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Lars Veldwijk (born 21 August 1991) is a professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Suwon FC in the South Korean K League 1. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the South Africa national team.[1]
 Veldwijk with Nottingham Forest | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lars Veldwijk | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Uithoorn, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Suwon FC | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Argon | |||
| FC Volendam | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | FC Volendam | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Utrecht | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Dordrecht (loan) | 31 | (14) |
| 2013–2014 | Excelsior | 38 | (30) |
| 2014–2016 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → PEC Zwolle (loan) | 33 | (14) |
| 2016–2017 | Kortrijk | 9 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Aalesund (loan) | 16 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | Groningen | 18 | (4) |
| 2018–2020 | Sparta Rotterdam | 42 | (27) |
| 2020 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 10 | (1) |
| 2020– | Suwon FC | 88 | (31) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016– | South Africa | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:16, 29 June 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Excelsior
Veldwijk represented Eerste Divisie side Excelsior in the 2013–14 season, and scored 35 goals in 45 appearances across all competitions.[2]
Nottingham Forest
On 12 June 2014, Veldwijk signed for Nottingham Forest from Excelsior for a fee of £500,000 that could rise to £1 million depending on various clauses.[3] He made his debut on 16 August 2014 against Bolton Wanderers at the Macron Stadium as a 92nd-minute substitute for fellow striker Matty Fryatt.[4] Veldwijk made his first start for Forest on 26 August 2014 in a 2–0 win against Huddersfield Town in the second round of the League Cup.[5] Veldwijk went on loan to PEC Zwolle for the 2015–16 season, during which time he scored 14 goals in 33 league appearances.[6][7] Upon his return to Forest he scored his first and only goal for the club in a 2–1 EFL Cup win against Millwall on 23 August 2016.[8]
Loan to Aalesund
On 31 March 2017, Veldwijk signed for the Norwegian football club Aalesunds FK on loan, with an option to buy when the loan period is over.
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
On 15 January 2020, having previously been in negotiations with an unnamed club in South Africa,as well as Eredivisie sides also showing interest in him. Veldwijk signed for South Korea's reigning K League 1 champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.[9][10] He made his official debut for the club in March, during a 2–2 AFC Champions League draw against Sydney FC, but had to wait until May to feature in the league for the first time after football was suspended in South Korea due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After recovering from a minor knee injury, he marked his K League 1 league debut with a 93rd-minute winner against Busan IPark, before making his first start two weeks later.[11][12][13]
Suwon FC
On 17 July 2020, Veldwijk dropped down a division to join K League 2 side Suwon FC on a permanent deal. He signed with Suwon FC for a contract that runs out until 31 December 2022.[14]
During the 2021 K League 1 he managed to score 18 goals in 32 appearances and having 6 assists.
International career
Although born in the Netherlands, and having spent his formative years progressive through the Dutch youth system at club level, Veldwijk was eligible to represent South Africa through his paternal lineage.[15] He received his maiden call for the nation's 2018 World Cup qualifier against Senegal in October 2016 before debuting in a 1–1 friendly tie with Mozambique the following month.[16][17] After a spell away from the team, he then returned to the national fold to feature in his first international tournament in 2019, making five substitute appearances as South Africa reached the quarter-finals of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[18]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Volendam | 2010–11 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Utrecht | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dordrecht (loan) | 2012–13 | Eerste Divisie | 31 | 14 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 36 | 19 | ||
| Excelsior | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 38 | 30 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | 45 | 35 | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 2014–15 | Championship | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| PEC Zwolle (loan) | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 33 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 36 | 14 | ||
| Kortrijk | 2016–17 | First Division A | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Aalesund (loan) | 2017 | Eliteserien | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 7 | |||
| Groningen | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | ||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 24 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 41 | 24 | ||
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | |||
| Total | 51 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 29 | ||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2020 | K League 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Suwon FC | 2020 | K League 2 | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 18 | 5 | |||
| 2021 | K League 1 | 37 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 18 | ||||
| 2022 | K League 1 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 88 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 31 | ||
| Career total | 313 | 128 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 348 | 142 | ||
- Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
- Appearances in the Eredivisie European place play-offs
- Appearances in the AFC Champions League
- Appearances in the K League 2 promotion play-offs
International
- As of matches played on 12 July 2019[21]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Honours
Individual
- Eerste Divisie top scorer: 2013–14[22]
- K League 1 Best XI: 2021[23]
References
- Lars Veldwijk at WorldFootball.net
- Geertsema, Niiwino (12 July 2017). "Wie is Lars Veldwijk, de nieuwe spits van FC Groningen?". RTV Noord (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "Reds coach says Lars Veldwijk can be a 'real asset' for Nottingham Forest – in time". Nottingham Post. 13 June 2014. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- "Bolton 2–2 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- "Huddersfield 0–2 Nott'm Forest". BBC Sport. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- "Lars Veldwijk: Nottingham Forest striker seals PEC Zwolle loan move". BBC Sport. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- Makhaya, Ernest (12 July 2017). "Bafana Bafana striker Lars Veldwijk signs for Groningen". Goal. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "Millwall 1–2 Nottm Forest". BBC Sport. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- "[오피셜] 전북, '남아공 국대' 벨트비크 영입… 이동국과 최전방 호흡 (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors signed with Lars Veldwijk who is 'South African international' ... He may play with Lee Dong-gook at forward.)". Sportal Korea. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- Bekker, Liam (30 May 2020). "Bafana star open to PSL switch". Soccer Laduma. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- Bekker, Liam (8 May 2020). "SA star sidelined as football returns abroad". Kick Off. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- Bekker, Liam (16 May 2020). "Super-sub Veldwijk marks return in style". Kick Off. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- Bekker, Liam (30 May 2020). "Bafana star suffers first defeat abroad". Kick Off. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- Bekker, Liam (17 July 2020). "Official: Lars Veldwijk on the move again". KickOff. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- www.realnet.co.uk. "Lars Veldwijk cleared for Bafana's World Cup qualifier with Senegal". Kick Off. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - South Africa-Senegal - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- "As it happened: Mozambique v Bafana Bafana". Sport. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- Bekker, Liam (27 May 2020). "Veldwijk Opens Up On Bafana Bafana Future". Soccer Laduma. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- "Netherlands – L. Veldwijk – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
- "Lars Veldwijk – Fotmob". Fotmob.
- Lars Veldwijk at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Historische statistieken". KeukenKampioenDivisie.nl (in Dutch). Eerste Divisie. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- "[Goal Live] 주민규·홍정호 등 K리그1 베스트11 선정…울산 4명으로 최다".
External links
- Lars Veldwijk Interview
- Lars Veldwijk – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
South Africa squad – 2019 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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