Kevin Görtz (born 28 November 1989) 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 lea ...

who plays as a

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. He formerly played for

FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch professional football club based in Emmen, Drenthe. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2022–23 season. Founded in 1925, the club ...

, WKE, and

HHC Hardenberg Hardenberg Heemse Combinatie, commonly known as HHC Hardenberg, is a football club based in Hardenberg, Netherlands. The team compete in the Tweede Divisie, the third level of the Dutch football league system. History HHC Hardenberg was foun ...

Career

Görtz started his football career playing youth football at amateur club DZOH in his hometown Emmen before moving to the professional ranks with

during his youth. Making his professional debut in the 2006–07 season under head coach Gerry Hamstra, he appeared in three matches that year. By the following season, he solidified his place as a regular starter, featuring in 21 matches. He scored his first goal on 7 November 2008, in a match against

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, securing a 2–0 victory with a header from a free kick. Görtz remained with FC Emmen until the summer of 2011, marking his 100th appearance for the club against

Helmond Sport Helmond Sport () is a Dutch professional football club based in Helmond, North Brabant. Founded in 1967 following the acquisition of the professional license of , the club achieved promotion to the top-tier Eredivisie in 1982. After two seasons ...

on 30 March 2012. Extending his contract for two more years, he stayed with FC Emmen until 2014. Subsequently, he continued his career at the amateur level with

Derde Divisie The Derde Divisie (; ), formerly known as Topklasse (; ), is the fourth tier of football in the Netherlands, which had its inaugural season as a third tier in 2010–11 and as a fourth tier in 2016–17. The league is placed between the Tweede D ...

club WKE before joining

in 2016, where he made 146 official appearances until leaving in 2023.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gortz, Kevin 1989 births Living people Dutch men's footballers FC Emmen players WKE '16 players HHC Hardenberg players Eerste Divisie players Tweede Divisie players Derde Divisie players Men's association football fullbacks Footballers from Emmen, Netherlands