Kees Luijckx
 Luijckx at NAC Breda in January 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 February 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Beverwijk, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1996 | Vitesse 1922 | ||
| 1996–2006 | AZ | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | AZ | 18 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Excelsior (loan) | 44 | (3) |
| 2010 | → ADO Den Haag (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2010–2013 | NAC Breda | 92 | (10) |
| 2013–2014 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 28 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Niki Volos | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | Videoton | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2020 | SønderjyskE | 124 | (12) |
| 2020 | Silkeborg | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 36 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Netherlands U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2009 | Netherlands B | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kees Luijckx (Dutch pronunciation: [keːs ˈlœyks]; born 11 February 1986) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He earned 7 caps with the Netherlands U21 youth team.
Club career
[edit]Born in Beverwijk, North Holland. Luijckx began his career in his hometown Castricum with Vitesse 1922 before being scouted AZ in 1996. He initially played for the youth side and was then promoted to AZ's first team in the Eredivisie. Having made one league appearance in a year, he was loaned out to S.B.V. Excelsior in July 2007. He left Excelsior after only two games in the season 2007–2008 and returned to AZ, where he played 15 matches in the 2008–2009 season[1] and won the 2008–09 Eredivisie. On 26 May 2009, his club announced they were planning without him and he would be searching a new club.[2]
In January 2010, Luijckx signed a three-year contract with NAC Breda joining the club in July 2010.[3]
In 2015, he joined Videoton, Hungary's reigning champion.
On 20 September 2015, Luijckx, who was a free agent, signed a half-year contract with Danish Superliga-side SønderjyskE. In January 2020, he joined Silkeborg IF on a contract for the rest of the season.[4]
On 17 July 2020, Luijckx returned to Roda JC Kerkrade on a one-year contract.[5]
International career
[edit]Luijckx was part of the Dutch Olympic side participating in the Beijing 2008 Olympics. He played as a substitute in the pre-Olympic ING Cup in Hong Kong, arriving in the second half for the injured Kew Jaliens.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | Continental2 | Other3 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AZ | 2006–07 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Excelsior | 2006–07 | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 4 | ||
| AZ | 2008–09 | Eredivisie | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| ADO Den Haag | 2009–10 | Eredivisie | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| Total | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| NAC Breda | 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 29 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 92 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 11 | ||
| Roda JC | 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||
| Total | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
| Niki Volos | 2014–15 | Superleague Greece | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Videoton | 2014–15 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| SønderjyskE | 2015–16 | Danish Superliga | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | 34 | 8 | |||
| Total | 60 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 83 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 277 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 325 | 31 | ||
- Notes
1 Includes KNVB Cup. 2 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches. 3 Includes the Johan Cruijff Shield, Eredivisie playoffs, and Danish Superliga championship playoff matches.
References
[edit]- ^ "Netherlands Stats". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
- ^ Pellè en Luijckx mogen AZ verlaten Archived 2009-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Luijckx kiest voor het goede gevoel bij NAC Breda". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 5 January 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ Erfaren hollænder skifter til SIF, silkeborgif.com, 29 January 2020
- ^ "Roda JC haalt ervaren Kees Luijckx terug naar Kerkrade". Roda JC Kerkrade (in Dutch). 17 July 2020.
- ^ Hollandsk rutine og size til SønderjyskE Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, SønderjyskE, 20 September 2015
- ^ "Kees Luijckx » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "K. Luyckx". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
External links
[edit]- Kees Luijckx at Soccerway
- Holland stats at OnsOranje
- Kees Luijckx Interview
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Castricum
- Men's association football defenders
- Dutch men's footballers
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
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- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for the Netherlands
- Eredivisie players
- Super League Greece players
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
- Danish Superliga players
- AZ Alkmaar players
- Excelsior Rotterdam players
- ADO Den Haag players
- NAC Breda players
- Roda JC Kerkrade players
- Fehérvár FC players
- Niki Volos F.C. players
- Sønderjyske Fodbold players
- Silkeborg IF players
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Greece
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