Daan Reiziger (born 18 June 2001) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Vitesse.

Club career

Ajax

Born in

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, a suburb of

Groningen Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...

, Reiziger began his youth career at local club

Be Quick 1887 Be Quick 1887 is a football club from Groningen, Netherlands. The club was established in 1887, and is currently playing in the Vierde Divisie. History 19th century Be Quick 1887 was founded on 4 October 1887 by students of a local gymnas ...

, before moving to the youth academy of

FC Groningen Football Club Groningen () is a Dutch professional association football club based in Groningen, province of Groningen. Founded on 16 June 1971 as the successor of GVAV, the team compete in the Eredivisie, the highest tier of Dutch football. G ...

in 2012. In 2016, Reiziger moved to

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. He signed a three-year contract extension with the club in December 2017. He was part of the under-17 team in the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons, before being promoted to the under-19 team. On 26 January 2019, Reiziger scored the 1–1 equaliser in a U19 Cup match against NAC. On 3 March 2020, Reiziger was brought on by head coach

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as a 90th-minute substitute for the

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in a

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round of 16 match against

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. He saved three of the penalties he faced as Ajax won 6–5, with Reiziger scoring on the deciding penalty kick. Reiziger played his first professional game for Jong Ajax on 19 March 2021, as a starter in a 4–3 win over

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. He made an appearance on the bench for the senior team, but was an unused substitute in a 3-1 win over

VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following ...

on 13 May 2021.

Vitesse

On 20 May 2021, it was announced that Reiziger would sign with

club Vitesse on a three-year contract. He made his debut on 4 September 2022, replacing the injured

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in Vitesse's starting lineup against FC Groningen, and keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 away win.

International career

Reiziger has represented Netherlands at youth international levels from under-16 to under-19.

Career statistics

*(-) Not qualified

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reiziger, Daan 2001 births Living people Dutch footballers Netherlands youth international footballers Be Quick 1887 players FC Groningen players AFC Ajax players Jong Ajax players SBV Vitesse players Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players Association football goalkeepers Footballers from Groningen (city)