Delano van Crooij (born 5 June 1991) is a Dutch professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently compete in the Eredivisie, the top flight ...

Club career

Born in Venlo, Van Crooij played in the VVV-Venlo youth system and joined FC Zwolle in 2011 as their third goalkeeper. He was released by Zwolle a year later and had a trial with Bulgarian side Etar Tarnovo, while playing for amateur side Kwiek Venlo. That did not materialize and after two years at Deurne, he chose to rejoin VVV over a move to SC Gestel. On 24 October 2020, he conceded 13 goals in 13–0 loss against Ajax as VVV-Venlo's goalkeeper, which is a negative record in Holland.. On 22 September 2022, van Crooij signed a one-season contract with

Personal life

He is Vito van Crooij's older brother.

Honours

Zwolle * Eerste Divisie: 2011–12 VVV-Venlo * Eerste Divisie: 2016–17

References

External links

* 1991 births Living people Dutch footballers Footballers from Venlo Association football goalkeepers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players VVV-Venlo players PEC Zwolle players Sparta Rotterdam players {{Netherlands-footy-goalkeeper-stub