Wouter Dronkers
{{short description|Dutch professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Wouter Dronkers
| image =
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|05|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = Vlaardingen, Netherlands
| height = 1.87 m
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Boston City FC
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = SV Excellence
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = CVV Willemstad
| youthyears3 = {{0|0000}}–2003
| youthclubs3 = PH Almelo
| youthyears4 = 2003–2010
| youthclubs4 = Twente
| years1 = 2010–2014
| clubs1 = Twente
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2012–2014
| clubs2 = → Twente II
| caps2 = 4
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2014–2017
| clubs3 = Vitesse
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2014–2017
| clubs4 = → Vitesse II
| caps4 = 6
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2018–
| clubs5 = Boston City FC
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2008–2009
| nationalteam1 = Netherlands U15
| nationalcaps1 = 0
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2009–2010
| nationalteam2 = Netherlands U16
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2010–2011
| nationalteam3 = Netherlands U17
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2011–2012
| nationalteam4 = Netherlands U18
| nationalcaps4 = 3
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = 30 March 2018 (UTC)
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Wouter Dronkers (born 3 May 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Boston City FC in the National Premier Soccer League. Besides his athletic career, Dronkers is studying medicine.
Club career
After spells with SV Excellence, CVV Willemstad and PH Almelo, Dronkers joined Twente in 2003.{{Cite news |title=Wouter Dronkers |url=http://www.voetbalzone.nl/speler.asp?uid=279366 |publisher=Voetbalzone |accessdate=4 March 2017}} On 6 December 2012, Dronkers was named on the bench to face Helsingborgs IF in Twente's UEFA Europa League group stage tie, remaining unused in the 3–1 defeat at De Grolsch Veste.{{Cite news |title=Twente vs. Helsingborgs |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/12/06/europe/uefa-cup/stichting-fc-twente-65/helsingborgs-idrottsforening/1388983/ |publisher=Soccerway |date=6 December 2012 |accessdate=4 March 2017}} On 9 September 2013, Dronkers made his debut for the Jong Twente side, in their 2–0 away defeat against FC Eindhoven.{{Cite news |title=Eindhoven vs. Twente II |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/09/09/netherlands/eerste-divisie/fc-eindhoven/jong-fc-twente/1478713/ |publisher=Soccerway |date=9 September 2013 |accessdate=4 March 2017}}
After failing to make a breakthrough at Twente, Dronkers joined fellow Eredivisie side Vitesse in August 2014.{{Cite news |title=W. Dronkers |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/wouter-dronkers/279366/ |publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=4 March 2017}} On 15 December 2016, it was announced that Dronkers would leave Vitesse at the end of the 2016–17 campaign to study at Harvard University in the United States.{{Cite news |title=Vitesse goalkeeper Dronkers moves to America |url=http://www.gelderlander.nl/vitesse/vitesse-keeper-dronkers-verhuist-naar-amerika~afaf1a85/ |publisher=de Gelderlander |date=15 December 2016 |accessdate=4 March 2017}} On 4 March 2017, Dronkers was named as an unused substitute in Vitesse's 3–1 away defeat against PEC Zwolle.{{Cite news |title=PEC Zwolle vs. Vitesse |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/03/04/netherlands/eredivisie/bvo-fc-zwolle/sbv-vitesse/2240489/ |publisher=Soccerway |date=4 March 2017 |accessdate=4 March 2017}}
On 29 March 2018, it was announced that Dronkers joined Boston City FC for the 2018 season. Between his release from Vitesse and signing for Boston City FC, Dronkers played along the side of Harvard Club Soccer, at Harvard University.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bostoncityfc.com/news/former-vitesse-arnhem-and-international-keeper-joins-the-lions/|title=Former Vitesse Arnhem and Dutch International Keeper Joins the Lions – BOSTON CITY FC | USA}} He wishes to become a neurosurgeon.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43649967|title=Goalkeeper, brain surgeon, astronaut?|work=BBC Sport}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.vice.com/nl/article/reflecties-van-wouter-dronkers-de-keeper-die-chirurg-en-astronaut-wil-worden/?series=krjk6v/ Wouter Dronkers Interview]
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Category:Footballers from Vlaardingen
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Dutch men's footballers
Category:Eerste Divisie players
Category:C.V.V. Inter Willemstad players
Category:Boston City FC players
Category:Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:Jong FC Twente players
Category:21st-century Dutch sportsmen
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