Kees Luijckx

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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.

Kees Luijckx
Luijckx at NAC Breda in January 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-02-11) 11 February 1986 (age 38)
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)
2007–2008Excelsior (loan) 44 (3)
2010ADO 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

Club career

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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

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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

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Club

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As of 6 June 2018[7][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

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  1. ^ "Netherlands Stats". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
  2. ^ Pellè en Luijckx mogen AZ verlaten Archived 2009-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Luijckx kiest voor het goede gevoel bij NAC Breda". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 5 January 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  4. ^ Erfaren hollænder skifter til SIF, silkeborgif.com, 29 January 2020
  5. ^ "Roda JC haalt ervaren Kees Luijckx terug naar Kerkrade". Roda JC Kerkrade (in Dutch). 17 July 2020.
  6. ^ Hollandsk rutine og size til SønderjyskE Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, SønderjyskE, 20 September 2015
  7. ^ "Kees Luijckx » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  8. ^ "K. Luyckx". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
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