Daan Rienstra
Dutch footballer (born 1992)
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Daan Rienstra (born 6 October 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Derde Divisie club ADO '20.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 October 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Alkmaar, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ADO '20 | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ajax | |||
| Feyenoord | |||
| Meervogels '31 | |||
| ADO '20 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Heracles Almelo | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2020 | Waalwijk | 141 | (6) |
| 2020–2022 | Volos | 36 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | PAS Giannina | 48 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Kalamata | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | ADO '20 | 11 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 January 2026 | |||
Rienstra has played in both the Netherlands and Greece, and has made over 290 appearances in his career.
Career
Rienstra played for Ajax and Feyenoord during his youth, but clarified that he hadn't played for AZ. AFter leaving Feyenoord, he joined amateur football with Meervogels '31 and ADO '20, before training with Heracles Almelo, which his brother Ben Rienstra had played for. Whilst at Heracles Almelo, he made his debut against PSV Eindhoven, his only appearance for the club.[1]
In 2015, Rienstra was announced at RKC Waalwijk, being signed by Peter van den Berg. Rienstra joined the club in order to play every week.[1]
On 8 April 2019, Rienstra signed a two year contract extension with RKC Waalwijk.[2]
On 31 July 2020, Rienstra was announced at Volos on a two year contract.[3] After spending nine months in Volos with his girlfriend, the only negative he could think of during his time was poor WIFI connection.[4]
On 12 July 2022, Rienstra moved to PAS Giannina on a permanent transfer, signing a two year contract with the club.[5]
On 22 July 2024, Rienstra was announced at Kalamata on a two year contract.[6] On 7 February 2025, the club announced it had terminated Rienstra's contract.[7]
On 18 February 2025, Rienstra was announced at ADO '20 on a permanent transfer.[8]
Personal life
His brother is professional football player Ben Rienstra.
In May 2025, Rienstra revealed he still supports RKC Waalwijk, and mentioned he "really enjoyed" working with then manager Fred Grim.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 9 September 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Heracles Almelo | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Waalwijk | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 3 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 145 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 151 | 6 | ||||
| Volos | 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 36 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 2 | ||||
| PAS Giannina | 2022–23 | Superleague Greece | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 229 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 10 | ||