Henrico Drost (born 21 January 1987) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as

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Club career

Heerenveen, RKC and NAC

Drost started his senior career in 2005 with

Heerenveen Heerenveen (, ) is a town and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Friesland (Fryslân), in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, the town had a population of 29,790 (1 January) while the m ...

, where he was usually a bencher. Heerenveen loaned him out to

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De Graafschap Vereniging Betaald Voetbal De Graafschap, simply known as De Graafschap () is a professional association football club based in Doetinchem, Netherlands. The team competes in the , the second level of the Dutch football league system. Founded o ...

and

VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch association football, football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutc ...

. In the summer of 2010 Drost signed a two-year contract with

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional association football, football club based in Waalwijk. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie i ...

after leaving Heerenveen on a free transfer. In the summer of 2013, Drost signed with

NAC Breda NAC Breda (), often simply known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Eredivisi ...

for two seasons, to leave them for Excelsior on a free in 2015. Drost returned to RKC 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 ...

in the summer of 2017.

ASWH and Jubbega

In the summer of 2020, he moved to

ASWH ASWH, short for Altijd Sterker Worden Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, is an association football club from Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands. The club was founded in 1929. It won section championships in 1949, 1959, 1961, 1970, 1883, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, a ...

in the

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 ...

. In his first season, he played in three out of ASWH's 6 league games. In the fall season of 2011, he played in 10 of ASWH's 12 league games. In the winter break of 2021, he left ASWH, as his family needed to relocate. At the start of 2022, he joined

VV Jubbega Voetbalvereniging Jubbega (VV Jubbega) is an association football club from Jubbega, Netherlands, founded in 1945 from a merger of two local clubs. Its home games are played at Sportpark it Heidefjild. Jubbega's colors are red and white. History ...

. He ended his football career in April 2024, a bit earlier than he had intended, after Jubbega pulled out of its league for financial reasons.

Personal life

Henrico Drost was born in Kampen. His twin brother is former professional football player

Jeroen Drost Jeroen Drost (born 21 January 1987) is a Dutch former professional footballer, who played as a left-back. Club career Drost began his career with DOS Kampen and later joined the youth of Go Ahead Eagles from Deventer. He played some years w ...

Honours

Club

Heerenveen *

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: 2008–09 RKC Waalwijk: *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Drost, Henrico 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Kampen, Overijssel Men's association football central defenders Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers 21st-century Dutch sportsmen Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers SC Heerenveen players Excelsior Rotterdam players De Graafschap players VVV-Venlo players RKC Waalwijk players NAC Breda players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Dutch twins ASWH players Footballers from Overijssel