Ruben Roosken

Dutch footballer (born 2000)
Ruben Roosken
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-02) 2 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Klazienaveen, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Heracles Almelo
Number 12
Youth career
VV Klazienaveen
2012–2019 Emmen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Emmen 3 (0)
2020–2021 TOP Oss 29 (0)
2021– Heracles Almelo 44 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 June 2023

Ruben Roosken (born 2 March 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eerste Divisie club Heracles Almelo.

Club career

Emmen

The son of a Dutch father and a Luso-Angolan mother,[2] Roosken played as a youth for VV Klazienaveen before joining the youth academy of FC Emmen.[1] He made his Eredivisie debut for Emmen on 14 September 2019 in a match against Utrecht.[3]

TOP Oss

On 10 August 2020, Roosken signed a two-year contract with Eerste Divisie club, TOP Oss.[4] He made his debut for the club on 29 August in a 1–2 home loss to Helmond Sport, coming on as a substitute in the 67th minute for Niels Fleuren.[5] In the following match against Roda JC Kerkrade, Roosken made his first start for the club.[6] Afterwards, he would become a regular starter for the club, making 30 total appearances for TOP Oss as the club finished in 10th place.[7][8]

Heracles Almelo

On 18 June 2021, it was announced that Roosken had signed a three-year contract with Heracles Almelo.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b Slagter, Ernst (16 September 2019). "Ruben Roosken: Klazienavener bij FC Emmen én verre familie van goalgetter Tonny Roosken". Dagblad van het Noorden. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Talentscout - Ruben Roosken | Keuken Kampioen Divisie". keukenkampioendivisie.nl.
  3. ^ "Utrecht v Emmen game report". Soccerway. 14 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Ruben Roosken vastgelegd bij TOP Oss!" (in Dutch). TOP Oss. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  5. ^ "TOP Oss - Helmond Sport 1:2 (Eerste Divisie 2020/2021, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Roda JC Kerkrade - TOP Oss 3:0 (Eerste Divisie 2020/2021, 2. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Ruben Roosken » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  8. ^ Doelen, Jaap van der (15 May 2021). "TOP Oss op rapport: TOP Oss kan vanaf de tiende plek tevreden terugkijken". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch).
  9. ^ Dijkhuizen, Niels (18 June 2021). "Ruben Roosken van Top Oss naar Heracles". RTV Drenthe (in Dutch).

External links

  • Ruben Roosken at Soccerway
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Heracles Almelo – current squad