Nick Anna Maria Francois Kuipers (born 8 October 1992) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for

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n club Persib Bandung. He formerly played for MVV Maastricht and

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. Besides the

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, he has played in

Career

The defender started his career in his hometown with RKVVL. He joined later in the youth team of MVV Maastricht and was promoted to the Jupiler League team for the 2010/2012 season. Kuipers played his senior debut on 13 August 2010 for MVV Maastricht against Volendam in a 2–2 draw in the

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Honours

Individual

* APPI Indonesian Football Award Best 11: 2021–22

References

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* 1992 births Living people Association football central defenders Dutch footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players MVV Maastricht players ADO Den Haag players FC Emmen players Persib Bandung players Footballers from Maastricht Dutch expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Indonesia Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub