Elroy van der Hooft

Elroy van der Hooft (born April 20, 1990 in Zeven, Germany) is a Dutch footballer who plays for former youth club VV UDO as of 2017.

Elroy van der Hooft
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-04-20)April 20, 1990
Place of birth Zeven, Germany
Playing position(s) Attacker
Youth career
2000–2006 AFC Ajax
2006–2008 ADO Den Haag
2009–2010 RKC Waalwijk
2010–2011 VV UDO
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 AO Chania F.C. 5 (0)
2013–2014 Phnom Penh Crown FC
2014[1] Boeung Ket Angkor FC
2014 TriAsia Phnom Penh FC
2017– VV UDO
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Sealing a move to AO Chania of the Greek third level in 2011, his first professional experience,[2] van der Hooft was not paid there, however, leaving after six months.[3]

Moving to Persekap Pasuruan of the Indonesian second division in 2013,[4] van der Hooft registered too late so he penned a three-month contract with Phnom Penh Crown of the Cambodian League instead,[5] wearing the number 49[3] and authoring a hat-trick on his debut in a 3-1 win over Kirivong Sok Sen Chey.[6] He was also the highest paid player in Cambodia at the time and was sometimes referred to as the "Cristiano Ronaldo of Cambodia".[7] However, after his spell with Phnom Penh Crown, van der Hooft became an incorrigible drug and gambling addict, constantly inebriated as well.[7] Then, for driving a hacker who was wanted by the police and other offenses, he was arrested and jailed for 70 days.[7] Upon release in 2017, the Dutch midfielder returned to former youth team VV UDO.[7]

Tried out for Indonesian side Gresik United in late 2012.[8]

References
  1. "To answer the questions I receive about my status as a player from Boeung Ket:". Elroy van der Hooft Official Fanpage. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  2. "Elroy Van der Hooft van UDO naar Griekse profclub (In Greek)". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  3. "Elroy in the spotlight". cambodiafootball.blogspot.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20130410041240/http://www.sepakbolanda.com/2013/04/elroy-van-der-hooft-keturunan-indonesia.html
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20130505004518/http://elroyvanderhooft.com/bad-news-followed-by-some-good-news/
  6. "Absolutely Amazing". cambodiafootball.blogspot.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  7. "Hoe voetballer Elroy van der Hooft via Cambodja in de drugshandel belandde". VICE Sports. Archived from the original on 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2017-12-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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