Michael Brouwer (born 21 January 1993) is a Dutch

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Brouwer was a product of the youth academies of Vitesse,

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, and AGOVV before joining

Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941. Heracles won the Eerste Divisie title during the 2004–05 season, gaining promotion to t ...

in 2013. Brouwer made his professional debut for Heracles in a 2–1

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win over

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on 25 September 2018. His first appearance came after five years (1912 days) at the club without playing in a professional match. On 26 June 2021, he joined Emmen on a season-long loan. On 25 July 2024, Brouwer joined

on a two-year contract.

Career statistics

International career

Brouwer made one appearance for the

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in 2009.

Honours

Emmen *

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

: 2021–22 Heracles Almelo *

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Individual *

Goalkeeper of the Season:

References

External links

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Heracles Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brouwer, Michael 1993 births Living people Footballers from Apeldoorn Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Heracles Almelo players FC Emmen players FC Utrecht players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players 21st-century Dutch sportsmen