Eric Verstappen (born 19 May 1994) is a Dutch

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who plays as a

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Club career

De Graafschap

In 2015, Verstappen moved from

VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch association football, football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutc ...

De Graafschap Vereniging Betaald Voetbal De Graafschap, simply known as De Graafschap () is a professional association football club based in Doetinchem, Netherlands. The team competes in the , the second level of the Dutch football league system. Founded o ...

Eintracht Braunschweig II

In 2017, Verstappen moved to German club Eintracht Braunschweig II.

Tennis Borussia Berlin

In 2018, Verstappen moved to

Tennis Borussia Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in the locality of Westend in Berlin. History The team was founded in 1902 as ''Berliner Tennis- und Ping-Pong-Gesellschaft Borussia'' taking its name from its origins as a tennis and ...

Würzburger Kickers II

After Tennis Borussia Berlin Verstappen joined third-division club Würzburger Kickers II in January 2019.

Würzburger Kickers

Verstappen got promoted to the first team and made his professional debut for

Würzburg Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is, after Nuremberg and Fürth, the Franconia#Towns and cities, third-largest city in Franconia located in the north of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. It sp ...

in the

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on 20 April 2019, starting in the away match against

FSV Zwickau FSV Zwickau is a Football in Germany, German association football club located in Zwickau, Saxony. Today's club claims as part of its complex heritage sides that were East Germany's first champions: 1948 Ostzone winners SG Planitz and 1950 DDR-Ob ...

, which finished as a 0–2 loss.

Vitesse

In 2021, Verstappen transferred to Vitesse. Later that year Verstappen extended his contract for 1 year.

International career

Verstappen began his youth international career with the Netherlands under-15 team, making two appearances for the team, with his debut coming on 9 December 2008 in a 1–0 win against Slovakia. He made his under-16 team debut on 27 October 2009 in a 0–0 draw against

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. Overall, he made a total of five appearances for the under-16 team. He made his under-17 debut on 17 September 2010, appearing in a 0–0 draw against

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. He was included in the

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squad for the

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in Mexico. The team were eliminated in the group stage, with Verstappen not making an appearance in the tournament. Overall, he was capped three times for the under-17 team.

Personal life

He is not related to

Max Verstappen Max Emilian Verstappen (; born 30 September 1997) is a Dutch and Belgian racing driver who competes under the Dutch flag in Formula One for Red Bull Racing. Verstappen has won four Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, which he w ...

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at Fussball.de {{DEFAULTSORT:Verstappen, Eric 1994 births Living people People from Tegelen Footballers from Limburg (Netherlands) Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Men's association football goalkeepers PSV Eindhoven players VVV-Venlo players De Graafschap players Eintracht Braunschweig players Eintracht Braunschweig II players Tennis Borussia Berlin players FC Würzburger Kickers players SBV Vitesse players Derde Divisie players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players 2. Bundesliga players 21st-century Dutch sportsmen