Roland Baas Explained

Roland Baas
Birth Date:2 March 1996[1]
Birth Place:Winschoten, Netherlands
Height:1.78 m
Position:Left-back
Youthyears1:–2008
Youthclubs1:WVV 1896
Youthyears2:2008–2017
Youthclubs2:VA FC Groningen/Cambuur
Years1:2014–2017
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:2016–2017
Caps2:26
Goals2:1
Years3:2017–2018
Caps3:14
Goals3:0
Years4:2018–2019
Caps4:37
Goals4:1
Years5:2019–2023
Caps5:66
Goals5:0
Years6:2023
Caps6:7
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:2014
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2015
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:30 June 2023

Roland Baas (born 2 March 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back.

Club career

Early career

Born in Winschoten, started his career in the youth academy of amateur club WVV 1896 before joining the academy of FC Groningen in 2008.[2]

FC Groningen

He made his professional debut in the Eredivisie for FC Groningen on 5 October 2014 in a game against Feyenoord. He signed his first professional on 27 January 2015, signing with the club for one-and-a-half seasons. He made just one appearance for the club during the 2014–15 season, and would not appear for them at all during the 2015–16 season.[3] He did not appear for them in the 2016–17 season either, but did appear 26 times for Jong FC Groningen, scoring once. It was announced he would leave FC Groningen at the end of the 2016–17 season.[4]

Heracles Almelo

On 15 August 2017, Baas joined Heracles Almelo on trial,[5] before signing a one-year contract with the club later that month.[6] He made his debut for the club on 25 October 2017 against HSV Hoek in the KNVB Cup,[7] before making his league debut for the club on 9 December 2017 in a 5–0 league defeat at AZ Alkmaar.[8] He made 14 appearances in the Eredivisie for Heracles Almelo during the 2017–18 season, though he did not score.

Go Ahead Eagles

On 5 June 2018, Baas signed for Eerste Divisie club Go Ahead Eagles on a one-year contract after his contract at Heracles Almelo was not renewed.[9] He made his debut for the club on 17 August 2018 in a 5–0 win at home to Jong FC Utrecht.[10] He was a regular player for Go Ahead Eagles during the 2018–19 season, making 37 appearances and scoring once during the regular season, before making 4 appearances in the promotion play-offs as Go Ahead Eagles narrowly missed out on promotion.

De Graafschap

Having rejected the offer of a new contract with Go Ahead Eagles, Baas signed for Eerste Divisie side De Graafschap on a free transfer in June 2019, signing a two-year contract with the club.[11] [12] He made his debut for the club on 9 August 2019 before going on to make 11 appearances for the club during the 2019–20 season.

International career

He has played for the Netherlands at under-19 and under-20 levels.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roland Baas - De Graafschap . 4 June 2020 . De Graafschap . nl.
  2. Web site: 27 January 2015 . Eerste profcontract voor Roland Baas . 4 June 2020 . FC Groningen . nl.
  3. Web site: Roland Baas . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL . 3 June 2020.
  4. Web site: Koopman . Nicholas . 23 May 2017 . Maduro and Payne to leave FC Groningen . 4 June 2020 . Football Oranje . en-US.
  5. News: 15 August 2017 . Verdediger Roland Baas op proef bij Heracles Almelo . nl . Tubantia . 4 June 2020.
  6. News: 30 August 2017 . Heracles legt verdediger Baas vast . nl . Tubantia . 4 June 2020.
  7. News: 25 October 2017 . Stegeman wijzigt ploeg op zeven plaatsen voor bekerwedstrijd . nl . Tubantia . 4 June 2020.
  8. News: 9 December 2017 . Heracles krijgt na rust alsnog pak slaag van AZ: 5-0 . nl . Tubantia . 4 June 2020.
  9. News: 5 June 2018 . Roland Baas nieuwe linksback van Go Ahead Eagles . NL . RTV Oost . 4 June 2020.
  10. Web site: 17 August 2018 . Seizoensouverture Go Ahead Eagles eindigt in 5-0 zege op Jong FC Utrecht . 4 June 2020 . Go Ahead Eagles . nl.
  11. Web site: 21 June 2019 . De Graafschap versterkt zich met multifunctionele Roland Baas . 3 June 2020 . De Graafschap . nl.
  12. News: van Steenbergen . Mark . 21 June 2019 . De Graafschap haalt linksback Baas op bij Go Ahead Eagles . nl . De Stentor . 4 June 2020.