Daan Reiziger (born 18 June 2001) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for club Cambuur.

Club career

Ajax

Born in

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, Reiziger began his youth career at local club

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, before moving to the youth academy of

FC Groningen Football Club Groningen () is a Dutch professional association football club based in Groningen, Groningen (province), Groningen province. Founded in 1971 as the successor of GVAV-Rapiditas, GVAV, Groningen compete in the Eredivisie, the first t ...

in 2012. In 2016, Reiziger moved to

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. He signed a three-year contract extension with the club in December 2017. He was part of the under-17 team in the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons, before being promoted to the under-19 team. On 26 January 2019, Reiziger scored the 1–1 equaliser in a U19 Cup match against NAC. On 3 March 2020, Reiziger was brought on by head coach Johnny Heitinga as a 90th-minute substitute for the

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in a

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round of 16 match against

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. He saved three of the penalties he faced as Ajax won 6–5, with Reiziger scoring on the deciding penalty kick. Reiziger played his first professional game for Jong Ajax on 19 March 2021, as a starter in a 4–3 win over

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. He made an appearance on the bench for the senior team, but was an unused substitute in a 3-1 win over

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on 13 May 2021.

Vitesse

On 20 May 2021, it was announced that Reiziger would sign with

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club Vitesse on a three-year contract. He made his debut on 4 September 2022, replacing the injured Kjell Scherpen in Vitesse's starting lineup against FC Groningen, and keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 away win.

Cambuur

On 1 September 2023, Reiziger signed a two-year contract with Cambuur.

International career

Reiziger has represented Netherlands at youth international levels from under-16 to under-19.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reiziger, Daan 2001 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Be Quick 1887 players FC Groningen players AFC Ajax players Jong Ajax players SBV Vitesse players SC Cambuur players Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from Groningen (city) 21st-century Dutch sportsmen