Ferry de Regt (; born 29 August 1988) is a Dutch former
footballer
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who played as a
centre back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Career
De Regt began playing for Quick Boys '31 in southern Venlo. He joined VVV-Venlo at age eleven, and broke through to the first team in 2006. His senior debut came on 15 December 2006 in a 1–0 away win against
FC Den Bosch
FC Den Bosch () is a football club from 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.
They were founded 18 August 1965, as FC Den Bosch/BVV. They are the successor of BVV (1906) and Wilhelmina (1890). Their stadium is called 'De Vliert', an 8,500 all-seater. R ...
, where he came on as a substitute. De Regt gained promotion to the Eredivisie in the
2006–07 season after beating
RKC Waalwijk
RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional football club based in Waalwijk, that is currently competing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' ('Roman Catholic Combination' in Dutch) and was established as a merger ...
in play-offs. His competitive debut in the Eredivisie came one year after his second division debut, on 15 December 2007 as a starter in a 1–1 draw against
FC Twente
Football Club Twente () is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, sometimes known internationally as Twente Enschede. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Dutch champions Sportclub Enschede with Enschedese Bo ...
.
De Regt initially started as a right-back, but began starting as a regular centre back together with
Frank van Kouwen
Frank van Kouwen (born 2 July 1980) is a Dutch former professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Willem II, Roda JC, VVV-Venlo, FC Eindhoven, De Graafschap and De Treffers.
Career
Van Kouwen was born in W ...
due to injuries of centre backs
Reekers and
Verdellen. Since then, he has been a starter in central defence for VVV.
In the 2012–13 season, De Regt plays on loan for
Helmond Sport
Helmond Sport is a professional association football club based in the city of Helmond, North Brabant, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. The club was founded on 27 June 1967, as ...
in the
Eerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...
.
On 1 July 2019, De Regt returned to Helmond Sport on a one-year deal.
In the summer 2020, he moved to German fourth-tier
Regionalliga West
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club
Straelen
Straelen (; Low Rhenish: ''Strale'') is a municipality in the district of Cleves, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the border with the Netherlands, approx. 10 km north-east of Venlo
Venlo () is a city and municipality ...
.
References
External links
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Voetbal International profile
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Living people
1988 births
Dutch footballers
Footballers from Venlo
Association football defenders
VVV-Venlo players
Helmond Sport players
Fortuna Sittard players
TOP Oss players
SV 19 Straelen players
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
Regionalliga players
Dutch expatriate footballers
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate footballers in Germany