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Dirk Wanner Proper (born 24 February 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for NEC.

Dirk Proper

Personal information
Full name	Dirk Wanner Proper[1]
Date of birth	(2002-02-24) 24 February 2002 (age 20)
Place of birth	Elst, Netherlands
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	NEC
Number	71
Youth career
	SV Spero
2011–2019	NEC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	NEC	51	(1)
National team‡
2017	Netherlands U15	5	(2)
2017–2018	Netherlands U16	10	(0)
2018–2019	Netherlands U17	16	(2)
2019–	Netherlands U18	3	(0)
Honours Representing  Netherlands UEFA European Under-17 Championship Winner 2019 U-17 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:44, 15 December 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Elst, Gelderland, Proper started playing football at amateur club SV Spero before joining the NEC youth academy at the age of nine, where he was quickly regarded as one of the club's most promising prospects.[2] He made his professional debut in the Dutch second-tier Eerste Divisie on 13 December 2019 in a 3–2 loss to Almere City.[3] In January 2020, Proper was definitively promoted to the NEC first team. He gradually became integrated into the first team during this 2019–20 season, with head coach François Gesthuizen utilising him as an attacking midfielder.[4]

In July 2020, Proper's contract was extended until the summer of 2023.[5] Proper scored his first goal on 3 October 2020 in the 6–0 win over Eindhoven.[6] On 23 May 2021, Proper won promotion to the Eredivisie with NEC, by beating NAC Breda 2–1 in the final of the play-offs.[7]

International career

From under-15 level, Proper has been part of Netherlands youth teams. With the Netherlands under-17 team, he won the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He also participated in the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[8]

Career statistics

As of 8 April 2021[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
NEC	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	9	0	0	0	–		0	0	9	0
	2020–21	Eerste Divisie	26	1	1	0	–		0	0	27	1
Career total			35	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	36	1

Honours

Netherlands U17

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2019[10]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Dirk Proper

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[it] Dirk Proper

Dirk Wanner Proper (Elst, 24 febbraio 2002) è un calciatore olandese, centrocampista del N.E.C.

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[ru] Пропер, Дирк

Дирк Пропер (нидерл. Dirk Proper; родился 24 февраля 2002 года, Элст, Нидерланды) — нидерландский футболист , полузащитник клуба НЕК.

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