Kees Luijckx (; born 11 February 1986) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a

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. He earned 7 caps with the Netherlands U21 youth team.

Club career

Born in

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. Luijckx began his career in his hometown

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with Vitesse 1922 before being scouted by AZ in 1996. He initially played for the youth side and was then promoted to AZ's first team 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 ...

. Having made one league appearance in a year, he was loaned out to

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in July 2007. He left Excelsior after only two games in the season 2007–2008 and returned to AZ, where he played 15 matches in the 2008–2009 season and won the

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. On 26 May 2009, his club announced they were planning without him and he would be searching a new club. In January 2010, Luijckx signed a three-year contract with

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joining the club in July 2010. In 2015, he joined Videoton, Hungary's reigning champion. On 20 September 2015, Luijckx, who was a

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, signed a half-year contract with

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-side

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. In January 2020, he joined

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on a contract for the rest of the season. On 17 July 2020, Luijckx returned to

Roda JC Kerkrade Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; ), shortly as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or simply Roda, is a Dutch professional association football, football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the ...

on a one-year contract.

International career

Luijckx was part of the Dutch Olympic side participating in the

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. He played as a substitute in the pre-Olympic

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, arriving in the second half for the injured

Kew Jaliens Kew Raffique Jaliens (born 15 September 1978) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career Sparta Kew Jaliens started his career at Sparta and made his league debut aged 18 in a 2–1 away win over FC Groning ...

Career statistics

Club

;Notes ¹ Includes

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. ² Includes

UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League (UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by List of top-division football clubs in UEFA countries, top-divisio ...

and

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matches. ³ Includes the

Johan Cruijff Shield The Johan Cruyff Shield (, ) is a football trophy in the Netherlands named after Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff, also often referred to as the Dutch Super Cup. The winner is decided in one match only, played by the winner of the national football ...

, Eredivisie playoffs, and

championship playoff matches.

References

External links

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Holland stats
at OnsOranje
Kees Luijckx Interview
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