Ronald Koeman Jr. (born 23 May 1995) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Career

TOP Oss

Koeman came through the youth system at

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but never made an appearance for the first team. In 2015, he moved to

FC Oss TOP Oss (), is a professional association football club based in the town of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. Founded in 1928 as T.O.P., a Dutch abbreviatio ...

to increase his chances at first team playing time. He made his debut on 29 April 2016 in an

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game against

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as a substitute, coming on in the 83rd minute for Xavier Mous in a 2–1 home defeat.

Telstar

On 25 June 2021, it was announced that Koeman had signed with

. On 10 September, he made his debut for the club in a league match against Almere City, his former team, which ended in a 1–1 draw. He took over the goalkeeping duties from Trevor Doornbusch after head coach

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decided to bench him due to a series of significant errors in previous games. Following that, he continued as a starter, except for a setback in October 2021 when he sustained an injury that kept him out of action for the remainder of the year. On 13 January 2023, Koeman received his first career

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after leaving his goal and recklessly tackling Nick Koster, who was in a one-on-one situation, using an extended leg. Koeman broke his wrist during a practice session on 5 September 2023, sidelining him for several months. On 29 May 2024, Koeman extended his contract with Telstar by one season, keeping him at the club until 30 June 2025.

Personal life

He is the son of former Netherlands international footballer, and former

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manager

Ronald Koeman Ronald Koeman (; born 21 March 1963) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He is the younger brother of his former international teammate Erwin Koeman and the son of former Dutch international Martin Koeman. Koeman was cap ...

, the nephew of former Dutch international football player Erwin Koeman, and the grandson of former Dutch international

Martin Koeman Martinus Cornelis Koeman (26 July 1938 – 18 December 2013) was a Dutch footballer who played as a centre-back. Biography Koeman played professional football with KFC of Koog aan de Zaan from 1955 to 1960, Blauw-Wit Amsterdam from 1960 to 19 ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Koeman, Ronald Jr. 1995 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Almere City FC players TOP Oss players SC Telstar players Eerste Divisie players Footballers from Barcelona Men's association football goalkeepers Koeman family