Indy Groothuizen (born 22 July 1996) is a Dutch professional
footballer
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who plays as a
goalkeeper
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for
Spakenburg
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.
Club career
Groothuizen is a youth exponent from
AFC Ajax
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. He made his professional debut at Jong Ajax on 8 December 2014 in an
Eerste Divisie
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game against
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 ...
. He replaced an injured
Norbert Alblas
Norbert Alblas (born 12 December 1994) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career Ajax
On 8 August 2013, Alblas signed a one-year contract with Ajax, with an option of a one-year extension. He made his ...
after 88 minutes in a 3–2 home win.
On 31 July 2019, Groothuizen joined
Danish 1st Division
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club
Vejle Boldklub
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on a contract until June 2022. After two years in Denmark, Groothuizen returned to the Netherlands, signing a one-year deal on 14 July 2021 with
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 ...
with an option for one further year.
On 10 January 2023, Groothuizen joined
Danish 2nd Division
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club
AB.
International career
Groothuizen scored for the Netherlands U-20 in a November 2015 friendly against Czech Republic U-20. On January 22, AB confirmed that Groothuizen had left the club to return to the Netherlands.
AB HENTER JESPER SØRENSEN
ab-fodbold.dk, 22 January 2024
Career statistics
References
1996 births
Living people
Dutch men's footballers
Footballers from Alkmaar
Netherlands men's youth international footballers
AFC '34 players
AFC Ajax players
Jong Ajax players
FC Nordsjælland players
ADO Den Haag players
Vejle Boldklub players
FC Emmen players
Akademisk Boldklub players
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
Danish Superliga players
Danish 2nd Division players
Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Men's association football goalkeepers
21st-century Dutch sportsmen
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