Kenny van der Weg
{{Short description|Dutch footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kenny van der Weg
| fullname = Kenny van der Weg
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|02|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Rotterdam, Netherlands
| height = 1.84 m
| position = Centre back, Left back
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthclubs1 = Spartaan '20
| youthyears1 = 1998–2006
| youthclubs2 = NAC Breda
| youthyears2 = 2006–2012
| years1 = 2012–2016
| clubs1 = NAC Breda
| caps1 = 92
| goals1 = 6
| years2 = 2016–2018
| clubs2 = Ross County
| caps2 = 52
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2018
| clubs3 = Hamilton Academical
| caps3 = 11
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2018–2019
| clubs4 = Roeselare
| caps4 = 5
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2019
| clubs5 = Ross County
| caps5 = 12
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2019
| clubs6 = Aalesund
| caps6 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2020
| clubs7 = TOP Oss
| caps7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2021
| clubs8 = RBC Roosendaal
| caps8 =
| goals8 =
| club-update = 23:20, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
}}
Kenny van der Weg (born 19 February 1991) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defender.
Career
Van der Weg has previously played for NAC Breda in the Dutch leagues,{{cite web|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/kenny-van-der-weg/ |title=Kenny van der Weg |publisher=worldfootball.net |access-date=29 March 2013}} and for Ross County in the Scottish Premiership.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36383584 |title=Ross County bring in four new signings on free transfers |publisher=BBC Sport |date=25 May 2016 |access-date=25 May 2016}} Ross County released him from his contract on 31 January 2018,{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42902386 |title=Ross County release Kenny van der Weg at Dutch left-back's request |publisher=BBC Sport |date=1 February 2018 |access-date=1 February 2018}} and he signed with Hamilton Academical on 12 February.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43035518 |title=Hamilton Academical sign Kenny Van der Weg & Ross Jenkins |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 February 2018 |access-date=12 February 2018}}
He signed for Belgian club Roeselare in June 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ksvroeselare.be/welkom-kenny-van-der-weg/|title = Ksvroeselare.be}} After six months in Belgium, van der Weg returned to Ross County in January 2019, but left seven months later to return to the Netherlands to be with his family. On 11 September 2019 he signed for Norwegian side Aalesund.{{Cite web|url=https://m.fcupdate.nl/voetbalnieuws/355884/van-der-weg-gaat-ondanks-heimwee-nieuw-avontuur-aan/|title=Van der Weg gaat ondanks heimwee nieuw avontuur aan|publisher=fcupdate|date= 11 September 2019|access-date= 11 September 2019}} Without even practicing with the club, his contract was terminated in mid-November 2019.{{cite news |title=AaFK terminerte kontrakt med spiller – var ikke på en eneste trening |trans-title=AaFK terminates player's contract – did not show up to a single practice |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/sport/fotball/i/pLxa9E/aafk-terminerte-kontrakt-med-spiller-var-ikke-paa-en-eneste-trening |access-date=5 December 2020 |work=Aftenposten |date=14 November 2019 |language=Norwegian |quote=Kenny van der Weg var i Ålesund for å signere kontrakt med klubben, men kom aldri tilbake.}} On 30 January 2020, he joined TOP Oss, but left the club again at the end of the season as a free agent, without having made any appearances.{{cite news |last1=van der Doelen |first1=Jaap |title=Dit is hoe TOP Oss er na de transferdeadline voorstaat |url=https://www.bd.nl/top-oss/dit-is-hoe-top-oss-er-na-de-transferdeadline-voorstaat~af5a3667/ |access-date=5 December 2020 |work=Brabants Dagblad |date=7 October 2020 |language=Dutch |quote=Kenny van der Weg (clubloos)}}
Career statistics
{{Updated|match played 5 December 2020}}{{soccerway|kenny-van-der-weg/227568|accessdate=14 November 2017}}
| 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 !colspan="2" | League Cup !colspan="2" | Other !colspan="2" | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="6"|NAC Breda
|rowspan="4"|Eredivisie |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13
|15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14
|22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15
|24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16
|31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2Appearances in the Eredivisie promotion/relegation play-offs | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!92 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 6 | |
| rowspan="3"|Ross County
|rowspan="2"|Scottish Premiership |33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18
|19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!52 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 2 | |
| Hamilton Academical
|Scottish Premiership |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 11 | 0 | ||
| Roeselare
|5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan=2|— | 6 | 1 | |||
| Ross County
|12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Aalesunds
|2019 |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| TOP Oss
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!172 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 193 | 9 |
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Honours
Ross County
- Scottish Championship: 2018–19{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47985669|title=Ross County Secure title and promotion| publisher=BBC|date=26 April 2019|access-date=26 April 2019}}
- Scottish Challenge Cup: 2018–19{{cite web|title=Ross County lifted the Challenge Cup for a third time|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47622909|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=23 March 2019|date=23 March 2019}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.vi.nl/spelers/carriere/kenny-van-der-weg.htm Voetbal International profile] {{in lang|nl}}
- {{Soccerway|kenny-van-der-weg/227568}}
- {{Soccerbase|63972|Kenny van der Weg}}
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Category:Dutch men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Footballers from Rotterdam
Category:Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Category:Eerste Divisie players
Category:Scottish Professional Football League players
Category:Challenger Pro League players
Category:Ross County F.C. players
Category:Hamilton Academical F.C. players
Category:K.S.V. Roeselare players
Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
Category:21st-century Dutch sportsmen
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