Arnold Kruiswijk

Arnold Kruiswijk
Kruiswijk with Vitesse in 2015
Personal information
Full name Arnold Kruiswijk
Date of birth (1984-11-02) 2 November 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Groningen, Netherlands
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
VV Appingedam
0000–2001 Groningen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2008 Groningen 149 (0)
2008–2010 Anderlecht 17 (0)
2010 → Roda JC (loan) 17 (0)
2010–2014 Heerenveen 81 (0)
2014–2019 Vitesse 69 (1)
International career
2003–2007 Netherlands U21 25 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2006 Portugal
Winner 2007 Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arnold Kruiswijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑrnɔlt ˈkrœysʋɛik]; born 2 November 1984) is a former Dutch professional footballer who played as a left back.

Club career

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Born in Groningen, Kruiswijk started his career at local side Groningen.

In the 10 September 2006 match against Heracles Almelo, Kruiswijk scored the fastest own goal ever in the Eredivisie,[1] misplacing a back pass to the keeper that ended up in the goal after 9 seconds.

After the 2007–08 season, Kruiswijk moved to the Belgian club RSC Anderlecht.

In January 2010, Kruiswijk went on loan to Dutch side Roda JC until the end of the season.[2] On 21 May 2010 he signed a four-year contract for SC Heerenveen, where he was reunited with his former Groningen-coach Ron Jans.[3] In 2014, he moved to Vitesse.[4]

On 1 July 2014, preceding his release from Heerenveen, Kruiswijk joined fellow Eredivisie side Vitesse.[5] Kruiswijk entered the Dutch history books for a second time on 29 January 2017, when he played 25,128 minutes without scoring a goal for his club thus surpassing the record held by John Veldman.[6] Soon after, on 10 March 2017 in an Eredivisie home fixture against Sparta Rotterdam, he scored his first goal in 362 career appearances.[7]

He played as Vitesse won the final of the KNVB Cup 2–0 against AZ Alkmaar on 30 April 2017 to help the club, 3-time runners up, to the title for the first time in its 125-year history.[8][9]

He retired in March 2019 due to injury.[10]

International career

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In 2006, Kruiswijk was part of the Netherlands U21 squad that won the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in Portugal. A year later at the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship held in the Netherlands he was again part of the squad that successfully defended their title and that qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics by reaching the semi-finals at the tournament.

Career statistics

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As of match played 16 January 2018.
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Groningen 2001–02 Eredivisie 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
2002–03 Eredivisie 19 0 1 0 — — 20 0
2003–04 Eredivisie 28 0 2 0 — — 30 0
2004–05 Eredivisie 25 0 0 0 — — 25 0
2005–06 Eredivisie 22 0 0 0 — — 22 0
2006–07 Eredivisie 25 0 1 0 2[a] 0 3[b] 0 31 0
2007–08 Eredivisie 30 0 2 0 2[a] 0 3[b] 0 37 0
Total 149 0 7 0 4 0 6 0 166 0
Anderlecht 2008–09 Belgian First Division 17 0 1 0 1[c] 0 0 0 19 0
2009–10 Belgian Pro League 0 0 2 0 1[d] 0 — 3 0
Total 17 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 22 0
Roda JC (loan) 2009–10 Eredivisie 17 0 0 0 — 4[b] 0 21 0
Heerenveen 2010–11 Eredivisie 21 0 2 0 — — 23 0
2011–12 Eredivisie 14 0 2 0 — — 16 0
2012–13 Eredivisie 19 0 2 0 2[d] 0 0 0 23 0
2013–14 Eredivisie 27 0 1 0 — 2[b] 0 30 0
Total 81 0 7 0 2 0 2 0 92 0
Vitesse 2014–15 Eredivisie 16 0 2 0 — 0 0 18 0
2015–16 Eredivisie 22 0 0 0 0 0 — 22 0
2016–17 Eredivisie 27 1 4 0 — — 31 1
2017–18 Eredivisie 4 0 0 0 0 0 1[e] 0 5 0
2018–19 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 69 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 76 1
Career total 333 1 23 0 8 0 13 0 377 1
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  2. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Eredivisie European Play-offs
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Johan Cruyff Shield

Honours

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Club

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Vitesse

References

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  1. ^ Nader bekeken Archived 15 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine - NRC (in Dutch)
  2. ^ Anderlecht leent Arnold Kruiswijk uit aan Roda JC Archived 2 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine - Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch)
  3. ^ Jans en Kruiswijk herenigd bij SC Heerenveen Archived 15 September 2012 at archive.today - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  4. ^ Arnold Kruiswijk tekent bij Vitesse Archived 2 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine - RTV Noord (in Dutch)
  5. ^ "A. Kruiswijk". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  6. ^ Nooit scorende Kruiswijk schrijft Eredivisie-historie - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  7. ^ "Vitesse vs. Sparta Rotterdam". Soccerway. 10 March 2017. Archived from the original on 4 May 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Vitesse claim first major trophy with Cup triumph". Reuters. 30 April 2017. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  9. ^ "AZ Alkmaar vs. Vitesse - Football Match Line-Ups - April 30, 2017 - ESPN". Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Arnold Kruiswijk zet een punt achter zijn loopbaan". www.gic.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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