Joel Tillema
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 September 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | The Hague, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) |
Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AFC | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
|
Haaglandia | |||
| SV Loosduinen | |||
| RVC Rijswijk | |||
| Ajax | |||
| –2008 | ADO Den Haag | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | ADO Den Haag | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Scheveningen | 57 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 | Spakenburg | 24 | (2) |
| 2015–2020 | Rijnsburgse Boys | 139 | (65) |
| 2020– | AFC | 55 | (14) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 March 2023 | |||
Joel Tillema (born 5 September 1989) is a Dutch
Career
Tillema started playing football at amateur club in his hometown of The Hague before moving to RVC Rijswijk, where he was noticed by talent scouts of Ajax. He ended up in the youth academy of the Amsterdam-based club, but after some time returned to his hometown to play in the youth academy of ADO Den Haag.[2] He made his professional debut on 24 October 2008 as a starter in the 3–1 away match against Heracles Almelo after Ahmed Ammi was forced on the sideline after falling out injured in the warm-up. In the end, Tillema made no more than four appearances in three seasons for ADO Den Haag.[1]
In the summer of 2011, Tillema left for
References
- ^ a b c Joel Tillema at Soccerway
- ^ "Spakenburg haalt Joël Tillema van Scheveningen". RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). 16 December 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ ""Aangenaam kennis te maken." - Joël Tillema". SV Spakenburg (in Dutch). 13 October 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ Oostdam, Gerben (4 June 2015). "Tillema: "Goed om bij Rijnsburgse Boys een nieuw hoofdstuk te beginnen"". Voetbal in de Bollenstreek (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "AFC versterkt zich met Joël Tillema". Het Amsterdamsche Voetbal (in Dutch). 4 December 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
External links
- (in Dutch) Player profile at Voetbal International
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