Sven Nieuwpoort
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sven Nieuwpoort | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Den Helder, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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De Graafschap | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2013 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Ajax | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Almere City (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Jong Ajax | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Almere City (loan) | 31 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | Go Ahead Eagles | 45 | (1) |
| 2016– | De Graafschap | 29 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Netherlands U19 | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 May 2014 |
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Sven Nieuwpoort (born 13 April 1993) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a right back for De Graafschap in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.
Sven Nieuwpoort joined the youth ranks of Ajax in 2003 at the age of 10. He worked his way up through the youth ranks, until he signed his first professional contract, a 2-year deal with Ajax on 21 December 2011, binding him to the club until July 2014. He was given the number 38 shirt and was on Frank de Boer's list of registered players for the 2012-13 UEFA Champions League campaign, practicing with the first team in De Lutte during trainingscamp, and playing alongside them in friendly encounters during the pre-season. The 2012–2013 season saw Sven playing in the Beloften Eredivisie with the reserve squad Jong Ajax. Not being called up to play for the first team before the winter transfer window, Sven Nieuwpoort was loaned to Almere City FC for six months, for the remainder of the season, in order to obtain more experience in the Eerste Divisie, playing for AFC Ajax partner club in Flevoland. While at Almere City, Sven Nieuwpoort was rejoined by his Ajax teammates Henri Toivomäki and Gino van Kessel, all serving loan spells in Almere. Sven made 15 appearances under manager Fred Grim, and finishing 14th with Almere CIty FC in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. Before returning to Amsterdam, while his younger brother Lars Nieuwpoort signed a two-year contract with Almere City FC.
In the 2013–2014 season, Sven Nieuwpoort participated in the pre-season trainings camp with the Ajax first team. On 29 June 2013 he played in a pre-season friendly match with Ajax against SDC Putten. The match ended in 1–4 away win for Ajax, with Sven Nieuwpoort playing the full second half of the match after being substituted on for Stefano Denswil. On 6 July 2013 he appeared in another pre-season friendly encounter against German 2. Bundesliga side Dynamo Dresden, coming on for Ruben Ligeon in the second half of the 0–3 away win. On 13 July 2013 Sven Nieuwpoort appeared in a friendly match against De Graafschap, when he was brought in for Joël Veltman in the 60' minute in the 0–3 win in Doetinchem. Maintaining his position as a reserve for Ajax, Sven Nieuwpoort started the season, playing for Jong Ajax, the reserves team of the Amsterdam club. Having recently been promoted from the Beloften Eredivisie, to compete in the Eerste Divisie the second tier of professional football in the Netherlands, Sven Nieuwpoort appeared in three matches for Jong Ajax during the 2013–2014 season, before being loaned out to Almere City FC once more on 29 August 2013, for the remainder of the season.
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