Maikel Verkoelen

Maikel Verkoelen
Personal information
Full name Maikel Franciscus Wilhelmus Verkoelen[1]
Date of birth (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992
Place of birth Helmond, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
Helmond Sport
Number 16
Youth career
2000–2011 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 PSV 0 (0)
2012–2013FC Eindhoven (loan) 25 (2)
2014 Sportfreunde Siegen 12 (0)
2014–2016 RKC Waalwijk 53 (1)
2016– Helmond Sport 0 (0)
National team
2007–2010 Netherlands U17 2 (0)
2010–2011 Netherlands U19 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 June 2016.


Maikel Franciscus Wilhelmus Verkoelen (born 18 March 1992) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Helmond Sport in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.[2]

Career

Maikel Verkoelen joined PSV at the age of eight, eleven years later, Verkoelen signed a professional contract at the age of 19 and he played against SV Ried in the Europa League qualifying round on 18 August 2011, he only played one minute after coming on the 90th minute for Marcelo. In September 2011, Verkoelen made his cup debut against VVSB Noordwijkerhout which PSV won 8–0 and Verkoelen set up the 6th goal that was scored by Jürgen Locadia.

FC Eindhoven loan

In July 2012, Verkoelen joined FC Eindhoven on a season-long loan. He made his debut against MVV, playing the full 90 minutes. Verkoelen scored his first goal for the club on his fifth appearance for FC Eindhoven, in the 3-4 home loss against Helmond Sport.

Sporfreunde Siegen

After having trained with Jong PSV for the first half of the season, Verkoelen signed a deal with German side Sportfreunde Siegen in January 2014. He only stayed until the end of the season.

RKC Waalwijk

On 4 August 2014, Verkoelen signed a two-year deal with Dutch Eerste Divisie side RKC Waalwijk.

Helmond Sport

In May 2016, it was announced that Verkoelen had signed with Helmond Sport.

International

Maikel Verkoelen has been capped at Netherlands U17 and Netherlands U19 level.

References

  1. "List of Players – 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  2. "Maikel Verkoelen" (in Dutch). PSV Jeugd. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
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