Kaj Ramsteijn (; born 17 January 1990) is a Dutch

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 le ...

who plays as a

centre back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for

Kozakken Boys Kozakken Boys () is a Dutch football club based in Werkendam. It competes in Tweede Divisie, the highest amateur league of Dutch football. Formed as Steeds Voorwaarts Werkendam (SVW) in 1932, it adopted its current name in 1935. Kozakken Boys ...

in the

Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie ( en, Second Division) is the highest amateur (and historically the lowest professional) football league in the Netherlands. It was established in 1956, together with the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie. Between 1956 and 1960 and b ...

Club career

Kaj Ramsteijn started at the age of 10 in the Feyenoord youth academy, coming over from DWO Zoetermeer. As a central defender he faced a lot of competition in the first squad of

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its ...

. Mid June 2010 he transferred to

SBV Excelsior Excelsior Rotterdam, commonly known as Excelsior, is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football from the 2022–23 season following promotion. The club was found ...

. He signed a 2-year contract that will keep him at

until the summer of 2012. He made his professional début on 22 September 2010 in a match against WKE Emmen. His début in the starting 11 was on 24 October 2010 against

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. Ramsteijn made his first goal in a match against Willem II on 27 November 2010. The game ended in a 1–1 draw. After his first season at professional level, Ramsteijn was rewarded for his good season with a transfer to his former club Feyenoord, who has an extensive partnership agreement with Excelsior, together with team-mates

Guyon Fernandez Guyon Fernandez (born 18 April 1986) is a Curaçaoan professional footballer who plays as a forward for VV Smitshoek. He formerly played for ADO Den Haag, Excelsior, Feyenoord, PEC Zwolle, NAC Breda, Perth Glory, Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk, D ...

and

Miquel Nelom Miquel Nelom (born 22 September 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left back. Nelom has previously played in his homeland for Excelsior, Feyenoord, Sparta Rotterdam and Willem II, and for Scottish club Hibernian. He repre ...

. In 2013, he was hired by

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 ...

and a year prior to it signed a 2-year contract with Feyenoord.

References

External links

Voetbal International profile

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on Voetbalzone * 1990 births Living people Association football central defenders Dutch footballers Netherlands under-21 international footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Eliteserien players Excelsior Rotterdam players Feyenoord players VVV-Venlo players Sparta Rotterdam players Almere City FC players Primeira Liga players C.S. Marítimo players Aalesunds FK players Dutch expatriate footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Footballers from Zoetermeer Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Norway Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Norway Tweede Divisie players Kozakken Boys players Norwegian First Division players {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub