Navarone Foor

Navarone Foor

Foor in 2012.
Personal information
Full name	Navarone Foor
Date of birth	(1992-02-04) 4 February 1992
Place of birth	Opheusden, Netherlands
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Vitesse
Number	25
Youth career
0000–2009	Opheusden
2009–2011	NEC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2016	NEC	154	(15)
2016–	Vitesse	67	(10)
2016	Jong Vitesse	1	(0)
International career
2011	Netherlands U19	1	(0)
2012–2013	Netherlands U20	8	(1)
2012	Netherlands U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2018

Navarone Foor (born 4 February 1992) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a winger for Vitesse in the Dutch Eredivisie.

Club career

NEC Nijmegen

Born in Opheusden, left local side Opheusden in 2009 to join NEC. On 6 August 2011, Foor made his NEC Nijmegen debut in a 2–2 draw with Heerenveen, in which he replaced Lasse Schöne in the 79th minute. On 10 September 2011, Foor was given his first NEC Nijmegen start against local rivals De Graafschap. The game resulted in a 1–0 victory for De Graafschap and Foor lasted until the 71st minute before being replaced by Manchester City loanee Abdisalam Ibrahim. On 22 April 2012, Foor scored his first NEC goal in a 2–1 defeat against PSV. On 10 May 2012, Foor continued his impressive form with a goal against fierce rivals Vitesse, which eventually finished as a 3–2 victory for NEC Nijmegen.

Foor quickly became a fan favourite for NEC with his consistent performances spread over five years at the club. Foor played a big part in NEC's Eerste Divisie triumph, in which he netted seven times on thirty seven occasions. Foor went on to make 154 league appearances for NEC Nijmegen and netting on fifteen occasions.

Vitesse

On 13 May 2016, Foor joined fierce rivals Vitesse on a four-year deal on a free transfer after his contract expired at NEC. On 11 September 2016, Foor made his Vitesse debut in a 1–0 away defeat to Ajax, featuring for 64 minutes before being replaced by Nathan. On 23 October 2016, Foor scored his first goal for Vitesse in a 1–1 draw against his former club NEC Nijmegen, opening the scoring in the 38th minute.

He played as Vitesse won the final of the KNVB Beker 2-0 against AZ Alkmaar on 30 April 2017 to help the club, 3-time runners up, to the title for the first time in its 125-year history.

International career

Foor has represented Netherlands at under-19, under-20 and under-21 level. Foor is also eligible to represent Indonesia at international level through his family's background.

Career statistics

As of match played 7 October 2018.

Club	Season	League			KNVB Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
NEC	2011–12	Eredivisie	30	2	3	0	—		—		33	2
	2012–13	Eredivisie	29	0	1	0	—		—		30	0
	2013–14	Eredivisie	24	2	4	1	—		0	0	28	3
	2014–15	Eerste Divisie	37	7	2	0	—		—		39	7
	2015–16	Eredivisie	34	4	3	1	—		—		37	5
	Total		154	15	13	2	—		0	0	167	17
Vitesse	2016–17	Eredivisie	29	6	5	0	—		—		34	6
	2017–18	Eredivisie	30	3	1	0	5	0	5	0	41	3
	2018–19	Eredivisie	8	1	1	0	4	0	—		13	1
	Total		67	10	7	0	9	0	5	0	88	10
Career total			221	25	20	2	9	0	5	0	255	27

External links

• Navarone Foor at WorldFootball.net
• Netherlands stats at OnsOranje at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-09-22)