Maikel Verkoelen

Maikel Franciscus Wilhelmus Verkoelen (born 18 March 1992) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a centre back for RKSV Mierlo-Hout in the Dutch Tweede Klasse.[3][2]

Maikel Verkoelen
Personal information
Full name Maikel Franciscus Wilhelmus Verkoelen[1]
Date of birth (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992[2]
Place of birth Helmond, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Mierlo-Hout
Youth career
2000–2011 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 PSV 0 (0)
2012–2013 → FC Eindhoven (loan) 25 (2)
2014 Sportfreunde Siegen 12 (0)
2014–2016 RKC Waalwijk 53 (1)
2016–2018 Helmond Sport 33 (1)
2018–2019 TOP Oss 8 (0)
2019 Helmond Sport 8 (0)
2019– TEC 1 (0)
2019–2020 UNA 8 (0)
2020– Mierlo-Hout
National team
2007–2010 Netherlands U17 2 (0)
2010–2011 Netherlands U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:21, 27 October (UTC)

Club career

Verkoelen joined PSV at the age of eight, and eleven years later Verkoelen signed a professional contract at the age of 19. He played against SV Ried in the Europa League qualifying round on 18 August 2011, only make a one-minute appearance after coming on the 90th minute for Marcelo.[4] In September 2011, Verkoelen made his cup debut against VVSB which PSV won 8–0 and Verkoelen set up the sixth goal that was scored by Jürgen Locadia.[5][6]

In July 2012, Verkoelen joined FC Eindhoven on a season-long loan.[7] He made his debut for the club against MVV, playing the full 90 minutes.[8] Verkoelen scored his first goal for the club on his fifth appearance for FC Eindhoven, in the 3–4 home loss against Helmond Sport.[9]

After having trained with Jong PSV for the first half of the season,[10] Verkoelen signed a deal with German side Sportfreunde Siegen in January 2014.[11] He only stayed until the end of the season.

On 4 August 2014, Verkoelen signed a two-year deal with Dutch Eerste Divisie side RKC Waalwijk after a successful trial.[12] In May 2016, it was announced that Verkoelen had signed with Helmond Sport.[13] He moved to TOP Oss in August 2018, but returned to Helmond Sport six months later.[14]

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Verkoelen signed with TEC in the third-tier Tweede Divisie.[15] He was, however, released in September 2019, after reacting erroneous when substituted at halftime in a match against Kozakken Boys.[16] He then moved to UNA in the same month.[17] After the season, Verkoelen joined Mierlo-Hout in the seventh-tier Tweede Klasse.[18]

International career

Verkoelen has been capped at Netherlands U17 and Netherlands U19 level.

References
  1. "List of Players – 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup" (PDF). vFédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  2. Maikel Verkoelen at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Maikel Verkoelen" (in Dutch). PSV Jeugd. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  4. "Helmond Sport verdediger Maikel Verkoelen". Eerste Divisie (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 October 2020. Tot een uiteindelijke doorbraak in het 1e kwam het niet maar wel speelde hij nog wel een paar minuten mee met de Eindhovenaren in de Europa League wedstrijd tegen SV Ried.
  5. "'Het past in mijn voetbalvisie om jonge jongens een kans te geven'". voetbalzone.nl. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  6. Elfrink, Rik (26 September 2019). "Nieuwe PSV-namen moeten presteren onder andere wetten". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 October 2020. Voor de 26-jarige Maikel Verkoelen (thans actief bij Top Oss) en Rabiu Ibrahim (27, nu bij Slovan Bratislava) was het duel met VVSB (bijna) het eindstation bij PSV.
  7. "PSV verhuurt verdediger Verkoelen". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 11 June 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  8. "Eindhoven vs. MVV - 10 August 2012". us.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  9. "Helmond Sport wint knotsgekke derby tegen FC Eindhoven". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). 13 September 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  10. Elfrink, Rik (2 July 2013). "Maikel Verkoelen houdt conditie bij Jong PSV op peil". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  11. "Sportfreunde holen Abwehrspieler Verkoelen". Wir Siegen (in German). January 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  12. "RKC WAALWIJK bereikt akkoord met Maikel Verkoelen". Heusden Nieuws (in Dutch). 4 August 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  13. "Helmond Sport versterkt selectie met zeven spelers". Helmond Sport (in Dutch). 18 May 2016. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  14. Ottens, Chris (28 January 2019). "Maikel Verkoelen verlaat TOP Oss en keert per direct terug bij Helmond Sport: 'Ik heb iets te bewijzen'". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  15. Jongbloed, Pouw (15 May 2019). "TEC haalt drie 'oud'-profs voor volgend seizoen binnen". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  16. Westerink, Robert (6 September 2019). "Maikel Verkoelen per direct weg bij TEC". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  17. "UNA pikt bij TEC vertrokken Maikel Verkoelen op". voetbal247.nl (in Dutch). 20 September 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  18. Kornuijt, Dave (18 September 2020). "Oud-prof Verkoelen heeft weer plezier bij Mierlo-Hout: 'Met de kennis van nu had ik het anders gedaan'". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 October 2020.
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