Roy Kortsmit

Roy Kortsmit (born 26 August 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper.[1]

Roy Kortsmit
Personal information
Full name Roy Kortsmit
Date of birth (1992-08-26) 26 August 1992
Place of birth Hoek van Holland, Netherlands
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
–2007 Feyenoord
2007–2008 Westlandia
2008–2011 Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Jong Sparta 20 (0)
2011–2019 Sparta Rotterdam 156 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 May 2019

Youth career

Born just outside Rotterdam at Hoek van Holland, Kortsmit began his youth career at Feyenoord, until he was 15 years old. He left the then KNVB Cup champions in 2007, but didn't move far as he joined local side Westlandia. He spent a year with them and, in 2008, joined Feyenoord's rivals Sparta. The goalkeeper made his first appearance at under-19 level in a 3-1 defeat to sc Heerenveen. The following year, Kortsmit played in Sparta's reserve squad for two seasons and played 20 games, during which they were relegated from the Beloften Eredivisie.

Sparta Rotterdam

Finally, on 11 April 2014, aged 22, he made his professional debut against SC Telstar. He was a half-time substitution for Khalid Sinouh and conceded an 87th-minute winner in a 2-1 home loss. He also made a second-half appearance in a 3-1 away defeat in a relegation/promotion play-off game, at the hands of FC Dordrecht. Kortsmit has now made more than 100 professional appearances for Sparta, he was heavily involved in the successful promotion battle in 2015–16. He made international headlines in 2017 by pulling off four consecutive saves in just six seconds in a 1-0 away defeat to Den Haag.

Honours

Club
Sparta Rotterdam

References
  1. Roy Kortsmit at WorldFootball.net


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