Robert van Boxel (born 20 January 1983 in

Zwanenburg Zwanenburg () is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, and lies about 11 km west of Amsterdam. Zwanenburg has a population of around 7,670.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Gemeen ...

) is a Dutch professional

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who currently plays as a

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for

FC Lisse FC Lisse is a Dutch football club from Lisse which was founded in 1981. It currently plays in the Tweede Divisie. History The history of FC Lisse is linked to its Catholic religion, the first version of a football club being formed in 1911 by ...

in the

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Club career

He spent a few season in the

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youth academy and played for

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 ...

AGOVV Apeldoorn AGOVV () is a Dutch association football club based in Apeldoorn. It was established on 25 February 1913. The club played in professional football from 1954 to 1971 and from 2003 to 2013. AGOVV's male first squad plays in 2022–23 in the Tweede ...

SC Cambuur SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2020–21 ...

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

and

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently compete in the Eredivisie, the top fligh ...

, who loaned him back to Cambuur in 2013. He joined amateur side

in summer 2015 from Sparta.

Personal life

While playing for Lisse, van Boxel studied entrepreneurship and worked for a mobile telephone and internet service provider.Robert van Boxel komt op stoom
- FC Lisse

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1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Haarlemmermeer Men's association football central defenders Dutch men's footballers PSV Eindhoven players ADO Den Haag players AGOVV players MVV Maastricht players SC Cambuur players Sparta Rotterdam players FC Lisse players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Derde Divisie players Footballers from North Holland {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub