Junior Albertus

Junior Albertus (born 25 December 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch club RKSV Leonidas.[1][2]

Junior Albertus
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-12-25) 25 December 1996
Place of birth Willemstad, Curaçao
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Leonidas
Youth career
Vitesse
NEC
0000–2014 Feyenoord
2015 FC Emmen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 WKE 19 (8)
2016–2017 FC Emmen 1 (0)
2017 → HHC Hardenberg (loan) 16 (1)
2017–2018 Sparta Nijkerk
2018– Leonidas
National team
2013 Netherlands U18 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2018

Playing career

Club career

After brief stints in the Vitesse and N.E.C. youth systems, Albertus found early success at Feyenoord, making his U19 team debut at the age of 16.[3]

In May 2015, he signed with FC Emmen,[4] and spent the rest of the 2014/15 season with their U19 team.[5] He was called up to the first team in July, but did not end up signing a professional contract because he was deemed overweight at the first team training session. Instead, he signed with local fourth division club WKE.[6] In his only season at WKE, he scored 8 goals in 19 matches.[7]

Albertus was released from his contract (along with the rest of his teammates) in early 2016 after the club went bankrupt and dropped out of the league.[7] He initially signed a contract with semi-pro club Kozakken Boys in March.[8][9] However, after noticing his weight loss, he was bought back by FC Emmen in May, taking advantage of a clause in the Kozakken contract allowing them to offer him a more lucrative contract.[3][5] He made his professional debut during on August 12, 2016, during a 1-0 victory over RKC Waalwijk. He came on as a 78' sub for Issa Kallon.[10]

International career

Albertus earned two caps with the Netherlands national under-18 team in 2013 during a four-team friendly tournament in Turkey. He came off the bench in matches against Turkey and Czech Republic.[11][12]

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References
  1. Junior Albertus at Soccerway
  2. HHC Hardenberg haalt Derian Reinders en Junior Albertus van FC Emmen‚ rtvoost.nl, 9 December 2016
  3. Dijkhuizen, Niels (May 16, 2016). "Junior Albertus valt af en verdient contract bij FC Emmen" (in Dutch). RTV Drenthe. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  4. "Feyenoord-talent Albertus tekent bij FC Emmen" (in Dutch). RTV Drenthe. May 19, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  5. "FC Emmen legt Junior Albertus vast" (in Dutch). Eerste Divisie. May 16, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  6. "Feyenoord-talent Albertus niet naar FC Emmen, maar naar WKE" (in Dutch). RTV Drenthe. July 13, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  7. Oortwijn, Janet (May 16, 2016). "FC Emmen-spits Albertus: Geen junkfood en andere rotzooi meer" (in Dutch). RTV Drenthe. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  8. Bosma, Symen (March 4, 2016). "Junior Albertus naar FC Emmen" (in Dutch). Dagblad van het Noorden. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  9. "Junior Albertus zegt Kozakken Boys af" (in Dutch). Regio Rijnmond Voetbal. May 3, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  10. "Emmen 1 - 0 RKC Waalwijk". Soccerway. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  11. "Junior Albertus mee met Oranje Onder de 18 naar Turkije" (in Dutch). saspartaan.nl. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  12. "Junior Albertus national team profile" (in Dutch). onsoranje.nl. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
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