Mike van der Kooy explained

Mike van der Kooy
Birth Date:30 January 1989
Birth Place:Utrecht, Netherlands
Position:Centre back
Youthclubs1:UVV
Youthclubs2:VV De Meern
Youthyears3:2001–2007
Youthclubs3:Utrecht
Years1:2007–2010
Caps1:5
Goals1:0
Years2:2009–2010
Clubs2:Oss (loan)
Caps2:10
Goals2:1
Years3:2010–2012
Caps3:37
Goals3:1
Years4:2012–2015
Years5:2015–2017
Years6:2017–2018
Nationalyears1:2003–2004
Nationalteam1:Netherlands U15
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2005
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2005
Nationalcaps3:7
Nationalgoals3:1

Mike van der Kooy (born 30 January 1989) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender, preferably as a centre back.

Club career

Van der Kooy began his career playing for various youth teams.[1] In 2007, he moved to FC Utrecht. He made his debut victory against Willem II Tilburg in Eredivisie on 3 February 2008, by a score of 2–0. He soon signed a professional contract until 2011 with FC Utrecht. Van der Kooy eventually played five league games for the club.[2]

On 2 August 2010, he signed a two-year contract with AGOVV. When his contract expired in 2012, his professional career came to an end, but he continued in the lower leagues from July 2012 to July 2015 for Hoofdklasse club DOVO. From July 2015 to July 2017, Van der Kooy played for SC Genemuiden in the Hoofdklasse.[3] From September 2017, Van der Kooy played briefly with Eerste Klasse team DHSC from his hometown, but he decided to retire after a serious knee injury.

International career

Van der Kooy played for the Netherlands at under-15, under-16 and under-17 level. As part of the U17s, he participated in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Peru, where the Netherlands finished in third place.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Bos . Stan . Mike van der Kooij (DHSC) stopt met voetbal na weer een zware knieblessure . Algemeen Dagblad . 26 September 2017 . nl.
  2. Web site: Nederland - M. van der Kooy - Profiel met nieuws, statistieken en geschiedenis - Soccerway . nl.soccerway.com . 9 October 2021.
  3. News: Mike van der Kooy vertrekt bij SC Genemuiden; Marc Hegeman verlengt contract . Flevopost . 5 January 2017 . nl.
  4. News: Het beste onder-17 team van Oranje: 15 jaar later . RTL Nieuws . 10 April 2020 . nl.