Robbin Kieft

Robbin Kieft
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-07-22) 22 July 1987 (age 39)
Place of birth Turin, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Forward
Youth career
1993–1999 AFC
1999–2005 Ajax
2005–2006 Groningen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Groningen 3 (0)
2007–2009 AFC
2009–2011 Buitenveldert
2012–2013 Hilversum
International career
2002 Netherlands U16 3 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robbin Kieft (born 22 July 1987) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played for Eredivisie club FC Groningen from 2005 to 2007. He is the son of former Netherlands international footballer Wim Kieft.

Kieft gained three caps for the Netherlands under-16 side, in which he scored once.

Career

Born in Turin, Italy, while his father Wim Kieft played for Torino, Robbin Kieft played youth football for AFC and Ajax. He broke through to senior football as part of the Groningen team in the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons. As was the case with his father, he made his debut in a match against Sparta Rotterdam.

In July 2007 he trialled with ADO Den Haag but was unable to secure a contract. He then moved to amateur club AFC, where he had played youth football, but left "after a few months due to a disagreement".

In 2011, Kieft joined FC Hilversum from SC Buitenveldert.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Robbin Kieft at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Kieft". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 9 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Robbin - OnsOranje". Ons Oranje. KNVB. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Appel bij Beckham valt wel ver van de boom". Elfvoetbal.nl (in Dutch). 25 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Zoon Kieft maakt debuut bij FC Groningen". soccernews.nl (in Dutch). 8 February 2006.
  6. ↑ "Ook Kieft krijgt geen contract van ADO". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 20 July 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "Ook AFC lijkt op een duiventil". Het Parool (in Dutch). 25 February 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "Giorgio Berkleef verlaat FC Hilversum". NH (in Dutch). 8 March 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2019.