{{short description|Dutch footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = John Verhoek | image = Verhoek, John Heidenheim 16-17 WP.jpg | caption = Verhoek with 1. FC Heidenheim in 2017 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|3|25|df=yes}} | birth_place = Leidschendam, Netherlands | height = 1.88 m | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Striker | youthyears1 = 1998–2003 | youthclubs1 = Forum Sport | youthyears2 = 2003–2008 | youthclubs2 = ADO Den Haag | years1 = 2008–2010 | clubs1 = Dordrecht | caps1 = 49 | goals1 = 7 | years2 = 2010–2011 | clubs2 = Den Bosch | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 10 | years3 = 2011–2013 | clubs3 = Rennes II | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2011–2013 | clubs4 = Rennes | caps4 = 7 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2011–2012 | clubs5 = → ADO Den Haag (loan) | caps5 = 23 | goals5 = 5 | years6 = 2012–2013 | clubs6 = → FSV Frankfurt (loan) | caps6 = 32 | goals6 = 10 | years7 = 2013–2016 | clubs7 = FC St. Pauli | caps7 = 70 | goals7 = 11 | years8 = 2016–2018 | clubs8 = 1. FC Heidenheim | caps8 = 53 | goals8 = 15 | years9 = 2018–2019 | clubs9 = MSV Duisburg | caps9 = 22 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2019–2023 | clubs10 = Hansa Rostock | caps10 = 117 | goals10 = 36 | years11 = 2023–2024 | clubs11 = VfL Osnabrück | caps11 = 12 | goals11 = 0 | club-update = 22 May 2024 }} '''John Verhoek''' (born 25 March 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker.
==Career== Verhoek had stints at ADO Den Haag and Dordrecht.
Verhoek joined Rennes in January 2011 for a fee of €500,000 after spending six months with Den Bosch in the Eerste Divisie, the second level of Dutch football.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.voetbalplus.nl/online/index.php?pagina=nieuws&actie=nieuwsbericht&nieuwsid=19260 | publisher = Voetbal Plus | title = John Verhoek op weg naar Stade Rennes |language = nl |date = 23 January 2011 | access-date =24 January 2011}}</ref>
He joined MSV Duisburg in 2018<ref>{{cite news|title="Ein richtig guter Typ": Zebras verpflichten Stürmer John Verhoek|url=https://www.msv-duisburg.de/aktuelles/artikel/ein-richtig-guter-typ-zebras-verpflichten-stuermer-john-verhoek/|access-date=19 March 2018|work=msv-duisburg.de|date=19 March 2018|language=de}}</ref> but left Duisburg on 19 July 2019<ref>{{cite web|title=Der neue MSV-Kader: Harte Arbeit & unbedingter Siegeswille|url=https://www.msv-duisburg.de/aktuelles/artikel/der-neue-msv-kader-harte-arbeit-unbedingter-siegeswille/|language=de|publisher=msv-duisburg.de|date=20 May 2019}}</ref> for Hansa Rostock, signing a deal with them that will keep him there until 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=Neuer Angreifer an Bord der Kogge: John Verhoek stürmt ab sofort für den FCH|url=https://www.fc-hansa.de/news/neuer-angreifer-an-bord-der-kogge-john-verhoek-stuermt-ab-sofort-fuer-den-fch.html|language=de|publisher=fc-hansa.de|date=19 July 2019}}</ref>
On 25 July 2023, Verhoek's contract with Hansa was terminated by mutual consent.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Hansa Rostock|url=https://www.fc-hansa.de/news/vielen-dank-fuer-deinen-einsatz-johnny-verhoek-geht-von-bord.html|title=VIELEN DANK FÜR DEINEN EINSATZ "JOHNNY": VERHOEK GEHT VON BORD|trans-title=THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT "JOHNNY": VERHOEK DISEMBARKS|date=25 July 2023|access-date=25 July 2023|language=de}}</ref>
On the next day, Verhoek signed with VfL Osnabrück in 2. Bundesliga.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=VfL Osnabrück|url=https://www.vfl.de/welcome-verhoek/|title=VFL VERPFLICHTET JOHN VERHOEK|trans-title=VFL SIGNS JOHN VERHOEK|date=26 July 2023|access-date=26 July 2023|language=de}}</ref>
==Personal life== John Verhoek's brother Wesley Verhoek is also a professional footballer.<ref>{{cite news|title=ADO wil John Verhoek herenigen met broer Wesley|url=http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/ado-wil-john-verhoek-herenigen-met-broer-wesley.htm|access-date=1 July 2016|work=Voetbal International|date=22 August 2011|language=nl}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 1 August 2020|<ref>{{Soccerway}}</ref>}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Dordrecht |2008–09 |rowspan="2"|Eerste Divisie |18||0||0||0||2<ref group=lower-alpha>Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs</ref>||0||20||0 |- |2009–10 |31||7||1||1||colspan="2"|—||32||8 |- !colspan="2"|Total !49!!7!!1!!1!!2!!0!!52!!8 |- |Den Bosch |2010–11 |Eerste Divisie |17||10||1||2||0||0||18||12 |- |Rennes II |2010–11 |CFA |5||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||0 |- |Rennes |2010–11 |Ligue 1 |7||0||1||0||0||0||8||0 |- |Den Haag (loan) |2011–12 |Eredivisie |23||5||2||0||0||0||25||5 |- |FSV Frankfurt (loan) |2012–13 |2. Bundesliga |32||10||2||0||colspan="2"|—||34||10 |- |rowspan="4"|FC St. Pauli |2013–14 |rowspan="3"|2. Bundesliga |25||5||1||0||colspan="2"|—||26||5 |- |2014–15 |29||4||2||0||colspan="2"|—||31||4 |- |2015–16 |16||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||17||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !70!!11!!4!!0!!0!!0!!74!!11 |- |rowspan="3"|1. FC Heidenheim |2016–17 |rowspan="2"|2. Bundesliga |26||5||2||1||colspan="2"|—||28||6 |- |2017–18 |27||10||2||0||colspan="2"|—||29||10 |- !colspan="2"|Total !53!!15!!4!!1!!0!!0!!57!!16 |- |MSV Duisburg |2018–19 |2. Bundesliga |22||0||3||1||colspan="2"|—||25||1 |- |Hansa Rostock |2019–20 |3. Liga |26||5||1||0||colspan="2"|—||27||5 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !304!!63!!19!!5!!2!!0!!325!!68 |}
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==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{LFP}} *{{Lequipe}} *{{Soccerway}} *{{WorldFootball.net}}
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