Donny de Groot
{{short description|Dutch footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| fullname = Donny de Groot
| image = Donny de Groot.jpg
| image_size = 175px
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|08|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Gouda, Netherlands
| height = 1.85 m
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = UNIO
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = FC Utrecht
| years1 = 1999–2004 | clubs1 = FC Utrecht | caps1 = 28 | goals1 = 5
| years2 = 2002 | clubs2 = → FC Volendam (loan) | caps2 = 15 | goals2 = 9
| years3 = 2002–2003 | clubs3 = → Emmen (loan) | caps3 = 31 | goals3 = 30
| years4 = 2004–2005 | clubs4 = RBC Roosendaal | caps4 = 23 | goals4 = 7
| years5 = 2005–2006 | clubs5 = De Graafschap | caps5 = 25 | goals5 = 13
| years6 = 2006–2007 | clubs6 = AEK Larnaca | caps6 = 23 | goals6 = 9
| years7 = 2007–2009 | clubs7 = De Graafschap | caps7 = 36 | goals7 = 8
| years8 = 2009–2010 | clubs8 = Newcastle United Jets | caps8 = 4 | goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2010 | clubs9 = Go Ahead Eagles | caps9 = 10 | goals9 = 3
| years10 = 2010–2011 | clubs10 = RKC Waalwijk | caps10 = 34 | goals10 = 20
| years11 = 2011–2012 | clubs11 = Willem II | caps11 = 32 | goals11 = 14
| years12 = 2012–2013 | clubs12 = Sint-Truiden | caps12 = 16 | goals12 = 5
| years13 = 2013–2014 | clubs13 = FC Eindhoven | caps13 = 27 | goals13 = 12
| years14 = 2014–2015 | clubs14 = Fortuna Sittard | caps14 = 20 | goals14 = 0
}}
Donny de Groot (born 16 August 1979) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
= Early career =
De Groot started his football career with amateur side UNIO in Oudewater, near his native town Gouda. As a youth player, he moved to FC Utrecht, where he made his debut for the main squad on 27 February 2000, in the home game against AZ. During the next two and a half years in Utrecht, De Groot played only five matches for the main squad. During the 2001–02 season, De Groot moved to FC Volendam, where he scored 9 goals in 15 matches. De Groot moved to FC Emmen for the next season. His 30 goals in 31 matches made him top scorer of the 2002–03 Eerste Divisie.
= Success and career abroad =
He returned to FC Utrecht for the 2003–04 Eredivisie season; he played 23 matches, scoring 5 goals. At the end of the season, De Groot moved to RBC Roosendaal, and during the 2005–06 Eredivisie season, he went to Eerste Divisie side De Graafschap. At the end of the season, De Groot moved abroad, signing a two-year deal with AEK Larnaca of Cyprus. De Groot played for the Cypriot side for only one season, and returned to De Graafschap for the 2007–08 Eredivisie season.
On 30 January 2009, he went to Newcastle Jets on a free transfer.{{Cite web |url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/492438/jets-hit-two-targets-in-recruitment-battle/ |title=Jets hit two targets in recruitment battle |access-date=4 February 2009 |archive-date=16 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616033941/http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/soccer/jets-hit-two-targets-in-recruitment-battle/1424816.aspx |url-status=live }} On 10 March 2009, he made his debut for Newcastle in their 2–0 loss in the AFC Champions League to Beijing Guoan. De Groot fell out of favour under new manager Branko Čulina and was given permission to negotiate with other clubs.
= Return home =
Therefore, he went to back to his home country where he signed with Go Ahead Eagles on a free transfer in January 2010. He immediately made an impact, scoring two goals as a jet lagged second-half substitute in a Dutch Cup quarter finals away win over Eredivisie side NAC Breda. He had only finished his long journey from Australia less than 24 hours earlier. In June 2011 it was reported that he would sign a contract at Tilburgian side Willem II Tilburg.{{cite web | url = http://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/sport/article2973969.ece/Go_Ahead_stunt_dankzij_Donny_de_Groot.html | title = Go Ahead stunt dankzij Donny de Groot | language = Dutch | publisher = Trouw | access-date = 30 January 2010 | archive-date = 14 April 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200414134924/https://myprivacy.dpgmedia.net/?siteKey=w38GrtRHtDg4T8xq&callbackUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.trouw.nl%2Fprivacy-wall%2Faccept%3FredirectUri%3D%2Fnieuws%2Fsport%2Farticle2973969.ece%2FGo_Ahead_stunt_dankzij_Donny_de_Groot.html | url-status = dead }}
Honours
=Club=
=Individual=
- Eerste Divisie Player of the Year: 2002–03
- Eerste Divisie Top scorer: 2002–03
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110223020211/http://newcastlejets.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_profile Newcastle Jets profile]
- [https://www.destentor.nl/ga-eagles/groter-grootst-de-groot-maradonny-als-bekerheld-van-ga-eagles~a5533a43/&client=safari Donny de Groot Interview]{{dead link|date=February 2024|bot=medic}}
- [https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/492698/donny-on-the-spot-jets-sense-dutch-of-class-in-de-groot/ Donny on the spot: Jets sense Dutch of class in de Groot]
{{Eerste Divisie top scorers}}
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Category:Footballers from Gouda, South Holland
Category:Dutch men's footballers
Category:Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Category:De Graafschap players
Category:RBC Roosendaal players
Category:Go Ahead Eagles players
Category:AEK Larnaca FC players
Category:Newcastle Jets FC players
Category:Willem II Tilburg players
Category:Sint-Truidense V.V. players
Category:Fortuna Sittard players
Category:Eerste Divisie players
Category:Cypriot First Division players
Category:Challenger Pro League players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus