Kick Groot
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Koog aan de Zaan, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Noordwijk | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Zaandijk | |||
| KFC Koog aan de Zaan | |||
| 2009–2017 | AZ | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Jong AZ | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Telstar | 9 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | ODIN '59 | 6 | (0) |
| 2023– | Noordwijk | 59 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 July 2025 | |||
Kick Groot (born 5 April 1998) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a centre back for Noordwijk in the Tweede Divisie.[1] He is the grandson of former football player Cees Groot and related to 1960s Ajax star, Henk Groot.[2][3]
Club career
[edit]He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong AZ on 25 August 2017 in a game against RKC Waalwijk.[4]
Groot moved to SC Telstar in April 2018.[5] He would be plagued by injuries during his time at the club, only making nine league appearances during his three-year stint.[6]
On 3 September 2021, Groot signed with ODIN '59 in the Derde Divisie after his contract with Telstar expired.[7] Later he joined fellow amateurs Noordwijk.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ Kick Groot at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Geen profcarrière, wél een bijzondere vriendschap voor Noordwijk-verdediger Groot" [No professional career, but a special friendshop for Noordwijk defender Groot]. ESPN NL (in Dutch). 28 October 2024.
- ↑ Gretig Telstar wil nu ook al De Graafschap pakken, NG Nieuws, 2018-04-19
- ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 25 August 2017.
- ↑ Berends, Sander (21 April 2018). "Telstar-aanwinst Groot: Wil nog één keer knallen met AZ". Elfvoetbal.nl (in Dutch).
- ↑ Brood, Thomas (6 May 2021). "Voetballer Kick Groot weer fit en moest weer op zoek naar maatpak". NH Nieuws (in Dutch).
- ↑ Beijer, Henny (3 September 2021). "Kick Groot wil na alle blessureleed bij Telstar het plezier in voetbal terugvinden bij Odin'59". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch).
- ↑ "Kick Groot verlengt contract bij Noordwijk". Voetbal in de Bollenstreek (in Dutch). 20 December 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
External links
[edit]- Kick Groot at Soccerway
- Kick Groot at Eersterat (in Dutch)