Rodney Ubbergen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AFC | |||
| Ajax | |||
| AZ | |||
| RKC Waalwijk | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | RBC Roosendaal | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Telstar | 9 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | SC Cambuur | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | FC Oss | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | DOVO | 45+ | (0) |
| Total | 59+ | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rodney Ubbergen (born 6 April 1986) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1] He is of Surinamese descent.[2]
Career
[edit]Born in Amsterdam, Ubbergen has played for AFC, Ajax, AZ, RKC Waalwijk, RBC Roosendaal, Telstar, Cambuur and FC Oss.[3][4]
After two seasons with Cambuur, he signed with FC Oss in August 2014 on an amateur basis.[5] In 2016, he joined amateur club DOVO.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Ubbergen has discussed his preference for the lower pressure and greater community feel of amateur football. In an interview with Vice, he explained that he finds more personal satisfaction and happiness playing on amateur fields and in local community settings rather than within the professional circuit.[7]
His private life has occasionally featured in the media, with Ubbergen dating model Kim Feenstra between 2014 and 2015.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Rodney Ubbergen at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ "Unknown".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Profile" (in Dutch). Ronald Zwiers. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Ubbergen derde doelman bij FC Oss" (in Dutch). Brabants Dagblad. 29 August 2014. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ "DOVO versterkt zich per direct met Rodney Ubbergen". v.v. DOVO (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ Langbroek, Jesper (7 March 2018). "Waarom Rodney Ubbergen gelukkiger is op amateurvelden en pleintjes". VICE (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 5 October 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "FC Oss-doelman dumpt Kim Feenstra voor ex-vrouw" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Dutch men's footballers
- Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent
- Footballers from Amsterdam
- Amsterdamsche FC players
- AFC Ajax players
- AZ Alkmaar players
- RKC Waalwijk players
- RBC Roosendaal players
- SC Telstar players
- SC Cambuur players
- TOP Oss players
- VV DOVO players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Derde Divisie players
- Men's association football goalkeepers