Stijn de Looijer (born 31 March 1992) is a Dutch former 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 le ...

who played as a

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. He formerly played for

FC Den Bosch FC Den Bosch () is a football club from 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. They were founded 18 August 1965, as FC Den Bosch/BVV. They are the successor of BVV (1906) and Wilhelmina (1890). Their stadium is called 'De Vliert', an 8,500 all-seater. R ...

and

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Career

De Looijer started his youth career with DAW in

Schaijk Schaijk is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the former municipality of Landerd, about southeast of Oss. History Schaijk developed in the Middle Ages on the border of the sand and clay land. It was part of the w ...

before moving to the

youth academy at age 10. He made his professional debut in the starting eleven of FC Den Bosch in an away match against Helmond Sport on 30 September 2011. In the summer of 2012, he was signed by rivals

, to the great dismay of the Den Bosch fans. In the 2013–14 season he played for Den Bosch again, this time on a loan deal. In late August 2014, he permanently left NEC and joined Topklasse club

JVC Cuijk JVC Cuijk is a Dutch association football club from Cuijk, Netherlands. The club was founded in 1931 and plays in Derde Divisie, the fourth tier of Dutch football, in the Sunday league. The team plays home games at Sportpark De Groenendijkse, whi ...

. When he was injured there at the end of September during a practice session with the second team, he ended his career. On 28 May 2015, after a year where he focused on finishing his

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(hbo) in engineering physics, De Looijer joined

Blauw Geel '38 Blauw Geel '38 is a football club from Veghel, Netherlands. Blauw Geel '38 plays in the Derde Divisie The Derde Divisie (; en, Third Division), formerly known as Topklasse (; en, Top Class), is the fourth tier of football in the Netherlands, ...

while simultaneously attending university to study biomechanical design. He left the club in 2017, to pursue an internship in

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as part of his studies.

Personal life

After retiring from football, De Looijer has worked in

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as an engineer.

References

External links

Voetbal International profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Looijer, Stijn 1992 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Den Bosch players NEC Nijmegen players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Derde Divisie players People from Landerd JVC Cuijk players Blauw Geel '38 players Footballers from North Brabant