Lars Veldwijk
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lars Veldwijk | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Uithoorn, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | KV Kortrijk | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Argon | |||
| FC Volendam | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | FC Volendam | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | FC Utrecht | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → FC Dordrecht (loan) | 31 | (14) |
| 2013–2014 | Excelsior | 38 | (30) |
| 2014–2016 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → PEC Zwolle (loan) | 33 | (14) |
| 2016– | KV Kortrijk | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2016– | South Africa | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:06, 27 October 2016 (UTC). | |||
Lars Veldwijk (born 21 August 1991 in Uithoorn) is a South African professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for KV Kortrijk.
Club Career
Nottingham Forest
On 12 June 2014, Veldwijk signed for Nottingham Forest from Excelsior for a fee of £500,000 that could rise to £1 million depending on various clauses.[1] He made his debut on 16 August 2014 against Bolton Wanderers at the Macron Stadium as a 92nd-minute substitute for fellow striker Matty Fryatt.[2] Veldwijk made his first start for Forest on 26 August 2014 in a 2-0 win against Huddersfield Town in the second round of the League Cup.[3] Veldwijk went on loan to PEC Zwolle for the 2015–16 season.[4] Upon his return to Forest he scored his first and only goal for the club in a 2-1 EFL Cup win against Millwall on 23 August 2016.[5]
International Career
On 27 October 2016, Veldwijk received his first call-up for the South African national football team for their 2018 World Cup qualifier against Senegal.[6] He is eligible for South African citizenship as his father was a native.[7] Veldwijk debuted for South Africa in a friendly 1-1 tie with Mozambique on 15 November 2016.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 3 September 2016[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Volendam | 2010–11 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| FC Utrecht | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| FC Dordrecht (loan) | 2012–13 | Eerste Divisie | 31 | 14 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 36 | 19 | |
| Excelsior | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 38 | 30 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 45 | 35 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 2014–15 | Championship | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| PEC Zwolle (loan) | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 33 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 36 | 14 | |
| Career total | 121 | 58 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 138 | 68 | ||
External links
- Voetbal International profile (Dutch)
- ↑ "Reds coach says Lars Veldwijk can be a 'real asset' for Nottingham Forest - in time". Nottingham Post. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ "Bolton 2-2 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ↑ "Huddersfield 0-2 Nott'm Forest". BBC Sport. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ "Lars Veldwijk: Nottingham Forest striker seals PEC Zwolle loan move". BBC Sport. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ↑ "Millwall 1-2 Nottm Forest". BBC Sport. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ↑ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276412/match=300367130/index.html
- ↑ www.realnet.co.uk. "Lars Veldwijk cleared for Bafana's World Cup qualifier with Senegal". Kick Off. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- ↑ http://www.sport24.co.za/Soccer/BafanaBafana/live-mozambique-v-bafana-bafana-20161115
- ↑ "Netherlands - L. Veldwijk - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.