Kevin Diks

Kevin Diks

Diks with Vitesse Arnhem in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Kevin Diks
Date of birth	6 October 1996
Place of birth	Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current team	Vitesse Arnhem
Number	17
Youth career
2002–2004	VIOS Vaassen
2004–2005	AGOVV
2005–2014	Vitesse Arnhem
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2014–	Vitesse Arnhem	55	(2)
National team^‡
2014–2015	Netherlands U19	4	(0)
2015–	Netherlands U20	2	(0)
2016–	Netherlands U21	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 April 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2014

Kevin Diks (born 6 October 1996) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Vitesse Arnhem as a right back.

Club career

Born in Apeldoorn, Diks joined Vitesse Arnhem's youth setup in 2005, aged nine, after playing for VIOS Vaassen and hometown's AGOVV Apeldoorn. In the 2014 summer he was called to the main squad for the pre-season, also appearing in a 1–3 defeat against Chelsea.^[1]

On 24 August 2014, after proffiting from first-choice Wallace's injury, Diks made his first-team – and Eredivisie – debut, starting in a 1–2 away loss against PEC Zwolle.^[2] On 8 January of the following year, after being already a permanent part of the main squad, he renewed his link until 2018.^[3]

References

1. "Vitesse Arnhem 1–3 Chelsea: Cesc Fabregas scores his first Blues goal as Mo Salah and Nemanja Matic earn Blues easy victory". Daily Mail. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
2. "Vitesse na rust ten onder in Zwolle: 2–1" [Vitesse stays behind Zwolle after half-time: 2–1]. Vitesse's official website. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
3. "Vitesse legt doorgebroken Diks drie jaar langer vast" [Vitesse secures breakthrough Diks for three more years] (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.

External links

• Vitesse profile (Dutch)
• Kevin Diks profile at Soccerway