Terence Groothusen

{{Short description|Aruban footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Terence Groothusen

| fullname = Terence Clyde Leon Groothusen{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/terence-groothusen/402675/|title=Aruba - T. Groothusen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|access-date=19 November 2019}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|9|16|df=yes}}

| image =

| birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands

| height = 1.92 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = ADO '20

| clubnumber = 20

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2014

| youthclubs1 = DWS

| youthyears2 = 2014–2015

| youthclubs2 = EDO

| years1 = 2015–2017

| clubs1 = EDO

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2017–2019

| clubs2 = Dordrecht

| caps2 = 21

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2019

| clubs3 = Hibernians

| caps3 = 12

| goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2020

| clubs4 = Kozakken Boys

| caps4 = 1

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2020

| clubs5 = SV Straelen

| caps5 = 9

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2021

| clubs6 = Alemannia Aachen

| caps6 = 10

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2021

| clubs7 = Rot Weiss Ahlen

| caps7 = 8

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2022

| clubs8 = Hibernians

| caps8 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2022–2023

| clubs9 = Sliema Wanderers

| caps9 = 5

| goals9 = 1

| years10 = 2023

| clubs10 = Poros

| caps10 =

| goals10 =

| years11 = 2023–2024

| clubs11 = Sportlust '46

| caps11 = 27

| goals11 = 2

| years12 = 2024–

| clubs12 = ADO '20

| caps12 = 0

| goals12 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2019–

| nationalteam1 = Aruba

| nationalcaps1 = 18

| nationalgoals1 = 6

| club-update = 15 October 2024

| nationalteam-update = 11 June 2024

}}

Terence Clyde Leon Groothusen (born 16 September 1996) is a footballer who plays as a forward for ADO '20. Born in Netherlands, he plays for the Aruba national team. Besides the Netherlands, he has played in Malta and Germany.[https://www.voetbalzone.nl/doc.asp?uid=384932 ‘We zijn daar op vlucht voor de maffia in een ruk naartoe gebracht’] voetbalzone.nl{{Cite web|url=https://www.hetamsterdamschevoetbal.nl/amsterdammer-op-avontuur-terence-groothusen/|title=Amsterdammer op Avontuur: Terence Groothusen|publisher=hetamsterdamschevoetbal.nl}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.elfvoetbal.nl/buitenland/280254/interview-terence-groothusen-op-jamaica-kwam-de-wietgeur-ons-tegemoet|title=TERENCE GROOTHUSEN: 'OP JAMAICA KWAM DE WIETGEUR ONS TEGEMOET'|publisher=elf-voetbal.nl}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.die-glocke.de/lokalsport/kreis-warendorf/artikel/groothusen-ist-eigentlich-immer-reif-fuer-die-insel-1633527428?bo_pwl=1&cHash=34e93052b4a595e232a16322f33e3062|title=Groothusen ist eigentlich immer reif für die Insel|publisher=die-glocke.de}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.haarlemsdagblad.nl/cnt/dmf20181019_135637|title=Terence Groothusen en de droom die niet stopt|publisher=haarlemsdagblad.nl}}{{Cite web|url=https://voetbalinhaarlem.nl/loopbaan-terence-groothusen-is-voer-voor-psychologen-spits-traint-mee-bij-olympia-haarlem/|title=Terence Groothusen is voer voor psychologen|publisher=voetbalinhaarlem.nl}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.indehekken.net/in-gesprek-met-terence-groothusen/|title=In gesprek met: Terence Groothusen|publisher=indehekken.net}}

Club career

Groothusen made his Eerste Divisie debut for FC Dordrecht on 18 August 2017 in a game against Fortuna Sittard.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/08/18/netherlands/eerste-divisie/fortuna-sittard/bvo-fc-dordrecht/2463189/|title=Game Report by Soccerway|date=18 August 2017}}

On 12 February 2020, Groothusen joined Kozakken Boys.[https://tweededivisie.nl/nieuws/kozakken-boys-hoopt-op-terence-groothusen/ Kozakken Boys hoopt op Terence Groothusen], tweededivisie.nl, 12 February 2020

On 24 June 2020, it was announced that Groothusen had signed for SV Straelen.{{Cite web|title=SV Straelen verpflichtet Nationalspieler Terence Groothusen|url=https://rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/geldern/sport/sv-straelen-verpflichtet-nationalspieler-terence-groothusen_aid-51836225?output=amp|access-date=2021-05-25|website=rp-online.de}}

In January 2021, Groothusen joined Alemannia Aachen.{{Cite web|title=Alemannia Aachen: Internationaler Stürmer und Ex-Essener kommen - Reviersport|url=https://www.reviersport.de/amp/artikel/alemannia-aachen-internationaler-stuermer-und-ex-essener-kommen/|access-date=2021-05-25|website=www.reviersport.de}}

International career

Groothusen made his Aruba national football team debut on 6 September 2019 in a CONCACAF Nations League game against Guyana, as a starter.{{cite web|publisher=CONCACAF|url=https://www.concacafnationsleague.com/en/nations-league/game-detail/476627#tab_match=match-details|title=Aruba v Guyana game report|date=6 September 2019}}

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Aruba's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Groothusen goal.{{NFT|75377|access-date=15 September 2019}}

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Terence Groothusen

!scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|19 September 2019Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda{{fb|ATG}}align="center"|1–1align="center"|1–22019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
align="center"|22 June 2021IMG Academy, Bradenton, United States{{fb|CAY}}align="center"|2–1align="center"|3–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center"|3rowspan="2"|6 June 2022rowspan="2"|Stadion Rignaal 'Jean' Francisca, Willemstad, Curaçaorowspan="2"|{{fb|SMN}}align="center"|1–0rowspan="2" align="center"|3–0rowspan="2"|2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C
align="center"|4align="center"|2–0
align="center"|5rowspan="2"|20 November 2023rowspan="2"|Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad, Arubarowspan="2"|{{fb|CAY}}align="center"|1–0rowspan="2" align="center"|5–1rowspan="2"|2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League C
align="center"|6align="center"|5–1

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