Nick Leijten

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Nick Leijten
Leijten with Den Bosch in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-09-20) 20 September 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Geffen, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Nooit Gedacht
2001–2005 Den Bosch
2005–2009 HVCH
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 HVCH
2013–2016 DESO
2016–2020 Den Bosch 17 (0)
2020–2021 TEC 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nick Leijten (born 20 September 1991) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[2]

Club career[edit]

In 2016, Leijten moved from DESO from Oss to second-tier Eerste Divisie club FC Den Bosch, where he signed a contract until 30 June 2017, with an option to extend until 2019. He made his professional debut in the Den Bosch on 23 September 2016 in a game against FC Emmen.[3] In this match he replaced Kees Heemskerk after 8 minutes with a head injury.[4] Den Bosch triggered the option in Leijten's contract on 31 March 2017 and secured his services until mid-2019.[5]

In mid-2020 he moved to TEC in the Tweede Divisie.[6] Leijten retired from football in January 2021 to focus on his family and his work as a plasterer.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nick Leijten heeft alles een plek gegeven". 073voetbal.nl (in Dutch). 25 October 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  2. ^ Nick Leijten at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 23 September 2016.
  4. ^ Min, Ramon (9 March 2018). "Invalkeeper Nick Leijten schittert onder de lat bij FC Den Bosch: 'Het was druk voor mijn doel'". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch).
  5. ^ "FC DEN BOSCH VERLENGT CONTRACT NICK LEIJTEN". FC Den Bosch (in Dutch). 31 March 2017.
  6. ^ Westerink, Robert (14 August 2020). "TEC plukt doelman Nick Leijten weg bij FC Den Bosch". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  7. ^ Westerink, Robert (23 January 2021). "Keeper Nick Leijten stopt met voetbal, Hoffman langer bij TEC". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 February 2021.

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