Navarone Foor

Navarone Foor
Foor in 2012.
Personal information
Full name Navarone Chesney Kai Foor
Date of birth (1992-02-04) 4 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Opheusden, Netherlands
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
0000–2009 Opheusden
2009–2011 NEC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 NEC 154 (15)
2016–2020 Vitesse 106 (14)
2016 Jong Vitesse 1 (0)
2020 Ittihad Kalba 5 (0)
2020–2022 Pafos 60 (1)
2022–2023 Riga 11 (0)
2023 Cambuur 15 (2)
2023–2024 Karmiotissa 15 (2)
2024 Bandırmaspor 8 (1)
International career
2011 Netherlands U19 1 (0)
2012–2013 Netherlands U20 8 (1)
2012 Netherlands U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2024

Navarone Foor (born 4 February 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger. Born in the Netherlands, he is of Indonesian descent.

Club career

NEC

Born in Opheusden, Foor left local side Opheusden in 2009 to join NEC. On 6 August 2011, Foor made his NEC debut in a 2–2 draw with Heerenveen, in which he replaced Lasse Schöne in the 79th minute.[2] On 10 September 2011, Foor was given his first NEC start against local rivals De Graafschap. The game resulted in a 1–0 victory for De Graafschap and Foor played until the 71st minute before being replaced by Manchester City loanee Abdisalam Ibrahim.[3] On 22 April 2012, Foor scored his first NEC goal in a 2–1 defeat to PSV.[4] On 10 May 2012, Foor continued his impressive form with a goal against rivals Vitesse, which eventually finished a 3–2 victory to NEC.[5]

Foor quickly became a fan favourite at NEC with his consistent performances spread over five years at the club. Foor played a big part in NEC's Eerste Divisie triumph, in which he netted seven times from 37 appearances.[6] Foor went on to make 154 league appearances for NEC, scoring on 15 occasions.

Vitesse

On 13 May 2016, Foor joined fierce rivals Vitesse on a four-year deal on a free transfer after his contract expired at NEC.[7] On 11 September 2016, Foor made his Vitesse debut in a 1–0 away defeat to Ajax, featuring for 64 minutes before being replaced by Nathan.[8] On 23 October 2016, Foor scored his first goal for Vitesse in a 1–1 draw against former club NEC, opening the scoring in the 38th minute.[9]

He played as Vitesse won the final of the KNVB Beker 2–0 against AZ Alkmaar on 30 April 2017 to help the club, three-time runners up, to the title for the first time in its 125-year history.[10][11]

Ittihad Kalba

On 3 February 2020, Ittihad Kalba signed Foor from Vitesse.[12]

Riga FC

On 28 August 2022, Foor signed for Latvian Higher League club Riga FC having spent two seasons in Cyprus with Pafos FC.[13]

Cambuur

On 28 January 2023, Foor signed for Cambuur on a contract until the end of the season.[14]

International career

Foor has represented Netherlands at under-19, under-20 and under-21 level. Foor is also eligible to represent Indonesia at international level[15] through his family's Moluccan heritage.

Career statistics

As of match played 29 July 2021[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
NEC 2011–12 Eredivisie 30 2 3 0 — — 33 2
2012–13 29 0 1 0 — — 30 0
2013–14 24 2 4 1 — 0 0 28 3
2014–15 Eerste Divisie 37 7 2 0 — — 39 7
2015–16 Eredivisie 34 4 3 1 — — 37 5
Total 154 15 13 2 — 0 0 167 17
Vitesse 2016–17 Eredivisie 29 6 5 0 — — 34 6
2017–18 30 3 1 0 5[a] 0 5[b] 0 41 3
2018–19 30 5 4 0 4[a] 0 4[c] 0 42 5
2019–20 17 0 1 0 0 0 — 18 0
Total 106 14 11 0 9 0 9 0 135 14
Ittihad Kalba 2019–20 UAE Pro League 5 0 — — — 5 0
Pafos 2020–21 Cypriot First Division 34 1 1 0 — — 35 1
Career total 299 30 25 2 9 0 9 0 342 32
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield, four in Eredivisie European play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs

References

  1. ^ "Navarone Foor". SC Cambuur (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Heerenveen vs. NEC". Soccerway. 6 August 2011.
  3. ^ "De Graafschap vs. NEC". Soccerway. 10 September 2011.
  4. ^ "PSV vs. NEC". Soccerway. 22 April 2012.
  5. ^ "NEC vs. Vitesse". Soccerway. 10 May 2012.
  6. ^ a b "N. Foor". Soccerway.
  7. ^ "Foor signs four-year contract". Vitesse. 13 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Ajax vs. Vitesse". Soccerway. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  9. ^ "NEC vs. Vitesse". Soccerway. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Vitesse claim first major trophy with Cup triumph". Reuters. 30 April 2017.
  11. ^ "AZ Alkmaar vs. Vitesse - Football Match Line-Ups - April 30, 2017 - ESPN".
  12. ^ Ittihad Kalba is officially signed by Navarone Foor
  13. ^ ""RIGA" PARAKSTA LĪGUMU AR NĪDERLANDIEŠU PUSSARGU FORU" ["RIGA" SIGNS WITH DUTCH MIDFIELDER FOOR]. rigafc.lv (in Latvian). 28 August 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  14. ^ "TRANSFER: NAVARONE FOOR PER DIRECT NAAR SC CAMBUUR" [TRANSFER: NAVARONE FOOR IMMEDIATELY TO SC CAMBUUR]. cambuur.nl (in Dutch). 28 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  15. ^ Dit is het leven van Navarone Foor in de Emiraten vice.com