Nick Kuipers (; born 12 December 1988) is a Dutch

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who plays as a

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for Dutch lower league side Go Ahead Kampen.

Club career

Early career

Kuipers was born in

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. He started playing football, at amateur team Hollandia-T in

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. Here it was clear that Kuipers had a special talent, and therefore he moved to Saturday-amateur team AFC '34 in Alkmaar, who were one of the bigger amateur teams in Netherlands.

HFC Haarlem HFC Haarlem was a Dutch football club from the city of Haarlem, established in 1889 and dissolved in 2010. The club won the Eredivisie in 1946 and reached five Cup finals, winning in 1902 and 1912. Haarlem reached the second round of the 1982 ...

saw his potential, and signed him for their youth squad. Here, he developed so good, that

FC Utrecht Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion Galgenwaard. The club was formed in 1970 as a merge ...

, were keen to sign him for their reserve squad. His professional debut was right around the corner.

Utrecht

On 30 December 2007, Kuipers had his professional debut in a 2–2 draw against

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. Since then, Kuipers played occasionally, and he has been a part of FC Utrecht's first squad. In the beginning of 2009, he signed on loan until the end of the 2008–09 season for

FC Zwolle PEC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2021–22 season. They have played in the Eredivisie for a total ...

to gain more experience.

External links

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- Kuipers stats at VI.nl {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuipers, Nick 1988 births Living people People from Heemskerk Men's association football fullbacks Dutch men's footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Derde Divisie players FC Utrecht players PEC Zwolle players FC Dordrecht players Rijnsburgse Boys players ASV De Dijk players AFC '34 players Footballers from North Holland