Mike van der Kooy
Birth date30 January 1989 (age 37)
Birth placeUtrecht, Netherlands
PositionCentre back
Youthclubs 1UVV
Youthclubs 2VV De Meern
Youthyears 32001–2007
Youthclubs 3Utrecht
Years 12007–2010
Clubs 1Utrecht
Caps 15
Goals 10
Years 22009–2010
Clubs 2Oss (loan)
Caps 210
Goals 21
Years 32010–2012
Clubs 3AGOVV
Caps 337
Goals 31
Years 42012–2015
Clubs 4DOVO
Years 52015–2017
Clubs 5Genemuiden
Years 62017–2018
Clubs 6DHSC
Nationalyears 12003–2004
Nationalteam 1Netherlands U15
Nationalcaps 13
Nationalgoals 10
Nationalyears 22005
Nationalteam 2Netherlands U16
Nationalcaps 23
Nationalgoals 20
Nationalyears 32005
Nationalteam 3Netherlands U17
Nationalcaps 37
Nationalgoals 31

Mike van der Kooy (born 30 January 1989) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender, preferably as a centre back.

Club career

Van der Kooy began his career playing for various youth teams.[1] In 2007, he moved to FC Utrecht. He made his debut victory against Willem II Tilburg in Eredivisie on 3 February 2008, by a score of 2–0. He soon signed a professional contract until 2011 with FC Utrecht. Van der Kooy eventually played five league games for the club.[2]

On 2 August 2010, he signed a two-year contract with AGOVV. When his contract expired in 2012, his professional career came to an end, but he continued in the lower leagues from July 2012 to July 2015 for Hoofdklasse club DOVO. From July 2015 to July 2017, Van der Kooy played for SC Genemuiden in the Hoofdklasse.[3] From September 2017, Van der Kooy played briefly with Eerste Klasse team DHSC from his hometown, but he decided to retire after a serious knee injury.[1]

International career

Van der Kooy played for the Netherlands at under-15, under-16 and under-17 level. As part of the U17s, he participated in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Peru, where the Netherlands finished in third place.[4]

References

  1. ^ Bos, Stan (26 September 2017). "Mike van der Kooij (DHSC) stopt met voetbal na weer een zware knieblessure" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad
  2. ^ "Nederland - M. van der Kooy - Profiel met nieuws, statistieken en geschiedenis - Soccerway". nl.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Mike van der Kooy vertrekt bij SC Genemuiden; Marc Hegeman verlengt contract" (in Dutch). Flevopost. 5 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Het beste onder-17 team van Oranje: 15 jaar later" (in Dutch). RTL Nieuws. 10 April 2020.