Kevin Visser (born 19 July 1988) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for AFC.

Career

ADO Den Haag

As a youth, Visser played for Vitesse Delft, Delfia,

DHC Delft Delfia Hollandia Combinatie, commonly known as DHC, is a football club from Delft, Netherlands. DHC is currently playing in the Sunday Hoofdklasse A League (4th tier). History DHC played professional football from 1955 to 1968. The club played ...

TONEGIDO VSV TONEGIDO were a lower league club from the town of Voorburg, Netherlands. The peak of the club's success was in 2002–03 when TONEGIDO won successive KNVB Amateur Cup's and the Dutch Amateur Super Cup. They went into administration during t ...

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 ...

and

ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation ...

. Visser made his debut in professional football on 15 August 2010 in a match for ADO against

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. He scored his first senior goal in a match against

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in September 2010 after having come on as a substitute.

Helmond Sport

On 21 May 2013, Visser signed a three-year contract with

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club

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. Upon signing, he stated that he had chosen to move to a club from the second division in order to develop as a player. He made his debut on 2 August in a 2–2 away draw against

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. Visser scored his first goals for Helmond Sport on 7 November 2014 – a hat-trick – in a 5–2 league win over

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Volendam

Visser signed a two-year contract with

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 ...

in June 2016. On 5 August, he made his debut for the club in the league game against

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. On 9 December, he scored his first goal in a 6–0 away win over

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. During his time at the club, Visser grew into

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and a fixed value in central midfield. Visser suffered a serious knee injury during a team practice in July 2020, sidelining him for more than a year. On 6 August 2021, he made his official comeback, coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute of a 2–2 league draw against

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for

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AFC

On 2 May 2022, Visser agreed to join third-tier AFC for the 2022–23 season.

Career statistics

References

External links

Voetbal International profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Visser, Kevin 1988 births Living people Footballers from Delft Dutch men's footballers Men's association football midfielders VSV TONEGIDO players ADO Den Haag players Helmond Sport players FC Volendam players Amsterdamsche FC players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players