University of California, Santa Barbara

CLUB
Played with local club VV Rhoon until he was 14, when he joined the academy at top-flight club BVV Barendrecht to play at a higher level … Debuted with BVV Barendrecht’s first team in 2024 … Won both the fall and spring league titles with the U23 team in 2024-25 … Won the league and the Dutch National Championship with the U23 team in 2023-24, when he was the team’s joint-top goalscorer, contributing 19 goals and assists across 25 matches … Won the league championship with the U19 squad in 2022-23 … Was the top scorer on the U21 team that same season, with 25 goals and assists in 22 matches … Was the top scorer on the U19 team in 2021-22 … Won the regional championship in 2018-19, his first season with BVV Barendrecht.

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HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Wolfert Bilingual High School and Erasmus University in Rotterdam.

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PERSONAL
Born March 18, 2004 in Rotterdam … Has three younger brothers — Rutger, who plays for Illinois Valley Community College, and twins Casper and Jeroen, who are both aspiring soccer players playing in the Netherlands … Roots for Feyenoord Rotterdam, Manchester United and FC Barcelona … Lists training alongside current Inter Milan fullback Denzel Dumfries at a professional academy in Rotterdam as one of his most memorable sporting moments … Names Marcus Rashford, Ousmane Dembele and Lamine Yamal among his favorite athletes, alongside Kylian Mbappé, LeBron James and Jared McCain … Loves playing soccer, but also enjoys traveling and spending his free time with loved ones … Enjoys reading Haruki Murakami and watching Modern Family … Lists Timothy Gallwey’s The Inner Game of Tennis as his favorite book and The Last Dance as his favorite TV show … Listens to Drake, Burna Boy, Dave and D-Double.