Ruben Kluivert (born 21 May 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Utrecht.
![]() Kluivert with Utrecht in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2001-05-21) 21 May 2001 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Utrecht | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2018 | AFC | ||
2018–2020 | Utrecht | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2022 | Jong Utrecht | 33 | (2) |
2022– | Utrecht | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2022 |
Born in Amsterdam, Kluivert began playing as a youth for local AFC before moving to FC Utrecht, where he made his senior debut with the reserve team in the Eerste Divisie. He made his first-team debut on 11 May 2022 in the Eredivisie as an added-time substitute for Willem Janssen in a 2–2 home draw with AZ Alkmaar.[1]
Kluivert hails from a footballing family. His grandfather Kenneth played for Surinamese team S.V. Robinhood and moved to the Netherlands in 1970. His father, Patrick, played for European clubs including AFC Ajax and FC Barcelona, and was a long-time Dutch international.[2] His older brother Justin is also a professional footballer, whose teams include Ajax, A.S. Roma and the Dutch national team.[3]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong Utrecht | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FC Utrecht – current squad | |
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