Stijn de Looijer

Stijn de Looijer (born 31 March 1992) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.^[1][2] He formerly played for FC Den Bosch and NEC.

Stijn de Looijer

Personal information
Full name	Stijn de Looijer
Date of birth	(1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Schaijk, Netherlands
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2002	DAW
2002–2010	FC Den Bosch
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Den Bosch	14	(0)
2012–2014	NEC	0	(0)
2013–2014	→ Den Bosch (loan)	15	(1)
2014	JVC Cuijk
2015–2017	Blauw Geel '38
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

De Looijer started his youth career with DAW in Schaijk before moving to the FC Den Bosch youth academy at age 10. He made his professional debut in the starting eleven of FC Den Bosch in an away match against Helmond Sport on 30 September 2011. In the summer of 2012, he was signed by rivals NEC,^[3] to the great dismay of the Den Bosch fans.^[4] In the 2013–14 season he played for Den Bosch again, this time on a loan deal.^[5] In late August 2014, he permanently left NEC and joined Topklasse club JVC Cuijk.^[6][7] When he was injured there at the end of September during a practice session with the second team, he ended his career.^[8]

On 28 May 2015, after a year where he focused on finishing his higher education (hbo) in engineering physics, De Looijer joined Blauw Geel '38 while simultaneously attending university to study biomechanical design.^[9] He left the club in 2017, to pursue an internship in Iceland as part of his studies.^[10]

Personal life

After retiring from football, De Looijer has worked in robotics as an engineer.^[10]

References

1. "Stijn de Looijer". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
2. "Stijn de Looijer". eredivisielive.nl. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
3. van Dooijeweert, Bart (26 April 2012). "NEC versterkt zich met Roorda en De Looijer". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 November 2020.
4. . fcdbfans.nl (in Dutch). 23 March 2012. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
5. Piek, Geert (24 May 2013). "Stijn de Looijer snel terug naar Den Bosch". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 November 2020.
6. "Stijn de Looijer vertrekt bij N.E.C." NEC Nijmegen (in Dutch). 30 August 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
7. "Schaijkenaar De Looijer van NEC naar JVC Cuijk". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). 30 August 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
8. van Loon, Juul (26 September 2014). "JVC-aanwinst De Looijer stopt met voetbal". BNDeStem (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 November 2020.
9. "Stijn de Looijer nieuwe aanwinst Blauw Geel'38/JUMBO". Blauw Geel '38 (in Dutch). 28 May 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
10. "Stijn de Looijer – LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 27 November 2020.

External links

• Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)