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Junior Albertus

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Junior Albertus
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-12-25) 25 December 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Willemstad, Curaçao
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 HVV Tubantia
Youth career
Vitesse
NEC
0000–2014 Feyenoord
2015 Emmen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 WKE 19 (8)
2016–2017 Emmen 1 (0)
2017 → HHC Hardenberg (loan) 16 (1)
2017–2018 Sparta Nijkerk 18 (8)
2018–2020 HBSS[1]
2020– HVV Tubantia[2]
International career
2013 Netherlands U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2020

Junior Albertus (born 25 December 1996) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch club HVV Tubantia.[3][4]

Playing career

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Club career

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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.[5]

In May 2015, he signed with FC Emmen,[6] and spent the rest of the 2014/15 season with their U19 team.[7] 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.[8] In his only season at WKE, he scored 8 goals in 19 matches.[9]

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.[9] He initially signed a contract with semi-pro club Kozakken Boys in March.[10][11] 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.[5][7] He made his professional debut on 12 August 2016, during a 1-0 victory over RKC Waalwijk. He came on as a 78' sub for Issa Kallon.[12]

International career

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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.[13][14]

References

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  1. ^ Keemink, Mischa (1 October 2019). "Ex-prof Junior Albertus (22) gelukkig bij HBSS". Waterweg Sport (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Nieuwe/vertrokken spelers, doelstelling: alle clubgegevens uit het zondagvoetbal". Tubantia (in Dutch). 18 September 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. ^ Junior Albertus at Soccerway
  4. ^ HHC Hardenberg haalt Derian Reinders en Junior Albertus van FC Emmen‚ rtvoost.nl, 9 December 2016
  5. ^ a b Dijkhuizen, Niels (16 May 2016). "Junior Albertus valt af en verdient contract bij FC Emmen" (in Dutch). RTV Drenthe. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Feyenoord-talent Albertus tekent bij FC Emmen" (in Dutch). RTV Drenthe. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  7. ^ a b "FC Emmen legt Junior Albertus vast" (in Dutch). Eerste Divisie. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Feyenoord-talent Albertus niet naar FC Emmen, maar naar WKE" (in Dutch). RTV Drenthe. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  9. ^ a b Oortwijn, Janet (16 May 2016). "FC Emmen-spits Albertus: Geen junkfood en andere rotzooi meer" (in Dutch). RTV Drenthe. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  10. ^ Bosma, Symen (4 March 2016). "Junior Albertus naar FC Emmen" (in Dutch). Dagblad van het Noorden. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Junior Albertus zegt Kozakken Boys af" (in Dutch). Regio Rijnmond Voetbal. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  12. ^ "Emmen 1 - 0 RKC Waalwijk". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  13. ^ "Junior Albertus mee met Oranje Onder de 18 naar Turkije" (in Dutch). saspartaan.nl. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  14. ^ "Junior Albertus national team profile" (in Dutch). onsoranje.nl. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
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