Kick Groot

Kick Groot
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Koog aan de Zaan, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Noordwijk
Number 17
Youth career
Zaandijk
KFC Koog aan de Zaan
2009–2017 AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Jong AZ 12 (0)
2018–2021 Telstar 9 (0)
2021–2023 ODIN '59 6 (0)
2023– Noordwijk 32 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:15, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Kick Groot (born 5 April 1998) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a centre back for Noordwijk in the Tweede Divisie.[1] He is related to 1960s Ajax star, Henk Groot.[2]

Club career

He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong AZ on 25 August 2017 in a game against RKC Waalwijk.[3]

Groot moved to SC Telstar in April 2018.[4] He would be plagued by injuries during his time at the club, only making nine league appearances during his three-year stint.[5]

On 3 September 2021, Groot signed with ODIN '59 in the Derde Divisie after his contract with Telstar expired.[6]

References

  1. ^ Kick Groot at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Gretig Telstar wil nu ook al De Graafschap pakken, NG Nieeuws, 2018-04-19
  3. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 25 August 2017.
  4. ^ Berends, Sander (21 April 2018). "Telstar-aanwinst Groot: Wil nog één keer knallen met AZ". Elfvoetbal.nl (in Dutch).
  5. ^ Brood, Thomas (6 May 2021). "Voetballer Kick Groot weer fit en moest weer op zoek naar maatpak". NH Nieuws (in Dutch).
  6. ^ Beijer, Henny (3 September 2021). "Kick Groot wil na alle blessureleed bij Telstar het plezier in voetbal terugvinden bij Odin'59". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch).