Jeroen Verhoeven (; born 30 April 1980) is a Dutch former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who last played as a

goalkeeper In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or i ...

for

ASV De Dijk Amsterdamse Sport Vereniging De Dijk is a association football, football club based in the Amsterdam borough of Amsterdam-Noord, in the neighborhood of Schellingwoude. Founded on 1 June 1930 out of a fusion of two clubs, Rood Wit-A and ASV Schel ...

in the Dutch

Hoofdklasse The Vierde Divisie (; "Fourth Division"), formerly known as Hoofdklasse () is the second-highest league of amateur football in the Netherlands, and the fifth tier in general. Background The league was divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunda ...

. He also played for

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 ...

FC Volendam Football Club Volendam () is a professional association football, football club based in Volendam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of the Dutch football league system, following promotion from the Eerste Divisie in the 2024 ...

AFC Ajax Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (), also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or commonly Ajax, is a Dutch professional Association football, football Football team, club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the , the top tier in Dutch football. ...

and

FC Utrecht Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional association football, football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion ...

in the span of his 17-year career as a professional goalkeeper in the Netherlands.

Career

He started his career in

's youth academy. He played for

between 2002 and 2009. In July 2009, Ajax signed the goalkeeper from Volendam on a three-year deal, meaning Verhoeven returned to Amsterdam after seven years. Ajax deployed him as backup for

Maarten Stekelenburg Maarten Stekelenburg (; born 22 September 1982) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Stekelenburg began his career at Ajax, playing 282 matches over nine seasons in his first spell there and winning nine honours ...

and

Kenneth Vermeer Kenneth Harold Vermeer (born 10 January 1986) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle. After graduating from the Ajax Youth Academy, Vermeer played for Jong Ajax, Willem II on loan, and the ...

. He made his debut for Ajax in the

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...

on 24 October 2010, coming on as a second-half substitute for the injured Stekelenburg. In this match he helped his team to a 2–2 draw with

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by making three saves in the closing minutes. In the summer of 2012, Verhoeven was released by Ajax and signed a deal with

, where he served as second goalkeeper behind

Robbin Ruiter Robbin Ruiter (born 25 March 1987) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Born in Amsterdam, North Holland, Ruiter started his senior career with FC Volendam in 2009. FC Utrecht In April 2012, he signed a ...

. In August 2015, he signed a one-year deal with former club

. He announced his retirement from professional football on 6 May 2016. On 28 November 2017 he announced his retirement from football altogether after an injury plagued season with

playing in the Dutch

.Jeroen Verhoeven zet door aanhoudend blessureleed punt achter loopbaan
(Dutch). Voetbalzone. 28 November 2017. Verhoeven was often teased about his large waistline, which is uncharacteristic for a keeper, by opposing fans. In one match against ADO Den Haag during the 2010–11 season, the home supporters showered him with chants of "Pizza!" when he touched the ball.

References

External links

Official website

1980 births Living people Footballers from Naarden Dutch men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers RKC Waalwijk players FC Volendam players AFC Ajax players FC Utrecht players ASV De Dijk players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players {{Netherlands-footy-goalkeeper-stub