John Neeskens

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Neeskens and the second or maternal family name is Ramírez.
John Neeskens
Personal information
Full name John Andreu Neeskens Ramírez[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-17) November 17, 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States[1][2]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Europa
Number 3
Youth career
2006–2007 Anguera
2007–2010 Damm
2010–2011 Villarreal
2011–2012 Damm
2012 Sant Andreu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Sant Andreu 14 (0)
2013–2014 Badalona 15 (0)
2014 Colorado Rapids Reserves 5 (0)
2014 Colorado Rapids 5 (1)
2015 New York Cosmos B 0 (0)
2016 LA Galaxy II 4 (0)
2016–2017 Gavà 4 (1)
2017 Santboià 8 (1)
2018 New York Cosmos B 12 (1)
2019 Miami 8 (2)
2019 AS Trenčín 2 (1)
2020 Formentera 8 (0)
2020–2021 Prat 27 (1)
2021–2022 Lleida Esportiu 30 (1)
2022–2024 Terrassa 56 (1)
2024– Europa 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 13, 2024

John Andreu Neeskens Ramírez (born November 17, 1993), known as John Neeskens, is an American professional soccer player who plays for Spanish club Europa as a left-back.

Career

Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Neeskens began playing soccer with local PB Anguera and Damm, going on to have spells with Villarreal, Sant Andreu, and Badalona.[1][2] He moved to American club Colorado Rapids in 2014 and made his professional debut versus Chicago Fire on June 5.[3]

He was released just before the start of the 2015 Major League Soccer season.[4] On September 17, 2015, Neeskens signed with the New York Cosmos's B-team.[5]

Neeskens joined LA Galaxy II on March 14, 2016.[6] After a short stay and limited minutes with LA Galaxy II, he joined Segunda División B club CF Gava on July 9, 2016.

Neeskens played for F.C. Santboià, starting with the 2017–18 season.

Before 2019–20 season, he joined former Slovak champions AS Trenčín. He only featured twice in league play and once in cup play. He scored a goal in his second league appearance against Senica, utilizing a pass from Gino van Kessel. Trenčín lost the match 3–2.[7]

Personal life

Media outlets often erroneously report that John Neeskens is the son of former Dutch international Johan Neeskens. In November 2010, Johan Neeskens stated via his personal website that John Neeskens was not his son.[8]

Through his birth and ancestry, he holds American, Spanish, and Dutch citizenship.[2]

Honors

New York Cosmos B

References

  1. ^ a b c d John Neeskens at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b c "John Neeskens". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. ^ "COLORADO RAPIDS VS. CHICAGO FIRE 0 - 0". Soccerway. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  4. ^ le encanta ir con el nardo fuera Rapids waive defenders John Neeskens and Grant Van De Casteele Archived 2015-03-19 at the Wayback Machine, coloradorapids.com, 6 maart 2015
  5. ^ "John Neeskens Joins First Team". New York Cosmos. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  6. ^ "LA Galaxy II sign defender John Neeskens". LAGalaxy.com. LA Galaxy Communications. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  7. ^ "A-tím | Neeskens skončil, na skúške Oduwa". AS Trenčín (in Slovak). Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  8. ^ "Neeskens verschaft duidelijkheid over nageslacht" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2014.