Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 April 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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FC Emmen | ||
Number | 36 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2005 | Ajax | ||
2005–2006 | Omniworld | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2012 | PSV | 16 | (1) |
2008–2009 | → Omniworld (loan) | 35 | (8) |
2009–2010 | → Dordrecht (loan) | 37 | (12) |
2011–2012 | → N.E.C. (loan) | 26 | (6) |
2012–2015 | FC Groningen | 40 | (7) |
2015 | → Heart of Midlothian (loan) | 15 | (12) |
2015–2016 | Balikesirspor | 36 | (12) |
2017– | FC Emmen | 7 | (2) |
National team | |||
2006–2007 | Netherlands U17 | 10 | (7) |
2007–2008 | Netherlands U19 | 10 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Netherlands U21 | 12 | (10) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 May 2017. |
Género Zeefuik (Dutch pronunciation: [ʒiˈneːroː ˈzeːfœyk]; born 5 April 1990) is a Dutch footballer who plays for FC Emmen.
Before coming to PSV in 2006, he played one year at the youth side of FC Omniworld, after being expelled by Ajax, where he had played since he was nine years old.
At age sixteen, Zeefuik joined PSV. It was under the manager of Ronald Koeman that gave Zeefuik first team chance following the absent of Arouna Koné and was impressed with his abilities with his scoring and stay on the ball. Zeefuik made his professional debut for PSV on March 31, 2007 in a league match against NAC Breda, where he came on as a substitute for Jason Culina in the 65th minutes, which both side drew 1-1. At his debut he was 16 years and 360 days old, being the third youngest PSV player ever, after Stanley Bish and Wilfred Bouma. With PSV winning the league for the third consecutive time in a row, Zeefuik made five appearance.
At the start of the 2007-08 season, Zeefuik signed a four-year contract with the club, keeping him until 2011. He was previously linked with a move to Premier League side Liverpool before signing a contract with PSV. Zeefuik made his first appearance of the 2007-08 season, where he came on as a substitute for Jonathan Reis in the 73rd minutes, in a 1-0 loss against Ajax in the Johan Cruijff Schaal. Three months later on 11 November 2007, Zeefuik made his first PSV appearance of the 2007-08 season, coming on as a substitute for Danny Koevermans in the 78th minutes, in a 1-1 draw against AZ and went on to make two appearance this season.