Rodney Ubbergen

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Rodney Ubbergen (born 6 April 1986) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1] He is of Surinamese descent.[2]

Date of birth (1986-04-06) 6 April 1986 (age 40)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
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Rodney Ubbergen
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-04-06) 6 April 1986 (age 40)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
AFC
Ajax
AZ
RKC Waalwijk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 RBC Roosendaal 4 (0)
2009–2012 Telstar 9 (0)
2012–2014 SC Cambuur 0 (0)
2014–2015 FC Oss 1 (0)
2016–2019 DOVO 45+ (0)
Total 59+ (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Career

Born in Amsterdam, Ubbergen has played for AFC, Ajax, AZ, RKC Waalwijk, RBC Roosendaal, Telstar, Cambuur and FC Oss.[3][4]

After two seasons with Cambuur, he signed with FC Oss in August 2014 on an amateur basis.[5] In 2016, he joined amateur club DOVO.[6]

Personal life

Ubbergen has discussed his preference for the lower pressure and greater community feel of amateur football. In an interview with Vice, he explained that he finds more personal satisfaction and happiness playing on amateur fields and in local community settings rather than within the professional circuit.[7]

His private life has occasionally featured in the media, with Ubbergen dating model Kim Feenstra between 2014 and 2015.[8]

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