Jan Kromkamp

Jan Kromkamp

Personal information
Date of birth	August 17, 1980 (1980-08-17)
Place of birth	Makkinga, Netherlands
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current club	Go Ahead Eagles
Number	69
Youth career
	AGOVV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–2000	Go Ahead Eagles	61	(5)
2000–2005	AZ	133	(7)
2005–2006	Villarreal	6	(0)
2006	Liverpool	14	(0)
2006–2011	PSV	68	(1)
2011–	Go Ahead Eagles	20	(0)
National team
2004–2006	Netherlands	11	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 February 2012. † Appearances (Goals).

Jan Kromkamp (born 17 August 1980) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Go Ahead Eagles as a right defender.

Club career

Early years / AZ

Born in Makkinga, Friesland, Kromkamp made his professional debuts for Go Ahead Eagles in Eerste Divisie, making his debut in the competition on 12 September 1998 in a 3–0 home win against FC Top Oss. He went on to play two full seasons with the team, scoring four goals in 33 games in his second.

Kromkamp moved to the Eredivisie with AZ in 2000–01, being a regular first-team unit from the start. In his fourth year he appeared in 34 league games as the Alkmaar outfit finished fourth, thus qualifying to the UEFA Cup, with the club reaching the semifinals in the continental competition.

Villarreal / Liverpool

At the start of the 2005–06 season, Kromkamp signed with Villarreal CF of Spain. On 29 December 2005, however, the La Liga club agreed on an exchange deal with Liverpool, with Josemi going in the opposite direction.

Kromkamp made his debut for the Reds on 7 January 2006, in a 5–3 win over Luton Town in the third round of the FA Cup. During his short career at Anfield, however, he was unable to dislodge Irish international Steve Finnan from his starting position, but did make a number of appearances from the bench, most notably in the domestic cup final; he was described as being a fair crosser with a lack of pace, who had difficulty in stopping opposition wingers getting crosses in.

PSV / Late career

Kromkamp still played one league game for Liverpool in 2006–07. On 31 August 2006, however, he was sold to PSV Eindhoven, taking over the number 2 jersey from André Ooijer who left to Blackburn Rovers. He appeared in 54 league games in his first two seasons combined, both ending in national championship conquest, and also faced former club Liverpool in two UEFA Champions League editions, only managing one draw in four games.

From 2008–10, Kromkamp featured rarely for the Eindhoven side due to injuries. On 22 February 2011, he signed with his first professional team Go Ahead Eagles - effective as of July - again in the second division.

International career

Kromkamp was introduced into the Dutch national team by newly-appointed coach Marco van Basten, alongside the likes of Dirk Kuyt, Khalid Boulahrouz, Romeo Castelen, Barry Opdam, Hedwiges Maduro and Joris Mathijsen. He won his first cap on 18 August 2004 in a 2–2 friendly draw against Sweden and, in the following year, he continued to be the first-choice right back.

Shortly after Kromkamp's move to Liverpool, however, van Basten admitted that he would rather see the player appear more regularly for his club – labelling the transfer as a bad move. Kromkamp hit back at this criticism by saying that he was very pleased to have joined Liverpool and that he would work hard to make it into van Basten's 2006 FIFA World Cup squad; in May 2006, the manager announced his final list of 23, which included Kromkamp, although he was not used during the tournament itself.

Statistics

Club

Club Performance

Club	Season	Eredivisie		KNVB Cup		---------		Europe		Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
PSV	2008–09	12	0	2	0	-	-	5	1	0	0	19	1
	2007–08	26	1	1	0	-	-	9	0	-	-	36	1
	2006–07	28	0	3	0	-	-	8	1	-	-	39	1
Club	Season	Premiership		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Liverpool	2006–07	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2005–06	13	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
Club	Season	La Liga		Copa del Rey		---------		Europe		Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Villarreal	2005–06	6	0	0	0	-	-	5	0	0	0	11	0
Club	Season	Eredivisie		KNVB Cup		---------		Europe		Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
AZ	2004–05	27	1	?	?	-	-	12	0	0	0	39	1
	2003–04	34	0	?	?	-	-	0	0	0	0	34	0
	2002–03	25	2	?	?	-	-	0	0	0	0	25	2
	2001–02	22	1	1	0	-	-	0	0	0	0	23	1
	2000–01	25	2	?	?	-	-	0	0	0	0	25	2
Club	Season	Eerste Divisie		KNVB Cup		---------		Europe		Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Go Ahead Eagles	1999–00	33	4	?	?	-	-	0	0	0	0	33	4
	1998–99	28	1	?	?	-	-	0	0	0	0	28	1
Total		210	11	11	0	0	0	39	2	0	0	260	13

Honours

Liverpool

• FA Cup: 2005–06

PSV

• Eredivisie: 2006–07, 2007–08
• Johan Cruijff Shield: Runner-up 2006, 2007

External links

• Stats at Voetbal International (Dutch)
• Jan Kromkamp profile and stats at Wereld van Oranje (Dutch)
• Jan Kromkamp at National-Football-Teams.com
• Jan Kromkamp – FIFA competition record
• Jan Kromkamp career stats at Soccerbase
• Liverpool historic profile