Mark Spenkelink (born 27 January 1997) 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 le ...

who plays as a

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Club career

On 31 December 2021, Spenkelink signed with

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 ...

until the end of the 2021–22 season. In June 2022, he extended his contract with the club until 2024. Mainly the third-string goalkeeper during his tenure at the club, Spenkelink made his

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 ...

debut on 4 November 2023, due to injuries to

Etienne Vaessen Etienne Vaessen Burnet (born 26 July 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Groningen. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Suriname national team. Club career RKC Waalwijk Etienne Vaessen was born on 26 Ju ...

and Jeroen Houwen. He played the full game as RKC lost 2–1 to

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 ...

References

1997 births Living people People from Borne, Overijssel Footballers from Overijssel Dutch men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Go Ahead Eagles players Karlstad BK players Jong PSV players FC Locomotive Tbilisi players RKC Waalwijk players Ettan Fotboll players Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players Erovnuli Liga players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Georgia (country) Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Georgia (country) {{Netherlands-footy-goalkeeper-stub