Youri Loen

Youri Loen
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-01-27) 27 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Nijmegen, Netherlands
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Glacis United
Number 24
Youth career
SV Orion
2001–2010 NEC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 NEC 6 (0)
2014 → Dordrecht (loan) 7 (1)
2014–2016 Sparta Rotterdam 23 (3)
2015–2016 → Fortuna Sittard (loan) 32 (2)
2016–2018 Emmen 60 (7)
2018–2020 Almere City 63 (8)
2020–2021 Doxa Drama 0 (0)
2021 FC Haka 9 (0)
2022 Mosta 6 (0)
2023–2024 De Treffers 24 (1)
2024– Glacis United 14 (3)
Managerial career
2024– Glacis United U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:23, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Youri Loen (born 27 January 1991) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gibraltar Football League club Glacis United.

Career

Born in Nijmegen,[1] after playing with amateur club SV Orion,[2] Loen began his career with the youth team of hometown club NEC in 2001,[3] and later played for Dordrecht, Sparta Rotterdam, Fortuna Sittard, FC Emmen and Almere City.[1][3][4]

After two seasons with Almere City, in which he scored 8 goals and made 15 assists in 65 games, he was told he was no longer wanted by the club.[2][5] He left the club at the end of June 2020, and returned to former club SV Orion in July 2020, as well as a second amateur club Brakkenstein, to train in order to maintain fitness.[2]

Later that month he began training with TOP Oss.[6][7] He remained training with TOP Oss in October 2020, although the club said they would not be signing him to a contract.[8] Later that month he signed for Greek club Doxa Drama.[9]

On 26 January 2021, Loen signed for Finnish club FC Haka.[10][11]

On 19 January 2022, he joined Mosta in Malta.[12]

After a stint back in the Netherlands, Loen moved to Gibraltar in August 2024 with Glacis United, making his debut on 25 August in a 2–1 defeat to Europa.[13] He was also announced as coach for their U23 team in the Gibraltar Intermediate League team.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Netherlands - Y. Loen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ a b c Danny van den Broek (7 July 2020). "Voor Youri Loen ligt de volgende halte over de grens" (in Dutch). De Gelderlander. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b Youri Loen at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ "Youri Loen naar Fortuna Sittard".
  5. ^ "Youri Loen: niet rouwig om vertrek bij City FC" (in Dutch). Omroep Flevoland. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  6. ^ Dominique Pichel (20 July 2020). "Youri Loen traint mee bij TOP Oss" (in Dutch). De Gelderlander. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Nijmegenaar Youri Loen traint mee bij TOP Oss" (in Dutch). Omroep Gelderland. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Youri Loen sluit alsnog aan bij selectie TOP Oss | Kliknieuws". www.kliknieuws.nl.
  9. ^ Jaap van der Doelen (16 October 2020). "Youri Loen vertrekt na tien dagen alweer bij TOP Oss voor Grieks avontuur" (in Dutch). BD. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Haka sopimukseen kahden testipelaajan kanssa". 26 January 2021.
  11. ^ van Zundert, Bram (26 January 2021). "Finse club FC Haka verlost oud-NEC'er Youri Loen van Griekse tragedie". de Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Mosta F.C. is please to welcome the Dutch playmaker Youri Loen". Mosta. 19 January 2022.
  13. ^ Match Report: Glacis United 1-2 Europa Gibraltar Football Association. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  14. ^ Youri Loen strengthens Glacis United in triple role Evytal Sports Management on LinkedIn. Retrieved 8 December 2024.


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