Alessandro Damen
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 May 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Nieuwegein, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1996–2009 | De Meern | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2014 | De Meern | ||
2014–2021 | Excelsior | 97 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Heracles Almelo | 0 | (0) |
2022 | → ADO Den Haag (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2022–2024 | Spakenburg | 62 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alessandro Damen (born 17 May 1990) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
[edit]Damen joined Excelsior from amateur side De Meern in 2014, after being scouted by Marinus Dijkhuizen.[1] He had a terrible start to his stint at the club, and was ruled out for successive seasons after suffering serious injuries on both knees.[2][3] After returning to the pitch in August 2017, he suffered another knee injury on 26 August 2017 in a game against Heracles Almelo, ruling him out for the rest of the season.[4]
On 4 August 2021, he signed with Heracles Almelo for the 2021–22 season.[5] On 31 January 2022, Damen was loaned to ADO Den Haag.[6]
On 2 June 2022, Damen signed with Tweede Divisie club Spakenburg.[7]
On 9 January 2024, Damen announced his retirement from football at the end of the 2023–24 season to focus on his civil career at Utrecht Performance Centre and his family life.[8] He won the Tweede Divisie title with Spakenburg in his final season.[9]
Honours
[edit]Spakenburg
References
[edit]- ^ "Alessandro Damen uit De Meern: "Ik denk wel dat ik mentaal heel sterk ben"". RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). 22 October 2018. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Damen verlengt contract bij Excelsior". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 12 April 2017. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Damen: 'Klap is nu harder dan bij vorige blessure'". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 7 January 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Excelsior-pechvogel Damen lang uit de roulatie". NOS (in Dutch). 27 August 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "HERACLES ALMELO LEGT ALESSANDRO DAMEN DEFINITIEF VAST" (in Dutch). Heracles Almelo. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "ADO DEN HAAG VERSTERKT ZICH MET DOELMAN ALESSANDRO DAMEN" (Press release) (in Dutch). ADO Den Haag. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "SPAKENBURG TREKT KEEPER ALESSANDRO DAMEN AAN" (in Dutch). Spakenburg. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Alessandro Damen stopt na dit seizoen". SV Spakenburg (in Dutch). 9 January 2024. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Spakenburg kampioen na nederlaag De Treffers". RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). 11 May 2024. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Alessandro Damen at WorldFootball.net
- Alessandro Damen at Soccerway
- Profile - Voetbal International
- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Nieuwegein
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Dutch men's footballers
- Excelsior Rotterdam players
- Heracles Almelo players
- ADO Den Haag players
- SV Spakenburg players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Tweede Divisie players
- Footballers from Utrecht (province)
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen