Rickson van Hees
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rickson van Hees | ||
| Date of birth | June 21, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Glendale, Arizona, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jong Utrecht | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | SC Del Sol | ||
| 2015–2018 | Vitesse | ||
| 2018 | RKVV Emplina | ||
| 2018–2021 | NEC Nijmegen | ||
| 2021–2023 | Twente/Heracles Almelo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | North Texas SC | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Jong Utrecht | 22 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | United States U17 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 26, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 29, 2021 | |||
Rickson van Hees (born June 21, 2002) is an American soccer player who plays as a right-back for Eerste Divisie club Jong Utrecht.
Career
[edit]Youth
[edit]Van Hees played with local side SC Del Sol before moving to the Netherlands to join Vitesse in November 2015.[1] He moved to NEC Nijmegen in 2018, going on to sign a professional contract with the club in 2019.[2][3]
Professional
[edit]On April 20, 2021, van Hees returned to the United States to join USL League One side North Texas SC.[4] He made his debut on May 29, 2021, starting against Toronto FC II.[5] On August 12, 2021, van Hees and North Texas mutually agreed to part ways.[6]
Personal
[edit]Van Hees was born in Glendale, Arizona to a Dutch father and Mexican mother.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Promesas del futuro: Rickson van Hees". Univision.
- ^ "IJskonijn, Yankee en brutale linksbuiten dromen van eerste elftal NEC". Omroep Gelderland. 4 April 2019.
- ^ Gruijthuijsen, Jasper van (2019-04-10). "NEC wil meer uit eigen goudmijn halen". de Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "North Texas SC Signs Defender Rickson Van Hees from Dutch Club NEC Nijmegen | FC Dallas".
- ^ "North Texas SC vs. Toronto FC II - May 29, 2021 | USLLeagueOne.com". www.uslleagueone.com.
- ^ "North Texas SC and Defender Rickson Van Hees Mutually Agree to Part Ways | FC Dallas".
- ^ "Rickson Van Hees | FC Dallas".
Categories:
- 2002 births
- American sportspeople of Mexican descent
- American people of Dutch descent
- American men's soccer players
- Men's association football defenders
- Living people
- NEC Nijmegen players
- North Texas SC players
- Jong FC Utrecht players
- People from Glendale, Arizona
- Soccer players from Arizona
- Sportspeople from Glendale, Arizona
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- USL League One players
- Eerste Divisie players
- 21st-century American sportsmen