Ben Rienstra (, born 5 June 1990) is a Dutch professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

. He formerly played for Heracles Almelo,

Zwolle Zwolle () is a city and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Overijssel and the province's second-largest municipality after Enschede with a population of 130,592 as of 1 December 2021. Zwolle is on ...

, AZ,

Heerenveen Heerenveen (, fry, It Hearrenfean ) is a town and municipality in the province of Friesland (Fryslân), in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, the town had a population of 29,790 (1 January) while the municipality had a population 50,859 (1 July). ...

Willem II Willem II may refer to: People * William II, Prince of Orange (1626–1650), stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands * William II of the Netherlands (1792–1849), King of the Netherlands Other uses * Willem II (football club), a Du ...

and

Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard (; li, Fortuna Zitterd ) is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was established through a merger ...

Personal life

His brother is professional football player

Daan Rienstra Daan Rienstra (born 6 October 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League club PAS Giannina. Besides the Netherlands, he has played in Greece. Career PAS Giannina On 12 July 2022 he moved to PAS G ...

Honours

Club

PEC Zwolle *

Johan Cruyff Shield The Johan Cruyff Shield (, ) is a football trophy in the Netherlands named after Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff, also often referred to as the Dutch Super Cup. The winner is decided in one match only, played by the winner of the national footba ...

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Voetbal International profile
* 1990 births Sportspeople from Alkmaar Footballers from North Holland Living people Association football midfielders Dutch footballers Netherlands youth international footballers Heracles Almelo players PEC Zwolle players AZ Alkmaar players Willem II (football club) players SC Heerenveen players Kayserispor footballers Fortuna Sittard players Eredivisie players Süper Lig players Dutch expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Turkey Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Turkey {{Netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub