ABOUT STAN

YEAR OF BIRTH: 2006

I have been playing football since I was 4 and I started at the local club in my village Heiloo with the Foresters. When I was between 13 and 14 years old I noticed that I was the only one in my team and at the club who really had the dream of becoming a professional football player. I then played in the Foresters 015-1. That’s why I went to train with a club that played higher than the Foresters, which is called Afc’34. Their youth academy is really good and all kinds of boys go to professional clubs every year. I was hired at Afc’34 and I still play football there. Next season the 017-1 and we will play in the 3th division. We play against professional clubs every week and last season we showed that as an amateur team we can compete with the professional clubs. For example, we played against Ajax lost 4-2, az in the cup lost 4-0, Almere city won 9-1, Sparta Rotterdam lost 1-0, Pec Zwolle won 1-3, Fc Groningen drew 1-1, Fc Emmen won 1-7, Fc Eindhoven lost 2-0, Excelsior Rotterdam won 4-2, Go Ahead Eagles 2-0 win and for the rest we also played against Volendam, Willem 2 and N.E.C. 

Last season I also played for the KNVB of North Holland. So I was chosen as one of the best defenders of my region/province. I want to become a footballer because that’s what I enjoy doing the most and I’m good at it too. I know that I can handle the level and I also know that if I train with an even higher level every day, I will get even better and that I can develop myself enormously and hopefully eventually reach professional football. I haven’t had much luck so far and I also want to show people that no matter what other people say about you, if you walk your own path you will get there and surprise them. I’m fast as a defender, strong in duels,/ aerial duels, scoring ability, excel under pressure, pass accuracy and strategy awareness

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