Jeffrey De Visscher (born 5 May 1981) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a winger

Club career

FC Twente

Born in Almelo,

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, De Visscher joined

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at the age of 14 and went on to sign professional terms with the club at the age of 18. He struggled to make the impact he was predicted to. However, after a successful loan spell at

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followed, and while he was there, he impressed his coach at FC Twente to the extent that De Visscher was offered a three-year deal with the club. However, he only played 21 games in two seasons, and was eventually moved out on loan to

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, where he helped the club gain promotion to the

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De Graafschap

De Visscher signed a two-year deal with

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once his contract with FC Twente had ended, and helped the club become champions of the

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Aberdeen

In May 2007, De Visscher signed a two-year deal with Aberdeen. He made a promising debut in a friendly against non-league Cove Rangers. He made only 16 starting appearances in his first season, however he did manage two goals in the

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and the other came against

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in a quarter-final tie. Aberdeen were later knocked out in the semi-finals against lower opposition; Queen of the South. In the

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he made a lot of substitute appearances, and towards the end of the season, he began to be a first team regular. De Visscher's only league goal came against Hearts in a 4–1 defeat. During the summer of 2008, Aberdeen manager

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told an Aberdeen local paper, to expect big things from the Dutch winger. Subsequently, he was handed the number 17 shirt for Aberdeen's season of 2008–2009.

SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden

In January 2009 he joined

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FC Emmen

In August 2010 he signed for

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Visscher, Jeffrey De Living people 1981 births Sportspeople from Almelo Dutch men's footballers Footballers from Overijssel Men's association football wingers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Scottish Premier League players FC Twente players FC Emmen players Heracles Almelo players De Graafschap players Aberdeen F.C. players SC Cambuur players SC Genemuiden players Rohda Raalte players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland