Joël Zwarts

Joël Zwarts (born 26 April 1999) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a forward for Excelsior.

Joël Zwarts
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-16) 16 April 1999[1]
Place of birth Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Excelsior
Number 11
Youth career
VV Hillegersberg
VV Nieuwerkerk
Sparta Rotterdam
0000–2017 Excelsior
2017–2018 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Jong Feyenoord
2019 → FC Dordrecht (loan) 14 (6)
2019– Excelsior 28 (9)
National team‡
2017 Netherlands U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:40, 1 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:40, 1 June 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Capelle aan den IJssel,[3] Zwarts played youth football for VV Hillegersberg, VV Nieuwerkerk, Sparta Rotterdam and SBV Excelsior before joining Feyenoord in the summer of 2017.[1] On 31 January 2019, he joined FC Dordrecht on loan until the end of the season.[4] He made his debut for the club a day later in a 3–3 Eerste Divisie draw with Jong Ajax.[5] On 24 June 2019, he returned to Excelsior on a three-year contract.[6]

International career

Zwarts has played for the Netherlands at under-19 level.[3] He is also eligible to represent Suriname at international level, since his mother is from Suriname.[7]

References
  1. "Joël Zwarts - 11" (in Dutch). SBV Excelsior. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. Joël Zwarts at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  3. "Joël Zwarts". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. "Spits Joël Zwarts komt op huurbasis" (in Dutch). FC Dordrecht. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  5. "FC Dordrecht op wilskracht naar puntendeling met Jong Ajax: 3-3". Dordt Centraal (in Dutch). 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  6. "Joël Zwarts keert voor drie jaar terug bij Excelsior". SBV Excelsior Officiële website. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  7. Beck, Tim (7 April 2020). "Interview Joël Zwarts: "Boos was ik niet, maar ik voelde wel onbegrip"". Elfvoetbal.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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