Lance Duijvestijn

Lance Duijvestijn
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Wateringen, Netherlands
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Excelsior
Number 10
Youth career
–2009 SV VELO
2009–2018 ADO Den Haag
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 NEC 1 (0)
2019–2020 Jong ADO 21 (11)
2020–2021 Helmond Sport 37 (11)
2021–2024 Almere City 83 (20)
2024– Excelsior 17 (5)
International career
2013–2014 Netherlands U15 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:09, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

Lance Duijvestijn (born 15 January 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club Excelsior.[1]

Club career

Born in Wateringen,[2] Duijvestijn began his youth career at SV VELO before moving to the ADO Den Haag academy. After failing to break into the first team, he moved to NEC,[2] where he made his Eerste Divisie debut for on 17 August 2018 in a match against Cambuur, as a 77th-minute substitute for Sven Braken.[3]

In 2019, he returned to his former club ADO Den Haag where he played for the reserve team, Jong ADO, in the fourth-tier Derde Divisie. There, he established himself as a prolific scorer for midfield, among others scoring four goals in a 4–2 win over Gemert.[2] After Alan Pardew took over as new head coach of the ADO first team, Duijvestijn saw his chances of breaking into the first team diminish.[2] After a trial with Quick Boys in May 2020,[4] he eventually moved to Helmond Sport on 30 July 2020 on a one-year deal with the option of one more year.[5]

On 29 June 2021, Duijvestijn signed a three-year contract with Almere City.[6] He made his debut on 9 August in a 1–2 loss to Jong AZ, playing the entire game.[7] Less than two weeks later, in his third game for the club, Duijvestijn scored his first goal in the third minute, but saw his team lose 1–2 to VVV-Venlo.[8]

On 1 February 2024, Duijvestijn moved to Excelsior on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[9]

References

  1. ^ Lance Duijvestijn at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c d Ottens, Chris (29 August 2020). "Duijvestijn wil de tijden van zijn schoonvader herleven bij Helmond Sport: 'We hebben veel vertrouwen'" (in Dutch). Eindhovens Dagblad. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 17 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Middenvelder van Jong ADO Den Haag traint mee bij Quick Boys". voetbal247.nl (in Dutch). 17 May 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Lance Duijvestijn tekent contract bij Helmond Sport". helmondsport.nl (in Dutch). Helmond Sport. 30 July 2020. Archived from the original on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  6. ^ Haak, Jordy (29 June 2021). "Almere City FC versterkt zich met Lance Duijvestijn". Almere City FC (in Dutch).
  7. ^ "AZ II vs. Almere City - 9 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  8. ^ "VVV vs. Almere City - 21 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  9. ^ "LANCE DUIJVESTIJN MAAKT DE OVERSTAP NAAR EXCELSIOR" [LANCE DUIJVESTIJN MAKES THE SWITCH TO EXCELSIOR] (in Dutch). Excelsior. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.