Andries Noppert
{{Short description|Dutch footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Andries Noppert
|image = SC Heerenveen - BSV Kickers Emden - 53034129999 (Andries Noppert).jpg
|image_size = 200
|caption = Noppert with Heerenveen in 2023
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|4|7|df=y}}{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=Andries Noppert {{!}} Netherlands |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/teams/players/250178593--andries-noppert/ |access-date=13 June 2023 |website=UEFA |language=en}}
|birth_place = Heerenveen, Netherlands
|height = 2.03 m{{WorldFootball.net|andries-noppert}}
|position = Goalkeeper
|currentclub = Heerenveen
|clubnumber = 44
|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2013
|youthclubs1 = Heerenveen
|years1 = 2013–2014
|clubs1 = Heerenveen
|caps1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2014–2018
|clubs2 = NAC Breda
|caps2 = 6
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2018–2019
|clubs3 = Foggia
|caps3 = 8
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2019–2020
|clubs4 = Dordrecht
|caps4 = 2
|goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2021–2022
|clubs5 = Go Ahead Eagles
|caps5 = 15
|goals5 = 0
|years6 = 2022–
|clubs6 = Heerenveen
|caps6 = 58
|goals6 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2022
|nationalteam1 = Netherlands
|nationalcaps1 = 5
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|club-update = 17:45, 26 May 2025 (UTC)
|nationalteam-update = 09:32, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
}}
Andries Noppert (born 7 April 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club Heerenveen.{{soccerway|andries-noppert/300862|access-date=3 February 2018}}
Club career
= NAC Breda =
Trained through the youth ranks of Heerenveen, Noppert made his professional debut in 2014 for NAC Breda.
= Foggia =
In January 2018, he was signed by Italian club Foggia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.immediato.net/2018/01/30/un-gigante-per-il-foggia-arriva-il-portiere-andries-noppert-23-anni-e-oltre-2-metri-di-altezza/|title=Un gigante per il Foggia, arriva il portiere Andries Noppert: 23 anni e oltre 2 metri di altezza|date=30 January 2018|publisher=Immediato.net|language=it}} After traveling by car from the Netherlands to Italy, his car was stolen by the Foggian Mafia.{{Cite web |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2453672-de-foggia-episode-van-oranje-keeper-noppert-hij-rookte-als-een-schoorsteen |title=De Foggia-episode van Oranje-keeper Noppert: 'Hij rookte als een schoorsteen' |publisher=NOS |date=24 November 2022 |language=nl |access-date=24 November 2022}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.trouw.nl/sport/de-wonderlijke-carriere-van-keeper-andries-noppert-voor-mij-is-dit-ook-bizar~b02eb6c0/ |title=De wonderlijke carrière van keeper Andries Noppert |publisher=Trouw |date=20 November 2022 |language=nl |access-date=30 November 2022}} He made his debut for the club on 28 April, in a 3–1 loss to Cittadella.{{Cite web|url=https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2018/04/28/italy/serie-b/as-cittadella/foggia-calcio/2560442/|title=Cittadella vs. Foggia 3 - 1|publisher=soccerway|date=|language=it|access-date=21 November 2022}} Three months later, the goalkeeper stopped a penalty in a 2–0 win over Carpi. Over the course of a season and a half, he played 8 matches in Serie B. During his stay in Italy Noppert received the nickname Il Grattacielo ("The Skyscraper" in Italian) from the country's media due to his height.
= Dordrecht =
On 12 September 2019, Noppert signed with Dordrecht.{{cite press release|publisher=Dordrecht|url=https://www.fcdordrecht.nl/2019/09/12/noppert-extra-dordtse-doelman/|title=Noppert extra Dordtse doelman|date=12 September 2019|language=Dutch}} After leaving the club, he considered joining the police.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/sports/world-cup/usa-netherlands-goalkeepers.html|title=The Giant World Cup Rookie and an Enduring Dutch Mystery|first=Rory|last=Smith|work=The New York Times |date=2 December 2022|via=NYTimes.com}}
= Go Ahead Eagles =
In January 2021, Noppert signed with Go Ahead Eagles until the end of the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ga-eagles.nl/andries-noppert-fantastisch-om-weer-met-team-op-veld-te-staan/|title=Andries Noppert: 'Fantastisch om weer met team op veld te staan'|date=22 January 2021}}
= Heerenveen =
Noppert returned to Heerenveen on 16 May 2022, signing a two-year deal.{{cite web |title=sc Heerenveen verwelkomt Noppert terug in Fryslân |url=https://www.sc-heerenveen.nl/nieuws/2022/sc-heerenveen-verwelkomt-noppert-terug-in-fryslan |website=sc Heerenveen |access-date=1 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516094643/https://www.sc-heerenveen.nl/nieuws/2022/sc-heerenveen-verwelkomt-noppert-terug-in-fryslan |archive-date=16 May 2022 |language=nl-NL |date=16 May 2022 |url-status=live}} It was his first season as a first-choice goalkeeper.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/world-cup-qatar-2022-andries-noppert-from-rags-to-riches-benchwarmer-national-team-netherlands|title=Noppert: from benchwarmer to national team goalkeeper|website=FIFA|access-date=26 March 2023}} Noppert quickly impressed, which resulted in Louis van Gaal calling him up to the Netherlands squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup on 11 November 2022,{{Cite web |title=Van Gaal maakt 26-koppige WK-selectie bekend |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/nederlands-elftal/80525/van-gaal-maakt-26-koppige-wk-selectie-bekend |access-date=31 May 2023 |website=www.onsoranje.nl}} where he was also selected to be the first-choice goalkeeper.{{Cite web |date=20 November 2022 |title='Noppert eerste doelman van Oranje op WK' |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/noppert-eerste-doelman-van-oranje-op-wk |access-date=31 May 2023 |website=Voetbal International |language=nl}} Upon return, Noppert played three matches for Heerenveen before being injured during a warm-up on 25 January 2023.{{Cite web |date=29 January 2023 |title=Doelman Noppert worstelt met 'vervelende blessure' |url=https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/sport/voetbal/artikel/5362373/doelman-noppert-worstelt-met-vervelende-blessure |access-date=31 May 2023 |website=RTL Nieuws |language=nl}} What first looked to be a minor injury kept him out of play for four months, and having undergone surgery, Noppert returned to the pitch in Heerenveen's last match of the regular season against Go Ahead Eagles. Noppert kept a clean sheet in a 2–0 win, sending Heerenveen into European play-offs.{{Cite web |title=sc Heerenveen-Go Ahead Eagles (28-05-2023) - Voetbal International |url=https://www.vi.nl/wedstrijden/2023/05/28/nederland/eredivisie/sc-heerenveen-vs-go-ahead-eagles |access-date=31 May 2023 |website=www.vi.nl}}
International career
Noppert was called up to the Netherlands national team in September 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://lc.nl/sport/Andries-Noppert-van-SC-Heerenveen-geselecteerd-voor-Oranje-27930617.html|title=Andries Noppert van SC Heerenveen zit in definitieve selectie Oranje|website=Leeuwarder Courant}} In November 2022, he was included in the nation's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.{{cite web |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/nederlands-elftal/80525/van-gaal-maakt-26-koppige-wk-selectie-bekend |title=Van Gaal maakt 26-koppige WK-selectie bekend |trans-title=Van Gaal announces 26-man World Cup squad |publisher=Royal Dutch Football Association |date=11 November 2022 |access-date=12 November 2022 |language=nl}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/who-is-andries-noppert-the-towering-dutch-goalkeeper-making-his-debut-with-the-netherlands-at-the-world-cup/bltf4827c39badc0ecb|title=Who is Andries Noppert? The towering Dutch goalkeeper making his debut with the Netherlands at the World Cup | Goal.com|website=www.goal.com}} He discovered his inclusion in the squad on TV.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/30/i-found-out-i-was-going-by-tv-inside-andries-nopperts-world-cup-dream|title='I found out I was going by TV': inside Andries Noppert's World Cup dream|date=30 November 2022|website=the Guardian}}
Noppert made his international debut in his country's opening match at the tournament against Senegal, a 2–0 victory.{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=21 November 2022 |title=LIVE Senegal vs Netherlands, FIFA World Cup: Gakpo, Noppert start for the Dutch, Qatar 2022 updates |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/fifa-world-cup/news/fifa-world-cup-live-streaming-senegal-vs-netherlands-info-sen-v-ned-score-qatar-2022-wc-updates/article66164696.ece |access-date=21 November 2022 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|match played 16 January 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes KNVB Cup, Coppa Italia}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|NAC
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015–16
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016–17
|Eerste Divisie |2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017–18
|Eredivisie |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Foggia
|5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19
|Serie B |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| FC Dordrecht
|Eerste Divisie |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Go Ahead Eagles
|Eerste Divisie |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
|Eredivisie |15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| rowspan="4"|Heerenveen
|Eredivisie |18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs}} | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 2023–24
|Eredivisie |22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25
|Eredivisie |5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!76 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 86 | 0 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 9 December 2022}}{{NFT player|pid=89354|access-date=25 November 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands
|2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 5 | 0 |
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/185184/speler/27089 Profile] at the Royal Dutch Football Association website (in Dutch)
- {{UEFA player}}
{{SC Heerenveen squad}}
{{Netherlands squad 2022 FIFA World Cup}}
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Category:2022 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Italy