Erik Falkenburg (born 5 May 1988) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as an

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Club career

Born in

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, he came through the youth system at and made his professional debut for

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently competes in the Eredivisie, the top flig ...

on 23 January 2008 against PSV. At Sparta he played alongside future international players Kevin Strootman and

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. He and Viergever left the club for AZ in 2010. Not a regular starter at AZ, he joined

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on loan in January 2013 and he was sent on loan the next season to

Go Ahead Eagles The Go Ahead Eagles are a Dutch professional football club from the city of Deventer in the province of Overijssel. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, having achieved promotion from the second tier Eerste Divisie in th ...

. After his contract with AZ expired in summer 2014, Falkenburg moved to NAC, who surprisingly beat Cambuur, Go Ahead and Willem II for his signature despite being in financial trouble. He did join Willem II however the next season after NAC was relegated to the

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. The attacking midfielder changed clubs once more, when he teamed up with

ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation ...

in 2017. On 10 September 2020, Falkenburg signed a one-year contract with

Roda JC Kerkrade Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; ), shortly as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or simply Roda, is a Dutch professional association football, football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the ...

in the

. He left the club as his contract expired in July 2021.

International career

Falkenburg played three matches for the Netherlands U-21s in 2009 and 2010, scoring three goals.KNVB profile
- Ons Oranje

Career statistics

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* 1988 births Living people Footballers from Leiden Men's association football midfielders Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers Sparta Rotterdam players AZ Alkmaar players NEC Nijmegen players Go Ahead Eagles players NAC Breda players Willem II Tilburg players ADO Den Haag players Roda JC Kerkrade players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players {{Netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub