Martijn van der Laan (born 29 July 1988 in

Hoogezand Hoogezand is a town in the municipality of Midden-Groningen, in the province of Groningen in northeast Netherlands. History The name refers to a higher sanded ''(Hooge Sandt)'' place in the peatlands cut through when the Winschoterdiep channe ...

) 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

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

SC Genemuiden SC Genemuiden is an association football club from Genemuiden, Netherlands. History The club was founded on October 22, 1930, and has played exclusively at amateur level in all its history. Genemuiden was part of the Hoofdklasse league in the 2 ...

. He formerly played for

BV Veendam Sportclub Veendam () was a Dutch professional association football club based in Veendam, province of Groningen. Founded on 4 September 1894 as Look-Out, it became P.J. Veendam in 1909, Veendam in 1910, SC Veendam in 1974, BV Veendam in 1997 a ...

and

SC Cambuur SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2020–21 Ee ...

Career

In January 2019 it was confirmed, that van der Laan would join

from the upcoming 2019–20 season.SC Genemuiden haalt voormalig prof Martijn van der Laan binnen
rtvoost.nl, 17 January 2019

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Voetbal International ''Voetbal International'' (VI) is a Dutch football magazine. It is the oldest Dutch football magazine that is still running. History and Profile ''Voetbal International'' was established in 1965. VI was one of the founding members of ESM but l ...

'' 1988 births Living people People from Hoogezand-Sappemeer Dutch footballers Netherlands youth international footballers FC Groningen players SC Veendam players SC Cambuur players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Men's association football defenders SC Genemuiden players Footballers from Groningen (province) {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub