Geert Arend Roorda
 |
|||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Heerenveen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
|
Current team
|
Flevo Boys | ||
| Youth career | |||
| vv Noordbergum | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | SC Heerenveen | 46 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | → Excelsior (loan) | 13 | (8) |
| 2012–2014 | NEC | 14 | (0) |
| 2014 | Sparta Rotterdam | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | FC Dordrecht | 14 | (2) |
| 2016 | Richmond | 21 | (4) |
| 2016– | Flevo Boys | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2007– | Netherlands U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 January 2016 (UTC). |
|||
Geert Arend Roorda (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣeːrt ˈaːrənt ˈroːrdaː], born 2 March 1988 in Heerenveen) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Flevo Boys.
Roorda started out by playing for amateur club "vv Noordbergum" but since he was eight years old he could be found around the Abe Lenstra Stadion. When he was a second year D he played with the C team and a second years C he played with the B team. He was always a year ahead of the curve.
At age 19 he finished high school at the havo level (which combined school and football with an adapted timetable) and focuses now fully on his professional career and sc Heerenveen. Roorda is since season 2007/2008 part of the first selection after he impressed in the pre-season, in which he scored a wonderful free kick versus Sivasspor.
Gertjan Verbeek used him as a substitute five times in season 2007/08 so far. On 19 September 2007 he was named by the coach to be one of the starting eleven in the UEFA cup game versus Helsingborgs IF. Verbeek said Roorda compelled admiration for his appearance in the competition versus Excelsior on 15 September. He commented: "Geert is a good player, age doesn't matter whether you're 18 or 21". It meant his debut as a starter for Heerenveen.
After missing a year due to injuries, he made his return to Eredivisie football on 12 April 2009.
After losing prospect on play time, he left to NEC in the summer of 2012. Unfortunately, his staying at his new club turned out to be a disappointment. After only playing 14 matches in one and a half season, partly caused by injuries, he left as a free agent in January 2014.
...
Wikipedia