Maikel Verkoelen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maikel Franciscus Wilhelmus Verkoelen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1992[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Helmond, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HVV Helmond | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2011 | PSV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | PSV | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → FC Eindhoven (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2014 | Sportfreunde Siegen | 12 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | RKC Waalwijk | 53 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Helmond Sport | 33 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | TOP Oss | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | Helmond Sport | 8 | (0) |
| 2019– | TEC | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | UNA | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Mierlo-Hout | ||
| 2022– | HVV Helmond | ||
| International career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Netherlands U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Netherlands U19 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:17, 7 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Maikel Franciscus Wilhelmus Verkoelen (born 18 March 1992) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a centre back for HVV Helmond.[3][2]
Verkoelen joined PSV at the age of eight, and eleven years later Verkoelen signed a professional contract at the age of 19. He played against SV Ried in the Europa League qualifying round on 18 August 2011, only make a one-minute appearance after coming on the 90th minute for Marcelo.[4] In September 2011, Verkoelen made his cup debut against VVSB which PSV won 8–0 and Verkoelen set up the sixth goal that was scored by Jürgen Locadia.[5][6]
In July 2012, Verkoelen joined FC Eindhoven on a season-long loan.[7] He made his debut for the club against MVV, playing the full 90 minutes.[8] Verkoelen scored his first goal for the club on his fifth appearance for FC Eindhoven, in the 3–4 home loss against Helmond Sport.[9]
After having trained with Jong PSV for the first half of the season,[10] Verkoelen signed a deal with German side Sportfreunde Siegen in January 2014.[11] He only stayed until the end of the season.
On 4 August 2014, Verkoelen signed a two-year deal with Dutch Eerste Divisie side RKC Waalwijk after a successful trial.[12] In May 2016, it was announced that Verkoelen had signed with Helmond Sport.[13] He moved to TOP Oss in August 2018, but returned to Helmond Sport six months later.[14]
Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Verkoelen signed with TEC in the third-tier Tweede Divisie.[15] He was, however, released in September 2019, after reacting erroneous when substituted at halftime in a match against Kozakken Boys.[16] He then moved to UNA in the same month.[17] After the season, Verkoelen joined Mierlo-Hout in the seventh-tier Tweede Klasse.[18]