Joeri Schroyen (born 18 January 1991) is a Dutch professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a

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for

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 ...

club Willem II.

Career

Schroyen took his first steps in professional football in the PSV youth academy. After a few seasons he moved to FC Eindhoven. He then joined

Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard (; li, Fortuna Zitterd ) is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was established through a merger ...

, where he also made his senior debut. That was on 24 September 2010, when the

Limburgish Limburgish ( li, Limburgs or ; nl, Limburgs ; german: Limburgisch ; french: Limbourgeois ), also called Limburgan, Limburgian, or Limburgic, is a West Germanic language spoken in the Dutch and Belgian provinces of Limburg (Netherlands), L ...

team lost 2–1 at home to

FC Volendam Football Club Volendam () is a professional Association football, football club based in Volendam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football from the 2022–23 season following promotion ...

. Schroyen made an appearance as a starter. A

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during his early career, he scored his first goal on 30 October 2010, at home against

Veendam Veendam () is a town and municipality with a population of 27,752 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. Veendam was established in 1648 as a peat colony by Adriaan Geerts Wildervanck. A Holland America Line cruise ship ...

. The following season he scored once again, this time 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 ...

. On 16 November 2012, Schroyen made his 50th appearance for Fortuna, at home against

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently compete in the Eredivisie, the top flight ...

(3–1 loss). On 3 June 2013, Schroyen signed a contract with the recently promoted

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

Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles () are a Dutch professional football club from the city of Deventer. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, having achieved promotion from the second tier Eerste Divisie in the 2020-21 season. The club's h ...

for two years, with an option for a third year. However, he was mostly a reserve on the team. In January 2014, he was signed on a one and a half year contract by

VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following ...

, of which the first six months were on a loan. On 24 January 2014, he made his debut for the

Venlo Venlo () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, close to the border with Germany. It is situated in the province of Limburg (Netherland ...

club; when they won 1–0 away against Willem II. Schroyen came on as a substitute for

Randy Wolters Randy Wolters (born 6 April 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger. Career Wolters was born in Leiden. He formerly played for FC Utrecht, FC Emmen, FC Den Bosch, VVV-Venlo and Go Ahead Eagles. He made his debut for FC Utr ...

in the second half. In January 2015, Schroyen returned to Fortuna in a trade deal with Ramon Voorn, who had a disagreement with head coach

Peter van Vossen Peter Jacobus van Vossen (; born 21 April 1968) is a Dutch former professional football player and manager. Club career Van Vossen was born in Zierikzee. As a footballer, he played for Beveren, Anderlecht, Ajax, Istanbulspor, Rangers, Feyenoor ...

. Schroyen made signed with

MVV Maastricht Maatschappelijke Voetbal Vereniging Maastricht (), commonly known as MVV Maastricht (, ) or simply as MVV, is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Maastricht. Founded on 2 April 1902, MVV Maastricht currently compete in the Eerst ...

as a free agent in the summer of 2016. There, he signed a two-year contract extension in June 2019. On 2 February 2021, Schroyen signed with Greek club

Xanthi Xanthi ( el, Ξάνθη, ''Xánthi'', ) is a city in the region of Western Thrace, northeastern Greece. It is the capital of the Xanthi (regional unit), Xanthi regional unit of the modern regions of Greece, region of East Macedonia and Thrace. A ...

on a one-and-a-half-year deal. He returned to

in July 2021 on a two-year contract, with an option of an additional year. The following year, on 7 July 2022, Schroyen joined Willem II.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schroyen, Joeri 1991 births Footballers from Limburg (Netherlands) Sportspeople from Weert Living people Association football fullbacks Association football wingers Dutch footballers PSV Eindhoven players FC Eindhoven players Fortuna Sittard players Go Ahead Eagles players VVV-Venlo players MVV Maastricht players Xanthi F.C. players Willem II (football club) players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Super League Greece 2 players Dutch expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Greece Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Greece