Kick Groot

Kick Groot

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Koog aan de Zaan, Netherlands
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Noordwijk
Number	17
Youth career
	Zaandijk
	KFC Koog aan de Zaan
2009–2017	AZ
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Jong AZ	12	(0)
2018–2021	Telstar	9	(0)
2021–2023	ODIN '59	6	(0)
2023–	Noordwijk	32	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:15, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Kick Groot (born 5 April 1998) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a centre back for Noordwijk in the Tweede Divisie.^[1] He is related to 1960s Ajax star, Henk Groot.^[2]

Club career

He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong AZ on 25 August 2017 in a game against RKC Waalwijk.^[3]

Groot moved to SC Telstar in April 2018.^[4] He would be plagued by injuries during his time at the club, only making nine league appearances during his three-year stint.^[5]

On 3 September 2021, Groot signed with ODIN '59 in the Derde Divisie after his contract with Telstar expired.^[6]

References

1. Kick Groot at WorldFootball.net
2. Gretig Telstar wil nu ook al De Graafschap pakken, NG Nieeuws, 2018-04-19
3. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 25 August 2017.
4. Berends, Sander (21 April 2018). "Telstar-aanwinst Groot: Wil nog één keer knallen met AZ". Elfvoetbal.nl (in Dutch).
5. Brood, Thomas (6 May 2021). "Voetballer Kick Groot weer fit en moest weer op zoek naar maatpak". NH Nieuws (in Dutch).
6. Beijer, Henny (3 September 2021). "Kick Groot wil na alle blessureleed bij Telstar het plezier in voetbal terugvinden bij Odin'59". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch).

External links

• Kick Groot at Soccerway