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Ronald Koeman Jr. (born 23 May 1995) is a Dutch professional
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 plays as a
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for club
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.


Career


TOP Oss

Koeman came through the youth system at
Almere City Almere City Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Almere, Netherlands. Founded in 2001, the club currently compete in the Eerste Divisie, following relegation from the Eredivisie in 2024–25 Eredivisie, 20 ...
but never made an appearance for the first team. In 2015, he moved to
FC Oss TOP Oss (), is a professional association football club based in the town of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. Founded in 1928 as T.O.P., a Dutch abbreviati ...
to increase his chances at first team playing time. He made his debut on 29 April 2016 in an
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 ...
game against
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 ...
as a substitute, coming on in the 83rd minute for
Xavier Mous Xavier Mous (born 4 August 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Club career Mous is a youth exponent from AFC Ajax. He made his professional debut at Jong Ajax on 16 January 2015 in an Eerste Divisie game agains ...
in a 2–1 home defeat.


Telstar

On 25 June 2021, it was announced that Koeman had signed with
Telstar Telstar refers to a series of communications satellites. The first two, Telstar 1 and Telstar 2, were experimental and nearly identical. Telstar 1 launched atop of a Thor-Delta rocket on July 10, 1962, successfully relayed the first televisi ...
. On 10 September, he made his debut for the club in a league match against Almere City, his former team, which ended in a 1–1 draw. He took over the goalkeeping duties from Trevor Doornbusch after head coach
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decided to bench him due to a series of significant errors in previous games. Following that, he continued as a starter, except for a setback in October 2021 when he sustained an injury that kept him out of action for the remainder of the year. On 13 January 2023, he received the first red card of his professional career after a reckless challenge outside the penalty area against Nick Koster of
Jong AZ Jong AZ is a Dutch association football team, based in Wijdewormer in the Zaanstreek. It is the reserve team of AZ, based in Alkmaar, and plays in the Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Net ...
. Koeman suffered a second wrist injury during training in September 2023, sidelining him for several months. He extended his contract with Telstar on 29 May 2024, signing a one-year deal until 30 June 2025. In the 2024–25 season, Koeman played every minute of Telstar's 38 league matches, two
KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; ), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organised by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside the N ...
ties, and all four promotion play-off fixtures. He kept a clean sheet in a 2–0 win over
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 ...
and helped secure a 3–1 second-leg victory against Willem II in the final, earning Telstar promotion to 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 ...
for the first time in 47 years.


Personal life

He is the son of current Dutch national team and former
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manager
Ronald Koeman Ronald Koeman (; born 21 March 1963) is a Dutch professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who is the manager of the Netherlands national football team, Netherlands national team. Koeman scor ...
, who also had an illustrious career as a player for
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,
PSV Eindhoven Philips Sport Vereniging (; ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional association football, football department, which has pla ...
,
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 ...
, and the Dutch national team. He is the nephew of former Dutch international football player
Erwin Koeman Erwin Koeman (born 20 September 1961) is a Dutch former professional football player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Netherlands national team. As a midfielder, he played in three spells at Groningen and two at PSV Eindhoven, ...
, and the grandson of former Dutch international
Martin Koeman Martinus Cornelis Koeman (26 July 1938 – 18 December 2013) was a Dutch footballer who played as a centre-back. Biography Koeman played professional football with KFC of Koog aan de Zaan from 1955 to 1960, Blauw-Wit Amsterdam from 1960 to 1963 ...
.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Koeman, Ronald Jr. 1995 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Almere City FC players TOP Oss players SC Telstar players Eerste Divisie players Footballers from Barcelona Men's association football goalkeepers Koeman family 21st-century Dutch sportsmen