Alessandro Damen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 May 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Nieuwegein, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2009 | De Meern | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2014 | De Meern | ||
| 2014–2021 | Excelsior | 97 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Heracles Almelo | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → ADO Den Haag (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Spakenburg | 62 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alessandro Damen (born 17 May 1990) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Damen joined Excelsior from amateur side De Meern in 2014, after being scouted by Marinus Dijkhuizen.[1] He had a terrible start to his stint at the club, and was ruled out for successive seasons after suffering serious injuries on both knees.[2][3] After returning to the pitch in August 2017, he suffered another knee injury on 26 August 2017 in a game against Heracles Almelo, ruling him out for the rest of the season.[4]
On 4 August 2021, he signed with Heracles Almelo for the 2021–22 season.[5] On 31 January 2022, Damen was loaned to ADO Den Haag.[6]
On 2 June 2022, Damen signed with Tweede Divisie club Spakenburg.[7]
On 9 January 2024, Damen announced his retirement from football at the end of the 2023–24 season to focus on his civil career at Utrecht Performance Centre and his family life.[8] He won the Tweede Divisie title with Spakenburg in his final season.[9]