Junior Albertus
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 December 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Willemstad, Curaçao | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Leonidas | ||
Youth career | |||
Vitesse | |||
NEC | |||
–2014 | Feyenoord | ||
2015 | FC Emmen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | WKE | 19 | (8) |
2016–2017 | FC Emmen | 1 | (0) |
2017 | → HHC Hardenberg (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Sparta Nijkerk | ||
2018– | Leonidas | ||
International career | |||
2013 | Netherlands U18 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2018 |
Junior Albertus (born 25 December 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch club RKSV Leonidas.[1][2]
Playing career
Club career
After brief stints in the Vitesse and N.E.C. youth systems, Albertus found early success at Feyenoord, making his U19 team debut at the age of 16.[3]
In May 2015, he signed with FC Emmen,[4] and spent the rest of the 2014/15 season with their U19 team.[5] He was called up to the first team in July, but did not end up signing a professional contract because he was deemed overweight at the first team training session. Instead, he signed with local fourth division club WKE.[6] In his only season at WKE, he scored 8 goals in 19 matches.[7]
Albertus was released from his contract (along with the rest of his teammates) in early 2016 after the club went bankrupt and dropped out of the league.[7] He initially signed a contract with semi-pro club Kozakken Boys in March.[8][9] However, after noticing his weight loss, he was bought back by FC Emmen in May, taking advantage of a clause in the Kozakken contract allowing them to offer him a more lucrative contract.[3][5] He made his professional debut during on August 12, 2016, during a 1-0 victory over RKC Waalwijk. He came on as a 78' sub for Issa Kallon.[10]
International career
Albertus earned two caps with the Netherlands national under-18 team in 2013 during a four-team friendly tournament in Turkey. He came off the bench in matches against Turkey and Czech Republic.[11][12]
References
- ^ Junior Albertus at Soccerway
- ^ HHC Hardenberg haalt Derian Reinders en Junior Albertus van FC Emmen‚ rtvoost.nl, 9 December 2016
- ^ a b Dijkhuizen, Niels (May 16, 2016). "Junior Albertus valt af en verdient contract bij FC Emmen" (in Dutch). RTV Drenthe. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- ^ "Feyenoord-talent Albertus tekent bij FC Emmen" (in Dutch). RTV Drenthe. May 19, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- ^ a b "FC Emmen legt Junior Albertus vast" (in Dutch). Eerste Divisie. May 16, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- ^ "Feyenoord-talent Albertus niet naar FC Emmen, maar naar WKE" (in Dutch). RTV Drenthe. July 13, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- ^ a b Oortwijn, Janet (May 16, 2016). "FC Emmen-spits Albertus: Geen junkfood en andere rotzooi meer" (in Dutch). RTV Drenthe. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- ^ Bosma, Symen (March 4, 2016). "Junior Albertus naar FC Emmen" (in Dutch). Dagblad van het Noorden. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- ^ "Junior Albertus zegt Kozakken Boys af" (in Dutch). Regio Rijnmond Voetbal. May 3, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- ^ "Emmen 1 - 0 RKC Waalwijk". Soccerway. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- ^ "Junior Albertus mee met Oranje Onder de 18 naar Turkije" (in Dutch). saspartaan.nl. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- ^ "Junior Albertus national team profile" (in Dutch). onsoranje.nl. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
External links
- Junior Albertus at Soccerway
- Junior Albertus profile at SoccerPunter
- Junior Albertus at WorldFootball.net
- Living people
- 1996 births
- Curaçao emigrants to the Netherlands
- People from Willemstad
- Dutch footballers
- Association football forwards
- WKE players
- FC Emmen players
- HHC Hardenberg players
- Sparta Nijkerk players
- RKSV Leonidas players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Tweede Divisie players
- Derde Divisie players
- Hoofdklasse players
- Netherlands youth international footballers