Nick Leijten
Leijten with Den Bosch in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-09-20) 20 September 1991
Place of birth Geffen, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Nooit Gedacht
2001–2005 Den Bosch
2005–2009 HVCH
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 HVCH
2013–2016 DESO
2016–2020 Den Bosch 17 (0)
2020–2021 TEC 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nick Leijten (born 20 September 1991) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[2]

Club career

In 2016, Leijten moved from DESO from Oss to second-tier Eerste Divisie club FC Den Bosch, where he signed a contract until 30 June 2017, with an option to extend until 2019. He made his professional debut in the Den Bosch on 23 September 2016 in a game against FC Emmen.[3] In this match he replaced Kees Heemskerk after 8 minutes with a head injury.[4] Den Bosch triggered the option in Leijten's contract on 31 March 2017 and secured his services until mid-2019.[5]

In mid-2020 he moved to TEC in the Tweede Divisie.[6] Leijten retired from football in January 2021 to focus on his family and his work as a plasterer.[7]

References

  1. "Nick Leijten heeft alles een plek gegeven". 073voetbal.nl (in Dutch). 25 October 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  2. Nick Leijten at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 23 September 2016.
  4. Min, Ramon (9 March 2018). "Invalkeeper Nick Leijten schittert onder de lat bij FC Den Bosch: 'Het was druk voor mijn doel'". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch).
  5. "FC DEN BOSCH VERLENGT CONTRACT NICK LEIJTEN". FC Den Bosch (in Dutch). 31 March 2017.
  6. Westerink, Robert (14 August 2020). "TEC plukt doelman Nick Leijten weg bij FC Den Bosch". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  7. Westerink, Robert (23 January 2021). "Keeper Nick Leijten stopt met voetbal, Hoffman langer bij TEC". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 February 2021.


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