Thijmen Goppel
Birth date16 February 1997 (age 29)
Birth placeLeiderdorp, Netherlands
Height1.80 m[1]
PositionWinger
CurrentclubBali United
Clubnumber7
Youthyears 12002–2007
Youthclubs 1SV Alkmania[2]
Youthyears 22007–2014
Youthclubs 2Alphense Boys[2]
Youthyears 32014–2017
Youthclubs 3NEC[2]
Years 12018–2020
Clubs 1ADO Den Haag
Caps 140
Goals 10
Years 22019–2020
Clubs 2→ MVV (loan)
Caps 225
Goals 21
Years 32020–2021
Clubs 3Roda JC
Caps 336
Goals 36
Years 42021–2025
Clubs 4SV Wehen Wiesbaden
Caps 4119
Goals 416
Years 52025–
Clubs 5Bali United
Caps 528
Goals 57
Club-update19 April 2026

Thijmen Goppel (born 16 February 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League club Bali United.

Career

Early years

A winger, Goppel began his career in his native Netherlands with SV Alkmania and Alphense Boys, before entering the youth system at NEC in 2014. After three years, where he was unable to break through to the first team, he was scooped up by ADO Den Haag.[2]

ADO Den Haag

Goppel made the first professional appearance of his career early in the 2017–18 season, where he was substituted in for the injured Elson Hooi in the 90th minute of a match against VVV-Venlo. He had an immediate impact, as stood for the assist to Bjørn Johnsen's goal, which would secure a 2–0 win for ADO.[3][4] ADO head coach Alfons Groenendijk brought Goppel with the first team on training camp to the Turkish Belek during the winter break.[5] During this training camp he signed his first professional contract with ADO, keeping him in De Hofstad until summer 2020.[6] Goppel would eventually go on to make 15 appearances in that season,[4] and won the ADO Talent of the Season award for his performances in the 2017–18 season.[7]

MVV (loan)

On 2 September 2019, Goppel signed a one-year loan deal with Dutch second division side, MVV Maastricht.[8][9]

Roda JC

In June 2020 he moved to Roda JC Kerkrade.[10] He appeared consistently during the season for the club. A year after coming to Kerkrade, Goppel wanted to complete a transfer to German 3. Liga club SV Wehen Wiesbaden, but according to the player, Roda's asking price was too high.[11]

Wehen Wiesbaden

In July 2021, Goppel nonetheless signed for Wehen Wiesbaden on a two-year contract.[12] He made his debut on 26 July in a 0–0 league draw against SC Freiburg II.[13] On 3 September, Goppel scored his first goal for Wiesbaden in a 4–3 away victory in the 3. Liga against 1. FC Saarbrücken.[14]

Bali United

On 28 June 2025, Goppel officially signed for Indonesian club Bali United.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Thijmen Goppel » Profile". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Goppel: Mijn doel is een vaste basisspeler te worden met een hoog rendement" (in Dutch). adofans.nl. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. ^ "ADO kruipt door hoogstandje Falkenburg in Venlo naar subtop" (in Dutch). VI. Voetbal International. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. ^ "VVV-Venlo vs. ADO Den Haag 0-2". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  5. ^ "ADO Den Haag neemt revaliderende Kanon en Kishna mee op trainingscamp" (in Dutch). sportnieuws.nl. Sportnieuw. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Thijmen Goppel tekent eerste contract bij ADO Den Haag" (in Dutch). adodenhaag.nl. ADO Den Haag. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  7. ^ "ADO Den Haag stalt Thijmen Goppel bij MVV" (in Dutch). mvv.nl. MVV Maastricht. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  8. ^ "ADO Den Haag leent Thijmen Goppel uit aan MVV Maastricht" (in Dutch). adodenhaag.nl. ADO Den Haag. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  9. ^ "MVV Maastricht sluit huurovereenkomst met Thijmen Goppel" (in Dutch). mvv.nl. MVV Maastricht. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Thijmen Goppel ruilt ADO Den Haag transfervrij in voor Roda JC". Omroep West
  11. ^ Jakobs, Geert-Jan (2 July 2021). "Goppel baalt van Roda: Ik ben Messi niet" (in Dutch). Voetbal International
  12. ^ "SVWW verstärkt sich mit Thijmen Goppel" (in German). SVWW. 20 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Freiburg II vs. Wehen Wiesbaden - 26 July 2021 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Spektakel in Saarbrücken: Wiesbaden zittert sich nach 4:0-Pausenführung zum Sieg" (in de-DE). kicker. 3 September 2021. Archived 25 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Berita Terkini Bali United FC | SWASTI PRAPTA, THIJMEN GOPPEL RESMI JADI LINI SERANG BARU BALI UNITED FC!" (in Indonesian). www.baliutd.com. Retrieved 28 June 2025.