Danny Koevermans is a
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footballer who currently plays as a centre forward for
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in
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.
Early career
He began his career with the amateurs of Excelsior'20, then went to
Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887....
, playing there for five seasons.
AZ
In 2005 he switched to AZ, where he started as a second-choice centre forward, although he bagged numerous goals. His breakthrough would be in 2006–07, being one of
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's top scorers with 22, and reaching the
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, aged 28.
Koevermans rejected a contract offer from AZ to extend his tenure at the club and his manager
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informed him that he would not be a first-team regular from then on with this resulting in his pushing for a move to another club.
PSV Eindhoven
Late August 2007 he joined
PSV Eindhoven for a fee of €6 million where he received the number 10 jersey, last worn by Ivorian striker
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, who was sold to
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Toronto FC
On June 29, 2011, it was announced the Koevermans had reached an agreement to join
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team
Toronto FCToronto FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada....
as a designated player. The signing of former German International
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was announced at the same press conference. Koevermans made his debut for Toronto in a 1-0 home defeat to
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on July 20, 2011. Koevermans scored his first goal for Toronto on a cross from
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three days later against Sporting Kansas City in a 4-2 away loss. Koevermans was awarded MLS Player of the week for his two goal performance against
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on September 17, leading Toronto to a 2-1 home victory over the reigning league champions.
International career
He made his international debut for the
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in a Euro 2008 qualifier against
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on 28 March 2007. He scored his first international goal on 17 November 2007 against
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Danny Koevermans: International Goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. |
November 17, 2007 |
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1–0 |
1–0 |
Euro 2008 qualifying |
Club
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League |
Playoffs |
Domestic Cup |
Continental |
Total |
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League |
Season |
Apps |
Goals |
Assists |
Apps |
Goals |
Assists |
Apps |
Goals |
Assists |
Apps |
Goals |
Assists |
Apps |
Goals |
Assists |
Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887....
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EredivisieThe Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
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2000–01 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| 2001–02 |
23 |
7 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
23 |
7 |
0 |
| Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...
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2002-03 |
34 |
25 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
34 |
25 |
0 |
| 2003-04 |
30 |
15 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
30 |
15 |
0 |
| 2004-05 |
29 |
24 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
29 |
24 |
0 |
| Total |
120 | 71 | 0 |
— |
— |
—|!!120!!71!!0 |
| AZ |
EredivisieThe Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
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2005–06 |
21 |
9 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
21 |
9 |
0 |
| 2006–07 |
31 |
22 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
31 |
22 |
0 |
| Total |
52 | 31 | 0 |
— |
— |
—|!!52!!31!!0 |
| PSV Eindhoven |
EredivisieThe Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
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2007–08 |
29 |
14 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
29 |
14 |
0 |
| 2008–09 |
28 |
8 |
4 |
— |
— |
6 |
4 |
0 |
34 |
12 |
4 |
| 2009–10 -Personnel and sponsoring:-Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:...
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22 |
11 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
22 |
11 |
0 |
| 2010–11 -Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:...
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14 |
1 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
14 |
1 |
0 |
| Total |
93 | 34 | 0 |
— |
— |
6 |
4 |
0 |
97!!38!!4 |
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Playoffs |
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Toronto FCToronto FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada....
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2011 The 2011 Major League Soccer season was the 99th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer, the 33rd with a national first-division league, in the United States and Canada, and the 16th season of Major League Soccer. The season marked the arrival of two new league clubs, Portland Timbers and Vancouver...
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10 |
8 |
1 |
— |
— |
7 |
2 |
0 |
17 |
10 |
1 |
| Total |
10 | 8 | 1 |
— |
— |
7!!2!!0!!17!!10!!1 |
| Career total |
275 | 144 | 5 |
— |
— |
13!!6!!0!!286!!150!!5 |
Last updated on October 23, 2011
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