Jeroen van der Lely

Jeroen van der Lely (born 22 March 1996) is a Dutch former professional footballer. He played as a right back. During his career, he played for Twente and Vendsyssel FF.[1][2]

Jeroen van der Lely
Personal information
Full name Jeroen van der Lely
Date of birth (1996-07-04) 4 July 1996
Place of birth Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Right back
Youth career
–2008 RKSV De Zweef
2008–2014 Twente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Twente 72 (1)
2015–2019 Jong FC Twente 34 (0)
2019–2020 Vendsyssel FF 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:42, 22 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Van der Lely is a youth exponent from FC Twente. He made his Eerste Divisie debut on 23 February 2015 against De Graafschap in a 3–1 home win.[3]

On the transfer deadline day, 2 September 2019, Van der Lely joined Danish second division club Vendsyssel FF after a trial.[4] However, the club announced on 2 January 2020 that they intended to cut down on the number of players, and Van der Lely was one of three players that would be cut.[5]

On 13 May 2020, Van der Lely announced his retirement, citing a lack of motivation and passion for playing professional football.[6][7] Instead, he opted to study literary science at Utrecht University.[8][7]

References
  1. "Netherlands - J. van der Lely - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  2. Jeroen van der Lely at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Twente II vs. De Graafschap - 23 February 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  4. VENDSYSSEL FF SKRIVER KONTRAKT MED HOLLANDSK DUO, vendsysselff.dk, 2 September 2019
  5. VENDSYSSEL FF SIGER FARVEL TIL TRE SPILLERE, vendsysselff.dk, 2 January 2020
  6. Hoffskov, Ole (15 May 2020). "24-årig stopper karrieren efter Vendsyssel-exit: Jeg er ikke dygtig nok". tipsbladet.dk. Tipsbladet. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  7. ten Voorde, Leon (13 May 2020). "Jeroen van der Lely stopt er nu echt mee: 'De passie voor het profvoetbal is weg'". tubantia.nl. Tubantia. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  8. NOS Voetbal (19 May 2020). "Van der Lely (24) na inleveren contract: 'Pas als mens niet in voetballerij'". nos.nl. NOS. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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