Enzo Stroo (born 6 June 1994) is a Dutch

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who plays as a

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for

Lisse Lisse () is a town and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland in the Western Netherlands. The municipality, which lies within the Duin- en Bollenstreek, covers an area of of ...

. Starting his career in amateur football with IVV Landsmeer and ZVV Zilvermeeuwen, Stroo turned professional at age 21 while playing for

Volendam Volendam () is a tourist town in the Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of Edam-Volendam, Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland, Netherlands, known for its streets, old fishing boats and the traditional clothing wor ...

. After becoming club topscorer for the 2017–18 season, he took a step back, and after playing for

TOP Oss TOP Oss (), is a professional association football club based in the town of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. Founded in 1928 as T.O.P., a Dutch abbrevia ...

, he retired from professional football. He has since worked as a

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and played on an amateur deal at

Quick Boys Quick Boys (Katwijkse Voetbal Vereniging Quick Boys) is an amateur football club from Katwijk aan Zee, Netherlands. The club, established on 1 February 1920, is the second most successful amateur football club in the Netherlands, behind IJsselme ...

Club career

Early career

Stroo started playing football at the age of five at IVV Landsmeer, where he made his debut on the first team at the age of 16. In the 2012–13 season, Stroo became the top scorer of the

Derde Klasse The ('Third Class') is the eighth tier of football in the Netherlands Football is the most popular sport in the Netherlands. Association football, Football was introduced to the Netherlands by Pim Mulier in the 19th century when in 1879, a ...

with 35 goals. This earned him a transfer to ZVV Zilvermeeuwen, who competed in the

Tweede Klasse The Tweede Klasse () is the seventh tier of football in the Netherlands and the fifth tier of Dutch amateur football. The league is divided into 21 divisions, 12 played on Saturday and nine on Sunday. Each division consists of 14 teams. The ch ...

at the time. In the summer of 2016, Stroo started playing for

FC Volendam Football Club Volendam () is a professional association football, football club based in Volendam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of the Dutch football league system, following promotion from the Eerste Divisie in the 2024 ...

on an amateur deal. He was then added to the squad of the under-21 side, Jong FC Volendam, playing in the

Derde Divisie The Derde Divisie (; ), formerly known as Topklasse (; ), is the fourth tier of football in the Netherlands, which had its inaugural season as a third tier in 2010–11 and as a fourth tier in 2016–17. The league is placed between the Tweede D ...

. In February 2017, Stroo became the top goalscorer of Jong Volendam with nine goals. He made his professional debut in the

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 ...

for

on 3 February 2017 in a game against

FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch professional football club based in Emmen, Drenthe. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2022–23 season. Founded in 1925, the club ...

Professional career

Manager

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, head coach of the first team of Volendam, included Stroo in the first-team squad in February 2017 for a match against

. Stroo started on the bench and came on as a substitute in the 86th minute to replace Erik Schouten. Volendam lost the match 3–1. He made 15 league appearances during that season in which he scored six goals. Stroo signed his first professional contract on 28 April 2017, which tied him to the club until mid-2019. For the 2017–18 season, he was definitively included in the first team. That season, he made his definitive breakthrough and made 33 appearances in the

. He finished the season as club topscorer with fifteen goals. In the following season, he began struggling with his firm. In late September 2018, head coach Misha Salden was dismissed. Under his successor

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, Stroo barely managed to make any appearances and was demoted to third striker on the team. Due to a lack of playing time, Stroo expressed his desire to leave Volendam. During the winter break, Stroo went on a trial at Romanian club

FC Botoșani Asociația Fotbal Club Botoșani (), commonly known as FC Botoșani or simply Botoșani, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Botoșani, Botoșani County, that competes in the Liga I. In 2013, twelve years after being ...

, who were participating in training camp in Turkey. However, a move failed to materialise. As a result, he terminated his contract with Volendam in late January 2019. Stroo then signed a contract for a season and a half with

, including an option for an extra year. After his contract with TOP Oss expired, Stroo retired from professional football.

Later years

In addition to his football activities, Stroo followed a

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(HBO) study to become a

. He works as a physiotherapist in

Purmerend Purmerend () is a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The city is surrounded by polders, such as the Purmer, Beemster and the Wormer. Purmerend's population grew relatively slowly until the 1960s ...

, and began playing football on an amateur deal at

Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie (; ) is the highest amateur (and historically the lowest professional) football league in the Netherlands. It was established in 1956, together with the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie. Between 1956 and 1960 and between 1962 and 19 ...

club

. In January 2021, it was announced that Stroo would play for

FC Lisse FC Lisse is a Dutch football club from Lisse, founded in 1981. It currently plays in the Derde Divisie. History The history of FC Lisse is linked to its Catholic religion, the first version of a football club being formed in 1911 by a local Cat ...

from the 2021–22 season.

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