Javier Vet (born 9 September 1993) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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. He formerly played for AFC,

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, Almere City,

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and

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Career

Dordrecht

Vet played youth football for Xanthos, FC Abcoude, Zeeburgia,

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and AFC, and came to

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 2013. He made his debut on 2 August 2013, when he was in the starting lineup for the 2–1 win against

MVV Maastricht Maatschappelijke Voetbal Vereniging Maastricht (), commonly known as MVV Maastricht (, ) or simply as MVV, is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from the city of Maastricht. Founded on 2 April 1902, MVV Maastricht currently ...

as a replacement for the injured Wilmer Kousemaker. On 20 October, he scored his first goal against Almere City, as his club won 0–2 win. He made 23 appearances in the season in which Dordrecht were promoted to the

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. On 9 August 2014, Vet played his first match in the highest Dutch football league; in the 90th minute of the game against

SC Heerenveen Sportclub Heerenveen (; West Frisian language, West Frisian: Sportklub It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch professional association football, football club from Heerenveen. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top level of football in the Netherla ...

he replaced Joris van Overeem. This game remained the only appearance of that season and he was left without a club in January 2015 after Dordrecht terminated his contract.

Almere City

A month later, Vet signed a contract with Almere City. In both 2016 and 2017, he received a one-year contract extension, which would extend his contract until mid-June 2018. Ultimately, Vet came to 81 appearances for Almere in three-and-a-half years, in which he scored two goals.

De Graafschap

After his contract with Almere, Vet moved to

, where he signed a two-year contract. In his first season with the club, he was relegated from the Eredivisie. A year later, the club was close to direct promotion, until the competition was shut down due to the

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. In 55 games for the ''Superboeren'', Vet scored seven times.

NEC

On 29 September 2020, Vet signed a one-year contract with

for the 2020–21 season, with an option for another season included in the contract. On 23 May 2021, Vet won promotion to the Eredivisie with NEC by beating

2–1 in the final of the play-offs. At NEC, Vet played in a more attacking role than usual, which gave him his most productive season hitherto. He scored eight goals in all competitions.

NAC

On 12 August 2022, Vet joined

References

External links

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Voetbal International profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vet, Javier Living people 1993 births Men's association football midfielders Dutch men's footballers FC Abcoude players AVV Zeeburgia players AFC Ajax players Amsterdamsche FC players FC Dordrecht players Almere City FC players De Graafschap players NEC Nijmegen players NAC Breda players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Footballers from Amsterdam 21st-century Dutch sportsmen