Daniël van Kaam (born 23 June 2000) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a midfielder for club

Cambuur SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch Association football, football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football league sy ...

Club career

Van Kaam is a product 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 ...

's youth academy, and signed his first professional contract on 26 June 2017. He made his professional debut with Groningen in a 1–0 Eredivisie loss to

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on 6 October 2018. On 31 August 2022, van Kaam signed a three-year contract with

International career

Van Kaam is a youth international for the Netherlands.

Personal life

Van Kaam was born in the Netherlands to a Dutch father and Brazilian mother. Van Kaam is the older brother of

Joël van Kaam Joël van Kaam (born 8 March 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for the Under-21 squad of Groningen. Career On 31 August 2021, Van Kaam joined Emmen on loan for the 2021–22 season alongside fellow Groningen-pla ...

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External links

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Ons Oranje U17 Profile

Ons Oranje U19 Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaam, Daniël van 2000 births Living people Dutch people of Brazilian descent People from Appingedam Dutch men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Netherlands men's youth international footballers Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers FC Groningen players SC Cambuur players Eredivisie players Derde Divisie players Footballers from Groningen (province)