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Ricardo Kip
Dutch footballer
Ricardo Luciano Kip (born 15 March 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Luciano Kip[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-03-15) 15 March 1992 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Zoetermeer, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2003 | FC Zoetermeer | ||
| 2003–2011 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Jong Ajax | ||
| 2012–2016 | Almere City | 117 | (24) |
| 2016–2018 | Fleetwood Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | → Cambuur (loan) | 40 | (7) |
| 2018–2020 | Almere City | 37 | (4) |
| 2020 | Doxa Drama | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | Den Bosch | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Oțelul Galați | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Netherlands U17 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2022 | |||
Ajax
Kip was born in Zoetermeer. The son of a Dutch father and a mother of Italian descent, he was recruited to play in the youth ranks of Ajax at age 11.[2] He since represented Ajax on every youth level, before signing a one-year contract with the club on 30 May 2011.[3] Playing his first year on the reserve squad of Jong Ajax, without making any appearances for the first team, Kip's contract was not renewed before the upcoming season, and he subsequently moved to Almere City FC as a free transfer in the summer of 2013.[4]
Almere City
Signing a two-year contract with the club from Flevoland, binding him until 2015, Kip made his Eerste Divisie debut on 10 August 2012, in the 0–2 home loss to Go Ahead Eagles. He made his debut in the KNVB Cup in the second round for Almere City against ADO '20, a match which ended in a 4–1 loss in Heemskerk.
Fleetwood Town
He was released by Fleetwood at the end of the 2017–18 season, after making one appearance as a substitute.[5] He had also been sent on loan at Cambuur before his release.[6][7]
Later career
Kip returned to Almere City on a two-year contract in June 2018.[8] In September 2020, Kip signed with Super League Greece 2 club Doxa Drama.[9]
Kip gained three caps for the Netherlands national under-17 team, making his international debut on 25 October 2008 in a friendly against Latvia.[10][11]
- Ricardo Kip at WorldFootball.net
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- "Ajax contracteert Ricardo Kip". Ajax.nl. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- "Leiria speelt met jeugdteam, Kip naar Almere". VI.nl. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- "Fleetwood: George Glendon, Chris Neal and Ricardo Kip released". BBC Sport. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- "Ricardo Kip ook volgend seizoen speler van SC Cambuur". SC Cambuur (in Dutch). 21 June 2017.
- "Ricardo Kip: Die bal moest er gewoon in". Omrop Fryslân (in Dutch). 2 December 2017.
- "Almere City ziet Ricardo Kip terugkeren". Voetbal247.nl (in Dutch). 13 June 2018.
- "Grieks avontuur voor Zoetermeerse voetballer". Zoetermeers Dagblad (in Dutch). 6 September 2020.
- "Ricardo Kip - Jeugd mannen onder 17". Ons Oranje. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- "Nederland O17 - Letland O17". Ons Oranje. Retrieved 8 March 2021.