Keziah Veendorp (born 17 February 1997) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as

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Club career

Early career

In 2005, Veendorp started his football career with FVV Foxhol and moved to VV Hoogezand in 2006. When he came to

FC Groningen Football Club Groningen () is a Dutch professional association football club based in Groningen, Groningen (province), Groningen province. Founded in 1971 as the successor of GVAV-Rapiditas, GVAV, Groningen compete in the Eredivisie, the first t ...

is 2008.

Groningen

In 2016, Veendorp was called up for Groningen first team. He made his league debut on 20 February 2016 in a 1–4 loss against

AZ Alkmaar Alkmaar Zaanstreek (), better known internationally as AZ Alkmaar, or simply and most commonly as AZ () in the Netherlands, is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan#The Zaan district, Zaan district. ...

AFAS Stadion AFAS Stadion is a stadium in Alkmaar, Netherlands. It is used for association football, football matches and is the home stadium of AZ Alkmaar. AZ Alkmaar (women), AZ's women's team also plays select matches in the stadium. The stadium is able to ...

. In this match, he played 11 minutes, after he was substituted for Juninho Bacuna.

Hanoi FC

On 27 August 2024,

Hanoi FC Hanoi Football Club (), officially named CLB Hà Nội, is a professional football club based in Hanoi, Vietnam. They play their home matches at Hang Day Stadium and compete in V.League 1, the top division in the Vietnamese football league sy ...

announced that Veendorp has joined the club. He was given the number 3 shirt.

Roda JC

On 6 January 2025, Veendorp joined

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

on an amateur basis. In May 2025, Roda JC confirmed that he would leave the club following the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2024–25 season.

International career

On 17 October 2013, He was first called up and played for Netherlands U17 against Faroe Islands U17 In 2014, he played

2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship The 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the 13th edition of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, an annual football competition between men's under-17 national teams organised by UEFA. The final tournament was hosted for the first time ...

as one of the key players. In the competition, he contributed as Netherlands finished as runners-up, playing 5 games.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Emmen *

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 ...

: 2021–22

International

Netherlands U17 * UEFA European U-17 Championship runner-up:

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