Jeffrey Hoogervorst (born 23 October 1984) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jeffrey Hoogervorst | ||
| Date of birth | (1984-10-23) 23 October 1984 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ajax | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | Sporting Gijón | 35 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Marino (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| 2006 | Real Madrid B | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Barcelona B | 16 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Marino | 22 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Zamora | 24 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Avilés | 29 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Villaralbo | 6 | (1) |
| Total | 160 | (9) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Amsterdam, Hoogervorst moved at only 18 from local AFC Ajax to Sporting de Gijón in Spain, after signing a three-year contract. With the Segunda División club he only appeared regularly in the 2005–06 season, also serving a loan at lowly Asturias neighbours Marino de Luanco.[1]
In summer 2006, Hoogervorst agreed to a deal at Real Madrid Castilla also in the second level, but was highly unsuccessful during his brief spell, playing only one match (one minute) as the team were also relegated;[2] in the following transfer window he dropped down to Segunda División B after joining FC Barcelona B, being finally released by the Pep Guardiola-led side in March 2008.[3]
Hoogervorst returned to football ahead of the 2009–10 campaign, moving to Tercera División and returning to former club Marino.[4] He continued to play in Spain's lower leagues until his retirement.[5]