John Verhoek (born 25 March 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for German 2. Bundesliga club VfL Osnabrück.
 Verhoek with 1. FC Heidenheim in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Leidschendam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfL Osnabrück | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2003 | Forum Sport | ||
| 2003–2008 | ADO Den Haag | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Dordrecht | 49 | (7) |
| 2010–2011 | Den Bosch | 17 | (10) |
| 2011–2013 | Rennes II | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Rennes | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → ADO Den Haag (loan) | 23 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | → FSV Frankfurt (loan) | 32 | (10) |
| 2013–2016 | FC St. Pauli | 70 | (11) |
| 2016–2018 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 53 | (15) |
| 2018–2019 | MSV Duisburg | 22 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Hansa Rostock | 117 | (36) |
| 2023– | VfL Osnabrück | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2023 | |||
Career edit
Verhoek had stints at ADO Den Haag and Dordrecht.
Verhoek joined Rennes in January 2011 for a fee of €500,000 after spending six months with Den Bosch in the Eerste Divisie, the second level of Dutch football.[1]
He joined MSV Duisburg in 2018[2] but left Duisburg on 19 July 2019[3] for Hansa Rostock, signing a deal with them that will keep him there until 2021.[4]
On 25 July 2023, Verhoek's contract with Hansa was terminated by mutual consent.[5]
On the next day, Verhoek signed with VfL Osnabrück in 2. Bundesliga.[6]
Personal life edit
John Verhoek's brother Wesley Verhoek is also a professional footballer.[7]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 1 August 2020[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dordrecht | 2008–09 | Eerste Divisie | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 32 | 8 | |||
| Total | 49 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 8 | ||
| Den Bosch | 2010–11 | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 |
| Rennes II | 2010–11 | CFA | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Rennes | 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Den Haag (loan) | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 |
| FSV Frankfurt (loan) | 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 10 | |
| FC St. Pauli | 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 5 | |
| 2014–15 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| 2015–16 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| Total | 70 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 11 | ||
| 1. FC Heidenheim | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 28 | 6 | |
| 2017–18 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 10 | |||
| Total | 53 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 16 | ||
| MSV Duisburg | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 25 | 1 | |
| Hansa Rostock | 2019–20 | 3. Liga | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 5 | |
| Career total | 304 | 63 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 325 | 68 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
References edit
- ^ "John Verhoek op weg naar Stade Rennes" (in Dutch). Voetbal Plus. 23 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ ""Ein richtig guter Typ": Zebras verpflichten Stürmer John Verhoek". msv-duisburg.de (in German). 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Der neue MSV-Kader: Harte Arbeit & unbedingter Siegeswille" (in German). msv-duisburg.de. 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Neuer Angreifer an Bord der Kogge: John Verhoek stürmt ab sofort für den FCH" (in German). fc-hansa.de. 19 July 2019.
- ^ "VIELEN DANK FÜR DEINEN EINSATZ „JOHNNY": VERHOEK GEHT VON BORD" [THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT "JOHNNY": VERHOEK DISEMBARKS] (in German). Hansa Rostock. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "VFL VERPFLICHTET JOHN VERHOEK" [VFL SIGNS JOHN VERHOEK] (in German). VfL Osnabrück. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "ADO wil John Verhoek herenigen met broer Wesley". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 22 August 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ John Verhoek at Soccerway
External links edit
- John Verhoek – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- John Verhoek at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- John Verhoek at Soccerway
- John Verhoek at WorldFootball.net