John Neeskens
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Andreu Neeskens Ramírez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1993[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain[2] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | LA Galaxy II | ||
| Number | 62 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Damm | |||
| Villarreal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012–2013 | Sant Andreu | 14 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Badalona | 15 | (0) |
| 2014 | Colorado Rapids | 5 | (1) |
| 2015 | New York Cosmos B | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | LA Galaxy II | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 April 2016. | |||
John Andreu Neeskens Ramírez (born 17 November 1993), known as John Neeskens, is a Spanish professional footballer who playes for American club LA Galaxy II as a defender.
Club career
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Neeskens began playing football with local CF Damm, going on to have spells with Villarreal CF, UE Sant Andreu and CF Badalona. He moved to American club Colorado Rapids in 2014 and made his professional debut versus Chicago Fire on 5 June.[3]
He was released just before the start of the 2015 Major League Soccer season.[4] On 17 September 2015, Neeskens signed to the New York Cosmos's B-team.[5]
Personal life
Media outlets often erroneously report that John Neeskens is the son of former Dutch international Johan Neeskens, Johan Neeskens has stated via his personal website in November 2010 that John Neeskens is not his son.[6]
Club Honors
- New York Cosmos B
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References
- 1 2 John Neeskens profile at Soccerway
- ↑
- ↑ "COLORADO RAPIDS VS. CHICAGO FIRE 0 - 0". Soccerway. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ↑ Rapids waive defenders John Neeskens and Grant Van De Casteele, coloradorapids.com, 6 maart 2015
- ↑ "John Neeskens Joins First Team". New York Cosmos. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ↑ "Neeskens verschaft duidelijkheid over nageslacht" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2014.