Joep Kluskens (born 9 November 2002) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a midfielder for club VVV-Venlo.

Career

Kluskens started playing football for amateur club RSKV Merefeldia, before joining the Fortuna Sittard academy in 2011. Kluskens then moved to PSV where he spent a total of five years in their youth academy. In 2019 he returned to Fortuna Sittard before moving to VVV-Venlo in 2020. On 25 April 2022 he made his league debut for VVV during a 6–1 away loss at

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, where he was brought on by head coach Jos Luhukay shortly before the final whistle for

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. The following week he made his first start, impressing with his positive passing in a 2–2 draw against Excelsior. In 2023, Kluskens established himself as VVV's starting midfielder, earning praise for his balanced play and defensive contributions.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kluskens, Joep Living people 2002 births Dutch men's footballers Eerste Divisie players VVV-Venlo players Men's association football midfielders People from Nederweert Footballers from Limburg (Netherlands)