Junior Albertus (born 25 December 1996) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch club HVV Tubantia.[3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | HVV Tubantia | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vitesse | |||
| NEC | |||
| –2014 | Feyenoord | ||
| 2015 | Emmen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | WKE | 19 | (8) |
| 2016–2017 | Emmen | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | → HHC Hardenberg (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Sparta Nijkerk | 18 | (8) |
| 2018–2020 | HBSS[1] | ||
| 2020– | HVV Tubantia[2] | ||
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Netherlands U18 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2020 | |||
Playing career
editClub career
editAfter 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.[5]
In May 2015, he signed with FC Emmen,[6] and spent the rest of the 2014/15 season with their U19 team.[7] 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.[8] In his only season at WKE, he scored 8 goals in 19 matches.[9]
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.[9] He initially signed a contract with semi-pro club Kozakken Boys in March.[10][11] 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.[5][7] He made his professional debut on 12 August 2016, during a 1-0 victory over RKC Waalwijk. He came on as a 78' sub for Issa Kallon.[12]
International career
editAlbertus 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.[13][14]
References
edit- ^ Keemink, Mischa (1 October 2019). "Ex-prof Junior Albertus (22) gelukkig bij HBSS". Waterweg Sport (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Nieuwe/vertrokken spelers, doelstelling: alle clubgegevens uit het zondagvoetbal". Tubantia (in Dutch). 18 September 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ Junior Albertus at Soccerway
- ^ HHC Hardenberg haalt Derian Reinders en Junior Albertus van FC Emmen‚ rtvoost.nl, 9 December 2016
- ^ a b Dijkhuizen, Niels (16 May 2016). "Junior Albertus valt af en verdient contract bij FC Emmen" (in Dutch). RTV Drenthe. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Feyenoord-talent Albertus tekent bij FC Emmen" (in Dutch). RTV Drenthe. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ a b "FC Emmen legt Junior Albertus vast" (in Dutch). Eerste Divisie. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Feyenoord-talent Albertus niet naar FC Emmen, maar naar WKE" (in Dutch). RTV Drenthe. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ a b Oortwijn, Janet (16 May 2016). "FC Emmen-spits Albertus: Geen junkfood en andere rotzooi meer" (in Dutch). RTV Drenthe. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ Bosma, Symen (4 March 2016). "Junior Albertus naar FC Emmen" (in Dutch). Dagblad van het Noorden. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Junior Albertus zegt Kozakken Boys af" (in Dutch). Regio Rijnmond Voetbal. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Emmen 1 - 0 RKC Waalwijk". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Junior Albertus mee met Oranje Onder de 18 naar Turkije" (in Dutch). saspartaan.nl. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Junior Albertus national team profile" (in Dutch). onsoranje.nl. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
External links
edit
- Junior Albertus at Soccerway
- Junior Albertus profile at SoccerPunter
- Junior Albertus at WorldFootball.net