Darren Sidoel (born 10 March 1998) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a defensive midfielder. Besides the Netherlands, he has also played in England, Belgium, Bulgaria,India and Spain.

Club career

Sidoel started his career with

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before joining

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in 2012. After making his debut in the

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for

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in the 2017–18 season, Sidoel signed for English club

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on a three-year contract in July 2018. on 8 July 2019, Sidoel left Reading by mutual consent. On 8 August 2019, Sidoel signed a two-year contract with Arda Kardzhali. He completed his debut on 23 August 2019 in a league match against Cherno More Varna. On 17 July 2020, Sidoel signed a 1-year contract with

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. On 1 February 2021 was loaned to

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club

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for the rest of the season. On 17 September 2021, Sidoel signed with

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side SC East Bengal and made his debut on 27 November in a 3–0 defeat to

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. In the next match on 30 November, he scored his first goal against Odisha FC, but lost the match by 6–4.

International career

Sidoel represented the Netherlands at under-17 youth level. He is of Indonesian and Surinamese descent. In an interview for a local media, right after he had joined Arda Kardzhali in 2019, Siddoel expressed his desire to represent the Indonesia national team, but would first concentrate on his club career.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

;Jong Ajax *

: 2017–18

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* 1998 births Living people Footballers from The Hague Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Dutch people of Indonesian descent Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent Jong Ajax players Reading F.C. players K.S.V. Roeselare players FC Arda Kardzhali players East Bengal Club players Eerste Divisie players Challenger Pro League players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Segunda División B players Córdoba CF players Hércules CF players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in India Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Dutch expatriate sportspeople in India Men's association football defenders Indian Super League players {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub