Alessandro Damen

Alessandro Damen
Personal information
Date of birth	17 May 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	Nieuwegein, Netherlands
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Spakenburg
Number	27
Youth career
1996–2009	De Meern
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2014	De Meern
2014–2021	Excelsior
2021–2022	Heracles Almelo
2022	→ ADO Den Haag (loan)
2022–	Spakenburg
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:18, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

Alessandro Damen (born 17 May 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Tweede Divisie club Spakenburg.

Club career[edit]

Damen joined Excelsior from amateur side De Meern in 2014, after being scouted by Marinus Dijkhuizen.^[1] He had a terrible start to his stint at the club, and was ruled out for successive seasons after suffering serious injuries on both knees.^[2]^[3] After returning to the pitch in August 2017, he suffered another knee injury on 26 August 2017 in a game against Heracles Almelo, ruling him out for the rest of the season.^[4]

On 4 August 2021, he signed with Heracles Almelo for the 2021–22 season.^[5] On 31 January 2022, Damen was loaned to ADO Den Haag.^[6]

On 2 June 2022, Damen signed with Tweede Divisie club Spakenburg.^[7]

References[edit]

^ "Alessandro Damen uit De Meern: "Ik denk wel dat ik mentaal heel sterk ben"". RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). 22 October 2018. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ "Damen verlengt contract bij Excelsior". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 12 April 2017. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ "Damen: 'Klap is nu harder dan bij vorige blessure'". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 7 January 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ "Excelsior-pechvogel Damen lang uit de roulatie". NOS (in Dutch). 27 August 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ "HERACLES ALMELO LEGT ALESSANDRO DAMEN DEFINITIEF VAST" (in Dutch). Heracles Almelo. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
^ "ADO DEN HAAG VERSTERKT ZICH MET DOELMAN ALESSANDRO DAMEN" (Press release) (in Dutch). ADO Den Haag. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
^ "SPAKENBURG TREKT KEEPER ALESSANDRO DAMEN AAN" (in Dutch). Spakenburg. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.

External links[edit]

Alessandro Damen at WorldFootball.net
Alessandro Damen at Soccerway
Profile - Voetbal International

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[1] "Alessandro Damen uit De Meern: "Ik denk wel dat ik mentaal heel sterk ben"". RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). 22 October 2018. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[2] "Damen verlengt contract bij Excelsior". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 12 April 2017. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[3] "Damen: 'Klap is nu harder dan bij vorige blessure'". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 7 January 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[4] "Excelsior-pechvogel Damen lang uit de roulatie". NOS (in Dutch). 27 August 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[5] "HERACLES ALMELO LEGT ALESSANDRO DAMEN DEFINITIEF VAST" (in Dutch). Heracles Almelo. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

[6] "ADO DEN HAAG VERSTERKT ZICH MET DOELMAN ALESSANDRO DAMEN" (Press release) (in Dutch). ADO Den Haag. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.

[7] "SPAKENBURG TREKT KEEPER ALESSANDRO DAMEN AAN" (in Dutch). Spakenburg. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.

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