Robbin Kieft (born 22 July 1987) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played for Eredivisie club FC Groningen from 2005–07. He is the son of former Netherlands international footballer Wim Kieft.[2]

Robbin Kieft
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-07-22) 22 July 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Turin, Italy[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward[1]
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

Kieft gained three caps for the Netherlands under-16 side, in which he scored once.[3]

Career

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Born in Turin, Italy, while his father Wim Kieft played for Torino, Robbin Kieft played youth football for AFC and Ajax.[4] 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.[5]

In July 2007 he trialled with ADO Den Haag but was unable to secure a contract.[6] He then moved to amateur club AFC, where he had played youth football, but left "after a few months due to a disagreement".[7][4]

In 2011, Kieft joined FC Hilversum from SC Buitenveldert.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b "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.