Stijn Derkx (born 3 February 1995 in
Heeze
Heeze is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Heeze-Leende, about 9 km southeast of Eindhoven.
The Heeze Castle is located east of the town. Further east and to the north lies the Strabrechtse ...
) is a Dutch
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 striker for amateur side Merksplas SK.
Club career
Derkx joined the
Willem II youth academy aged 13 and made his professional debut for them in the
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 ...
in the final game of the 2012–13 season against
AZ. He had a trial with
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 ...
in summer 2015, but left the club citing personal reasons.
In April 2016 he left hometown club RKSV Heeze for Belgian outfit Esperanza Pelt, but left the club after only one season due to financial reasons. RKSV Nuenen announced the arrival of Derkx for the 2017–18 season.
In July 2018, Derkx returned to RKSV Heeze. However, due to lack of playing thime, Derkx announced in November 2018, that he had left the club again. In January 2019, he signed for SV Herkol. Ahead of the 2019-20 season, he moved to Merksplas SK. As of March 2023, Derkx was still playing for Merksplas.
International career
He played 5 matches for the Netherlands under-16 football team, making his debut in October 2010 against France U-16.
Intl career stats
- Ons Oranje
References
External links
* https://archive.today/20130629091024/http://www.regionalejeugdopleiding.nl/speler/230/stijn-derkx.html
* http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler.htm?dbid=73747&typeofpage=84137
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1995 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Heeze-Leende
Men's association football forwards
Dutch men's footballers
Eredivisie players
Willem II (football club) players
RKSV Nuenen players
Footballers from North Brabant