". BBC Sport. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- "Justin Kluivert joins RB Leipzig on loan". RB Leipzig. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- Ruben Kluivert at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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