Pepijn Doesburg

Dutch footballer (born 2001)

Pepijn Doesburg
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 VVV-Venlo
Number 18
Youth career
2007–2009 TOGB
2009–2017 Feyenoord
2017–2019 Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Jong Sparta 48 (9)
2022– Dordrecht 24 (2)
2023– → VVV-Venlo (loan) 28 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:42, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

Pepijn Doesburg (born 17 January 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Eerste Divisie club VVV-Venlo on loan from FC Dordrecht as a forward. He is the grandson of Eredivisie record appearance holder Pim Doesburg.

Career

Doesburg played in the youth teams of TOGB and Feyenoord before joining Sparta Rotterdam.[1] In June 2022 Doesburg began training with Dordrecht ahead of the 2022–23 season.[2] He made his Eerste Divisie debut in August 2022 against Roda JC.[3] He scored his first Eerste divisie goal against PEC Zwolle in October 2022.[4]

On 31 August 2023, Doesburg was loaned by VVV-Venlo, with an option to buy.[5]

Personal life

His grandfather is former Dutch international footballer Pim Doesburg, who holds the record for Eredivisie appearances of 687. Unlike his grandfather tho Pepjin explained he couldn’t be a goalkeeper as he was useless with his hands. He credited his grandfather with passing on advice around the mental toughness required to play professionally which helped Pepjin with the mentality required to help overcome injuries in his career.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "FC Dordrecht has received its first acquisition for the coming season with Pepijn Doesburg". RTVDordrecht.nl.
  2. ^ "Pepijn Doesburg is already training with FC Dordrecht and wants to be there immediately". Rijnmond.nl.
  3. ^ "DORDRECHT VS. RODA 0-2". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "FC Dordrecht declassifies PEC Zwolle, which is still very gracious with a 3-0 defeat". ad.nl.
  5. ^ "VVV-Venlo haalt spits Doesburg op huurbasis naar De Koel" [VVV-Venlo brings striker Doesburg to De Koel on a rental basis] (in Dutch). VVV-Venlo. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Less than a year after his grandfather's funeral, Pepijn Doesburg is chasing a breakthrough at Sparta". AD.nl.
  7. ^ "Jong Sparta-spits Pepijn Doesburg hoopt in voetsporen van opa Pim te treden: 'Ik ben alleen niet zo goed met m'n handen'". Rijnmond.nl.

External links

Pepijn Doesburg at Soccerway


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