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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]

Lars Veldwijk
Veldwijk with Nottingham Forest
Personal information
Full name Lars Veldwijk
Date of birth (1991-08-21) 21 August 1991 (age 31)
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)
2012–2013Dordrecht (loan) 31 (14)
2013–2014 Excelsior 38 (30)
2014–2016 Nottingham Forest 12 (0)
2015–2016PEC Zwolle (loan) 33 (14)
2016–2017 Kortrijk 9 (1)
2017Aalesund (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)
*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


As of 22 October 2022[1][19][20]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Volendam 2010–11 Eerste Divisie 200020
Utrecht 2011–12 Eredivisie 500050
2012–13 Eredivisie 000000
Total 500000000000
Dordrecht (loan) 2012–13 Eerste Divisie 3114332[lower-alpha 1]23619
Excelsior 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 3830314[lower-alpha 1]44535
Nottingham Forest 2014–15 Championship 1101020140
2015–16 Championship 00000000
2016–17 Championship 10002131
Total 12010410000171
PEC Zwolle (loan) 2015–16 Eredivisie 3314102[lower-alpha 2]03614
Kortrijk 2016–17 First Division A 912000111
Aalesund (loan) 2017 Eliteserien 16532197
Groningen 2017–18 Eredivisie 1842000204
Sparta Rotterdam 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 3624104[lower-alpha 1]04124
2019–20 Eredivisie 1541100165
Total 5128210000405729
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2020 K League 1 101001[lower-alpha 3]0111
Suwon FC 2020 K League 2 1751[lower-alpha 4]0185
2021 K League 1 3718003718
2022 K League 1 34800348
Total 8831000000108931
Career total 3131281774110136348142
  1. Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
  2. Appearances in the Eredivisie European place play-offs
  3. Appearances in the AFC Champions League
  4. Appearances in the K League 2 promotion play-offs

International


As of matches played on 12 July 2019[21]
National teamYearAppsGoals
South Africa 201610
201700
201800
201960
Total70

Honours


Individual


References


  1. Lars Veldwijk at WorldFootball.net
  2. Geertsema, Niiwino (12 July 2017). "Wie is Lars Veldwijk, de nieuwe spits van FC Groningen?". RTV Noord (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  3. "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.
  4. "Bolton 2–2 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  5. "Huddersfield 0–2 Nott'm Forest". BBC Sport. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  6. "Lars Veldwijk: Nottingham Forest striker seals PEC Zwolle loan move". BBC Sport. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  7. Makhaya, Ernest (12 July 2017). "Bafana Bafana striker Lars Veldwijk signs for Groningen". Goal. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  8. "Millwall 1–2 Nottm Forest". BBC Sport. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  9. "[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.
  10. Bekker, Liam (30 May 2020). "Bafana star open to PSL switch". Soccer Laduma. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  11. Bekker, Liam (8 May 2020). "SA star sidelined as football returns abroad". Kick Off. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  12. Bekker, Liam (16 May 2020). "Super-sub Veldwijk marks return in style". Kick Off. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  13. Bekker, Liam (30 May 2020). "Bafana star suffers first defeat abroad". Kick Off. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  14. Bekker, Liam (17 July 2020). "Official: Lars Veldwijk on the move again". KickOff. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  15. www.realnet.co.uk. "Lars Veldwijk cleared for Bafana's World Cup qualifier with Senegal". Kick Off. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  16. 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.
  17. "As it happened: Mozambique v Bafana Bafana". Sport. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  18. Bekker, Liam (27 May 2020). "Veldwijk Opens Up On Bafana Bafana Future". Soccer Laduma. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  19. "Netherlands – L. Veldwijk – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
  20. "Lars Veldwijk – Fotmob". Fotmob.
  21. Lars Veldwijk at National-Football-Teams.com
  22. "Historische statistieken". KeukenKampioenDivisie.nl (in Dutch). Eerste Divisie. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  23. "[Goal Live] 주민규·홍정호 등 K리그1 베스트11 선정…울산 4명으로 최다".



На других языках


[de] Lars Veldwijk

Lars Veldwijk (* 21. August 1991 in Uithoorn) ist ein niederländischer Fußballspieler, der seit 2018 beim niederländischen Erstligisten Sparta Rotterdam unter Vertrag steht.
- [en] Lars Veldwijk

[fr] Lars Veldwijk

Lars Veldwijk, né le 21 août 1991 à Uithoorn, est un footballeur néerlandais et sud-africain évoluant actuellement au poste d'attaquant au Suwon FC.

[it] Lars Veldwijk

Lars Veldwijk (Uithoorn, 21 agosto 1991) è un calciatore olandese naturalizzato sudafricano, attaccante del Suwon e della nazionale sudafricana.

[ru] Велдвейк, Ларс

Ларс Велдвейк (нидерл. Lars Veldwijk; 21 августа 1991, Эйтхорн) — нидерландский и южноафриканский футболист, нападающий, игрок клуба «Сувон».



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