Terence Groothusen

Terence Groothusen
Personal information
Full name Terence Clyde Leon Groothusen
Date of birth (1996-09-16) 16 September 1996 (age 30)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Olympia Haarlem
Youth career
–2014 DWS
2014–2015 EDO
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 EDO
2017–2019 Dordrecht 21 (0)
2019 Hibernians 12 (3)
2020 Kozakken Boys 1 (0)
2020 SV Straelen 9 (0)
2021 Alemannia Aachen 10 (0)
2021 Rot Weiss Ahlen 8 (0)
2022 Hibernians 0 (0)
2022–2023 Sliema Wanderers 5 (1)
2023 Poros 5 (0)
2023–2024 Sportlust '46 27 (2)
2024–2025 ADO '20 23 (1)
2025– Olympia Haarlem
International career‡
2019– Aruba 22 (4)
2022 Aruba XI 2 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 September 2026

Terence Clyde Leon Groothusen (born 16 September 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Olympia Haarlem. Born in Netherlands, he plays for the Aruba national team. Besides the Netherlands, he has played in Malta and Germany.

Club career

Groothusen made his Eerste Divisie debut for FC Dordrecht on 18 August 2017 in a game against Fortuna Sittard.

On 12 February 2020, Groothusen joined Kozakken Boys.

On 24 June 2020, it was announced that Groothusen had signed for SV Straelen.

In January 2021, Groothusen joined Alemannia Aachen. In summer 2022 he returned to former club Hibernians in the Maltese Premier League, only to move on to second-tier Sliema Wanderers that same year. In 2023 he returned to the Netherlands to play for amateur side Sportlust '46 after a short spell at Greek third-tier outfit Poros. A year later he tried his luck at ADO '20 alongside fellow Aruban international player Jonathan Richard.

International career

Groothusen made his Aruba national football team debut on 6 September 2019 in a CONCACAF Nations League game against Guyana, as a starter.

International goals

Scores and results list Aruba's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Groothusen goal.
List of international goals scored by Terence Groothusen
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
19 September 2019Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda1–11–22019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
22 June 2021IMG Academy, Bradenton, United States Cayman Islands2–13–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
36 June 2022Stadion Rignaal 'Jean' Francisca, Willemstad, Curaçao Saint Martin1–03–02022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C
42–0
520 November 2023Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad, Aruba Cayman Islands1–05–12023–24 CONCACAF Nations League C
65–1

References

  1. ↑ "Aruba - T. Groothusen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  2. ↑ ‘We zijn daar op vlucht voor de maffia in een ruk naartoe gebracht’ voetbalzone.nl
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  5. ↑ "Groothusen ist eigentlich immer reif für die Insel". die-glocke.de.
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  8. ↑ "In gesprek met: Terence Groothusen". indehekken.net.
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  10. ↑ Kozakken Boys hoopt op Terence Groothusen, tweededivisie.nl, 12 February 2020
  11. ↑ "SV Straelen verpflichtet Nationalspieler Terence Groothusen". rp-online.de. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Alemannia Aachen: Internationaler Stürmer und Ex-Essener kommen - Reviersport". www.reviersport.de. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  13. ↑ Camilleri, Valhmor (29 June 2022). "Hibs sign Danish defender Laursen, bring back forward Groothusen". Times of Malta. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
  14. ↑ "Terence Groothusen van Kreta naar Sportlust'46". Voetbal in Haarlem (in Dutch). 18 June 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
  15. ↑ "ADO'20 haalt tweede Arubaans international!". ADO '20 (in Dutch). 15 June 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
  16. ↑ "Aruba v Guyana game report". CONCACAF. 6 September 2019.
  17. ↑ "Terence Groothusen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 September 2019.