Ruben Roosken

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ruben Roosken

| image = Ruben Roosken - Heracles - 53243028585 (cropped).jpg

| caption =

| full_name = Ruben Eduardo Roosken{{cite web |url=https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/gc-media-assets.gc.eflservices.co.uk/9b015b30-e880-11ef-8abf-f91ad331f5ec.pdf |title=EFL – Squad List 2024/25: Huddersfield Town – In Squad Players |publisher=English Football League |page=71 |access-date=22 February 2025}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|3|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Klazienaveen, Netherlands

| height = 1.83 m

| position = Left-back

| currentclub = Huddersfield Town

| clubnumber = 26

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = VV Klazienaveen

| youthyears2 = 2012–2019 | youthclubs2 = Emmen

| years1 = 2019–2020 | clubs1 = Emmen | caps1 = 3 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2020–2021 | clubs2 = TOP Oss | caps2 = 29 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2021–2025 | clubs3 = Heracles Almelo | caps3 = 83 | goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2025– | clubs4 = Huddersfield Town | caps4 = 13 | goals4 = 2

| club-update = 13:09, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

}}

Ruben Eduardo Roosken (born 2 March 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for English {{English football updater|HuddersT}} club Huddersfield Town.

Club career

=Emmen=

Born in Klazienaveen, Drenthe to Dutch father and a Luso-Angolan mother,{{Cite web|url=https://keukenkampioendivisie.nl/talentscout-ruben-roosken/|title=Talentscout - Ruben Roosken {{pipe}} Keuken Kampioen Divisie|website=keukenkampioendivisie.nl}} Roosken played as a youth for VV Klazienaveen before joining the youth academy of FC Emmen.{{cite web |last1=Slagter |first1=Ernst |title=Ruben Roosken: Klazienavener bij FC Emmen én verre familie van goalgetter Tonny Roosken |url=https://www.dvhn.nl/sport/Ruben-Roosken-Klazienavener-bij-FC-Emmen-%C3%A9n-verre-familie-van-goalgetter-Tonny-Roosken-24825001.html |publisher=Dagblad van het Noorden |accessdate=29 August 2020 |date=16 September 2019}} He made his Eredivisie debut for Emmen on 14 September 2019 in a match against Utrecht.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/09/14/netherlands/eredivisie/stichting-fc-utrecht/fc-emmen/3032101/|title=Utrecht v Emmen game report|date=14 September 2019}}

=TOP Oss=

On 10 August 2020, Roosken signed a two-year contract with Eerste Divisie club, TOP Oss.{{cite web |title=Ruben Roosken vastgelegd bij TOP Oss! |url=https://toposs.nl/ruben-roosken-vastgelegd-bij-top-oss/ |publisher=TOP Oss |accessdate=29 August 2020 |language=Dutch |date=10 August 2020}} He made his debut for the club on 29 August in a 1–2 home loss to Helmond Sport, coming on as a substitute in the 67th minute for Niels Fleuren.{{cite web |title=TOP Oss - Helmond Sport 1:2 (Eerste Divisie 2020/2021, 1. Round) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/eerste-divisie-2020-2021-top-oss-helmond-sport/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=1 July 2021 |language=en}} In the following match against Roda JC Kerkrade, Roosken made his first start for the club.{{cite web |title=Roda JC Kerkrade - TOP Oss 3:0 (Eerste Divisie 2020/2021, 2. Round) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/eerste-divisie-2020-2021-roda-jc-kerkrade-top-oss/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=1 July 2021 |language=en}} Afterwards, he would become a regular starter for the club, making 30 total appearances for TOP Oss as the club finished in 10th place.{{cite web |title=Ruben Roosken » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/ruben-roosken/2/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=1 July 2021 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Doelen |first1=Jaap van der |title=TOP Oss op rapport: TOP Oss kan vanaf de tiende plek tevreden terugkijken |url=https://www.bd.nl/top-oss/top-oss-op-rapport-top-oss-kan-vanaf-de-tiende-plek-tevreden-terugkijken~a3af3faf/ |work=Brabants Dagblad |date=15 May 2021 |language=nl}}

=Heracles Almelo=

On 18 June 2021, it was announced that Roosken had signed a three-year contract with Heracles Almelo.{{cite news |last1=Dijkhuizen |first1=Niels |title=Ruben Roosken van Top Oss naar Heracles |url=https://www.rtvdrenthe.nl/nieuws/171143/Ruben-Roosken-van-Top-Oss-naar-Heracles |work=RTV Drenthe |date=18 June 2021 |language=NL}}

=Huddersfield Town=

On 28 December 2024, Roosken agreed to join EFL League One club Huddersfield Town on a two-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee, joining the club upon the opening of the transfer window on 1 January 2025. {{cite web|url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2024/december/28/signing--ruben-roosken-joins-town-/|title=SIGNING: RUBEN ROOSKEN JOINS TOWN|website=www.htafc.com|date=28 December 2024|accessdate=29 December 2024}} On 4 January 2025, he made his debut as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 draw with Rotherham United, being shown a straight red card just nine minutes after coming on. {{cite web|url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/ruben-roosken-sees-red-huddersfield-30708431|title=Ruben Roosken sees red on Huddersfield Town debut in goalless draw with Rotherham United|publisher=Yorkshire Examiner|date=4 January 2025|accessdate=5 January 2025}}

Honours

Heracles Almelo

Eerste Divisie: 2022–23 {{cite web|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2475743-winnend-heracles-ziet-pec-niet-uithalen-en-is-kampioen-van-eerste-divisie|trans-title=Winning Heracles does not see PEC achieve results and is champion of the first division|title=Winnend Heracles ziet PEC niet uithalen en is kampioen van eerste divisie|language=Dutch|publisher=NOS|date=19 May 2023|accessdate=29 December 2024}}