Henk van Schaik (born 20 January 1998) is a Dutch professional

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who plays for Swedish club

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as a defender.

Career

Born in Leiden, van Schaik spent time with Quick Boys,

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and Twente before signing for Scottish club

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in October 2018. He made his senior debut on 11 November 2018, in the Scottish Premiership, appearing as a 90th-minute substitute in a 0–0 draw at home to

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. Van Schaik joined Scottish League One side Dumbarton on loan in January 2019. He then moved to

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for a nominal fee on 26 July 2019, however, he subsequently left the club only one month later on 28 August 2019 when his contract was terminated by mutual consent. In January 2020, van Schaik joined Almere City FC, where he played for the club's U21/Jong team. He made three appearances for the team in the

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, before moving to Germany and joining

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club

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, signing on 7 August 2020 until the summer 2022.Eintracht-Trier verpflichtet Henk van Schaik – niederländischer Defensivspezialist unterschreibt für zwei Jahre
eintracht-trier.com, 7 August 2020

References

1998 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Quick Boys players ADO Den Haag players FC Twente players Livingston F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Almere City FC players SV Eintracht Trier 05 players Scottish Professional Football League players Derde Divisie players Oberliga (football) players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Leiden Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Jong FC Twente players IF Karlstad Fotboll players Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub