1. Kenneth Harold Vermeer was born on 10 January 1986 and is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle.
34 Facts About Kenneth Vermeer
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Kenneth Vermeer is the current Dutch national team record holder for longest streak in goal without conceding in a match, having never conceded a goal while playing for the first team of the Netherlands.
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Kenneth Vermeer has kept clean sheets against Germany, Estonia, Romania, Indonesia, and Spain.
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Kenneth Vermeer started relatively late in his youth as a goalkeeper, having started as an outfield player.
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Kenneth Vermeer was scouted as a keeper by Ajax from FC Blauw-Wit Amsterdam.
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Kenneth Vermeer went through the various youth squads at the Ajax Academy before ending up in Jong Ajax, where he often trained with the first squad.
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In February 2007, Kenneth Vermeer extended his contract with Ajax until June 2010.
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Aerts was injured in a match against Ajax, and Kenneth Vermeer ended the season as first-choice keeper for the club.
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Stekelenburg was injured, so Kenneth Vermeer was immediately in the starting line-up for his first game back, a match against Heracles Almelo.
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Roma, so Kenneth Vermeer started the season as first keeper, with deputies Jasper Cillessen and Jeroen Verhoeven.
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On 17 February 2013, Kenneth Vermeer was admitted to the illustrious Club van 100 of Ajax, making his 100th career appearance for the club in the away match against RKC Waalwijk, he then stopped another penalty shot in this match from Robert Braber.
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Kenneth Vermeer was sent off in a home match against Heracles Almelo, after he erroneously brought down Geoffrey Castillion.
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Kenneth Vermeer finished the season as first choice keeper once more helping Ajax to win their third consecutive league title, a feat the club had not achieved since 1967 when they were last able to secure three national titles in a row.
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On 26 July 2014, Kenneth Vermeer helped Ajax to a win the seventh edition of the Eusebio Cup at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal.
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On 21 September 2014, Kenneth Vermeer played in his first Klassieker match against his former club.
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On 19 January 2018, it was announced that Kenneth Vermeer would join Belgian side Club Brugge KV on a six-month loan.
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Kenneth Vermeer was given the number 32 shirt, serving his loan spell as second keeper behind Vladimir Gabulov with Club Brugge leading the Belgian First Division A table by 11 points going into the second half of the season.
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On 15 January 2020, Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC acquired Kenneth Vermeer using Targeted Allocation Money.
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Kenneth Vermeer was named man of the match, making key saves throughout the match.
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On 16 April 2021, it was announced that Los Angeles FC and Kenneth Vermeer had mutually agreed to part ways.
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On 7 May 2021, Kenneth Vermeer joined FC Cincinnati on a guaranteed contract through the 2022 season.
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Kenneth Vermeer appeared in the 2002 Aegean Cup in Turkey for the under-16 team, making a total of four appearances while keeping a clean sheet once.
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On 10 October 2002, Kenneth Vermeer made his debut and only appearance for the Netherlands U-17 side in a friendly match against Portugal U-17.
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In 2005, Kenneth Vermeer played for the Netherlands U-20 team at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship that was hosted in the Netherlands.
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Kenneth Vermeer was the first choice keeper for the Dutch, while the team exited at quarter-finals by penalties against Nigeria U-20.
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In 2008, Kenneth Vermeer was selected by Foppe de Haan for the Netherlands Olympic football team to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
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On 5 October 2012, Kenneth Vermeer received his first call-up from head coach Louis van Gaal for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Andorra and Romania as a replacement for the injured Tim Krul.
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Kenneth Vermeer was then called up once more the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Estonia and Romania.
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Kenneth Vermeer was the first choice keeper in both fixtures, while Maarten Stekelenburg remained on the bench as second choice keeper, both matches were won with Vermeer keeping a clean sheet in each game while playing the full 90 minutes.
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On 11 June 2013, Kenneth Vermeer became the record holder for the Netherlands national football team, for the longest streak as a goalkeeper without conceding a goal.
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The record was broken after the 23rd minute during a friendly encounter against Indonesia, when Kenneth Vermeer broke the record previously held by Ronald Waterreus.
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The four fixtures in which Kenneth Vermeer kept his clean sheets, were against Germany, Estonia, Romania and Indonesia.
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Louis van Gaal later insisted that Kenneth Vermeer would have indeed been a better fit for his game plan, but that due to Cillessen showing better form, he opted for the latter instead.
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On 31 March 2015, Kenneth Vermeer played the full 90 minutes of the friendly match against Spain.