1. John Goossens was born on 25 July 1988 and is a Dutch former professional footballer who mainly played as a defensive midfielder, although he was capable of playing in several positions in midfield, and even as a left winger.
22 Facts About John Goossens
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John Goossens began his career with NEC in the Eredivisie in 2009, after arriving from the famed Ajax academy, before moving to Feyenoord in 2012, where he played for two seasons.
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John Goossens returned to the Netherlands in 2018, ending his career with ADO Den Haag.
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At international level, Goossens has represented the Netherlands at U17 and U21 levels, scoring two goals at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship with the former and finishing in third place at the tournament.
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However, under the management of Marco van Basten, John Goossens was told that he doesn't have a future at Ajax no longer.
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On 2 February 2009, John Goossens moved from Ajax to NEC Nijmegen, where he signed a contract for four years.
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John Goossens made his professional football debut on 4 February 2009, playing his first game against Groningen, where he came on as a substitute for Rachid Bouaouzan in the 29th minute.
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One of his goal this season resulted John Goossens being awarded for Goal of the season.
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John Goossens then scored his fourth and fifth goal against Utrecht and Vitesse Arnhem.
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John Goossens made his Feyenoord debut when they played in a friendly match against FC Horst on 10 July 2012, which he played for an hour.
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However, for the second time this season, John Goossens was out for a month with a knee injury.
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John Goossens would make 10 appearances and scoring two goals in his first season.
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John Goossens continued to be a first team regular, though he had problem with indifferent form and his playing minutes significantly decreased.
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John Goossens signed for Indian Super League club Pune City in October 2014.
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John Goossens suffered a very serious lower rib cage and paraspinal muscle injury after a collision with his own goalkeeper Arindam Bhattacharya on 7 November 2014, which ruled him out for the remainder of the season.
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In September 2015, John Goossens signed for Romanian side FC Voluntari.
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On 9 March 2018, John Goossens signed a contract with ADO Den Haag until 2019.
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The club hesitated registering John Goossens to wait for the outcome of physical tests, and as the paperwork was not completed in time, John Goossens was not eligible to play for ADO for the rest of the season.
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John Goossens left ADO Den Haag on 2 January 2022 by mutual consent.
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John Goossens scored five goals in 73 official matches for the club.
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John Goossens retired from football shortly after and instead started his own business, Fuse Sports, which provides financial guidance for professional footballers.
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John Goossens was part of the Netherlands U-17 squad that reached third place at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.