Pepijn Doesburg (born 17 January 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who last played as a forward for Slovak club Trenčín. He is the grandson of Eredivisie record appearance holder Pim Doesburg.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Trenčín | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | TOGB | ||
| 2009–2017 | Feyenoord | ||
| 2017–2019 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Jong Sparta | 48 | (9) |
| 2022–2024 | Dordrecht | 24 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | → VVV-Venlo (loan) | 33 | (6) |
| 2024 | VVV-Venlo | 18 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | Trenčín | 37 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:42, 24 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editDoesburg played in the youth teams of TOGB and Feyenoord before joining Sparta Rotterdam.[2] In June 2022 Doesburg began training with Dordrecht ahead of the 2022–23 season.[3] He made his Eerste Divisie debut in August 2022 against Roda JC.[4] He scored his first Eerste divisie goal against PEC Zwolle in October 2022.[5]
On 31 August 2023, Doesburg was loaned by VVV-Venlo, with an option to buy.[6] On 5 April 2024, he signed a permanent deal with the club; a two-year contract.[7]
On 20 January 2025, Doesburg signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Trenčín in Slovakia.[8][9] He scored on his debut for Trenčín in a 1–0 win over Komárno.[10]
Personal life
editHis grandfather is former Dutch international footballer Pim Doesburg, who holds the record for Eredivisie appearances of 687. Unlike his grandfather though Pepijn explained he could not be a goalkeeper as he was useless with his hands. He credited his grandfather with passing on advice around the mental toughness required to play professionally which helped Pepjin with the mentality required to help overcome injuries in his career.[11][12]
References
edit- ↑ Pepijn Doesburg at Soccerway
- ↑ "FC Dordrecht has received its first acquisition for the coming season with Pepijn Doesburg". RTVDordrecht.nl.
- ↑ "Pepijn Doesburg is already training with FC Dordrecht and wants to be there immediately". Rijnmond.nl.
- ↑ "DORDRECHT VS. RODA 0-2". Soccerway.
- ↑ "FC Dordrecht declassifies PEC Zwolle, which is still very gracious with a 3-0 defeat". ad.nl.
- ↑ "VVV-Venlo haalt spits Doesburg op huurbasis naar De Koel" [VVV-Venlo brings striker Doesburg to De Koel on a rental basis] (in Dutch). VVV-Venlo. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ↑ "Doesburg tekent contract bij VVV-Venlo tot medio 2026 | VVV-Venlo". VVV-Venlo (in Dutch). 5 April 2024. Archived from the original on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ↑ "A-tím | Útočník Doesburg rozšíril káder prvého mužstva" [A-team | Doesburg striker expands first team squad] (in Slovak). AS Trenčín. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ↑ "AS Trenčín neemt Doesburg over van VVV-Venlo | VVV-Venlo". www.vvv-venlo.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ↑ Tkáč, Patrik (9 February 2025). "Trenčín a Komárno bojovali o záchranu. Rozhodol jediný gól". ta3 (in Slovak). Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ↑ "Less than a year after his grandfather's funeral, Pepijn Doesburg is chasing a breakthrough at Sparta". AD.nl.
- ↑ "Jong Sparta-spits Pepijn Doesburg hoopt in voetsporen van opa Pim te treden: 'Ik ben alleen niet zo goed met m'n handen'". Rijnmond.nl.