Ismo Vorstermans (born 30 March 1989) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a defender.

Career

Vorstermans started his career in the renowned youth academy of

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before moving to

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. He made his professional debut for the club on 23 September 2009 in a

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match against

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(2–4 loss). He played the full 90 minutes, but was replaced by

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in extra time. For the 2010–11 season he was promoted to the first squad of Utrecht, where he made his debut in European football in the qualification match versus

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. In a game that ended 1–1, Utrecht defended a 4–0 win from the first leg and an early 0–1 lead by a goal from

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. Vorstermans scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win over Ajax on 23 January 2011, the third goal for Utrecht after a pass from

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. During the 2011–12 campaign, Vorstermans joined

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on loan until the end of the season. His loan was extended with one season from the summer of 2012. After his contract with Utrecht had been terminated in July 2013, Vorstermans joined

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as a free agent in August 2013. After just a week at the club the technical director of Dordrecht,

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, announced on Twitter that the 24-year-old Vorstermans retired as professional footballer to focus on his education. Vorstermans played one game for Dordrecht against

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in which he made one goal but also suffered an injury. This was his last game as professional footballer. A year later, Vorstermans began playing for with

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club

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. He left the club in 2017 due to persistent injuries.

References

External links

Voetbal International

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