Navarone Foor
Dutch footballer (born 1992)
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Navarone Chesney Kai Foor (born 4 February 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Eerste Divisie club VVV-Venlo.
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Foor in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Navarone Chesney Kai Foor | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Opheusden, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VVV-Venlo | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Opheusden | ||
| 2009–2011 | NEC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | NEC | 154 | (15) |
| 2016–2020 | Vitesse | 106 | (14) |
| 2016 | Jong Vitesse | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Ittihad Kalba | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Pafos | 60 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Riga | 11 | (0) |
| 2023 | Cambuur | 15 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Karmiotissa | 15 | (2) |
| 2024 | Bandırmaspor | 8 | (1) |
| 2025– | VVV-Venlo | 34 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Netherlands U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Netherlands U20 | 8 | (1) |
| 2012 | Netherlands U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 December 2025 | |||
Club career
NEC
Born in Opheusden, Foor left local side Opheusden in 2009 to join NEC. On 6 August 2011, Foor made his NEC debut in a 2–2 draw with Heerenveen, in which he replaced Lasse Schöne in the 79th minute.[2] On 10 September 2011, Foor was given his first NEC start against local rivals De Graafschap. The game resulted in a 1–0 victory for De Graafschap and Foor played until the 71st minute before being replaced by Manchester City loanee Abdisalam Ibrahim.[3] On 22 April 2012, Foor scored his first NEC goal in a 2–1 defeat to PSV.[4] On 10 May 2012, Foor continued his impressive form with a goal against rivals Vitesse, which eventually finished a 3–2 victory to NEC.[5]
Foor quickly became a fan favourite at NEC with his consistent performances spread over five years at the club. Foor played a big part in NEC's Eerste Divisie triumph, in which he netted seven times from 37 appearances.[6] Foor went on to make 154 league appearances for NEC, scoring on 15 occasions.
Vitesse
On 13 May 2016, Foor joined fierce rivals Vitesse on a four-year deal on a free transfer after his contract expired at NEC.[7] On 11 September 2016, Foor made his Vitesse debut in a 1–0 away defeat to Ajax, featuring for 64 minutes before being replaced by Nathan.[8] On 23 October 2016, Foor scored his first goal for Vitesse in a 1–1 draw against former club NEC, opening the scoring in the 38th minute.[9]
He played as Vitesse won the final of the KNVB Beker 2–0 against AZ Alkmaar on 30 April 2017 to help the club, three-time runners up, to the title for the first time in its 125-year history.[10][11]
Ittihad Kalba
On 3 February 2020, Ittihad Kalba signed Foor from Vitesse.[12]
Riga FC
On 28 August 2022, Foor signed for Latvian Higher League club Riga FC having spent two seasons in Cyprus with Pafos FC.[13]
Cambuur
On 28 January 2023, Foor signed for Cambuur on a contract until the end of the season.[14]
VVV-Venlo
On 31 January 2025, Foor signed a six-month contract with VVV-Venlo, with an option to extend for a year.[15]
International career
Foor has represented Netherlands at under-19, under-20 and under-21 level.
Personal life
Born in the Netherlands, Foor is of Indonesian descent.[16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 20 December 2025[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| NEC | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | |||
| 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 37 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 7 | |||
| 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 5 | |||
| Total | 154 | 15 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 167 | 17 | |||
| Vitesse | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 29 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 42 | 5 | ||
| 2019–20 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 106 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 135 | 14 | ||
| Ittihad Kalba | 2019–20 | UAE Pro League | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Pafos | 2020–21 | Cypriot First Division | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1 | ||
| Riga | 2022 | Latvian Higher League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Cambuur | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Karmiotissa | 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Bandırmaspor | 2023–24 | TFF First League | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| VVV-Venlo | 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | Eerste Divisie | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 408 | 38 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 454 | 40 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield, four in Eredivisie European play-offs
- Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs