John Goossens
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 July 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Heemstede, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Chicago Fire | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1999 | HBC Heemstede | ||
| 1999–2009 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | NEC | 72 | (14) |
| 2012–2014 | Feyenoord | 30 | (3) |
| 2014 | Pune City | 4 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Voluntari | 14 | (1) |
| 2016– | Chicago Fire | 24 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Netherlands U-17 | 13 | (5) |
| 2010 | Netherlands U-21 | 3 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 23, 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:16, 11 October 2012 (UTC) |
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John Goossens (born 25 July 1988 in Heemstede) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Chicago Fire.
Born in Heemstede, Goossens plays as a midfielder and began his career at HBC Heemstede, then joined AFC Ajax in September 1999, and was promoted to Jong Ajax in November 2006 and signed a new contract later in May 2007, that will keep him until 2011. In the 2008/09 season, he played left back in that team, where he had previously acted as left winger. However, under the management of Marco van Basten, Goossens was told that he doesn't have a future at Ajax no longer. While at Ajax, Goossens was described as "super talented".
On 2 February 2009 he switched from AFC Ajax to NEC, where he signed a contract for four years. Previously moving to N.E.C, FC Twente originally keen to sign Goosens. Both parties already agreed with Goossens, but could with Ajax not agree on the terms of the contract. Ajax wanted the contract to include a repurchase option, to which Twente ceased negotiations. Goossens signed a contract until mid- 2012 in Nijmegen.
He made his professional football debut on 4 February 2009, playing his first game against Groningen, where he came on as a substitute for Rachid Bouaouzan in the 29th minute. Goossens then scored his first goal for the club, in a 1-1 draw against Twente on 3 April 2009. In his first half to his career at NEC, Goossens made eight appearance and scoring once.
In 2009-10 season, Goossens started his full season at NEC when he wasn't used and was on the bench at the start of the season before he scored his first goal of the season, in a 1-1 draw against ADO Den Haag. A week later, on 28 October 2009, in the third round of KNVB Cup, in a 2-1 win over Excelsior. Then, he scored his second league goal of the season, in a 4-3 loss against Twente two months later. Then in the fourth round of KNVB Cup, Goossens then scored, in a 2-0 win over Groningen. During in a friendly match against Pelister, Goossens damaged his left ankle that left him out between four and six weeks. He made his return, in a 2-0 loss to Groningen on 20 February 2010. Goossens then scored his third goal of the season, in a 4-1 loss to Heerenveen on 20 March 2010. At the end of the season, Goosses scored five goals in twenty-four appearance in all competitions. One of his goal this season resulted Goossens being awarded for Goal of the season.
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