Jeroen Houwen (born 18 February 1996) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...

club

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 ...

Club career

Vitesse

Houwen joined Vitesse in 2012 and quickly progressed to the first-team squad, appearing as a substitute throughout the 2014–15 campaign. On 19 November 2017, Houwen finally made his Vitesse debut in their 4–2 away defeat against

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. On 27 August 2018, Houwen agreed to join

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 ...

side,

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on a season-long loan.

RKC Waalwijk

In the summer of 2023, Houwen signed a two-year deal with

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Houwen, Jeroen 1996 births Living people People from Venray Men's association football goalkeepers Dutch men's footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players SBV Vitesse players SC Telstar players Go Ahead Eagles players RKC Waalwijk players Netherlands men's youth international footballers Footballers from Limburg (Netherlands)