Ruben Kluivert

Ruben Kluivert
	Kluivert with Utrecht in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	21 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Casa Pia
Number	3
Youth career
0000–2018	AFC
2018–2020	Utrecht
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2023	Jong Utrecht
2022–2023	Utrecht
2023–2024	Dordrecht
2024–	Casa Pia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024

Ruben Kluivert (born 21 May 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Primeira Liga club Casa Pia.

Career

Born in Amsterdam, Kluivert began playing as a youth for local club Amsterdamsche FC before moving to FC Utrecht, where he made his senior debut with the reserve team in the Eerste Divisie. He made his first-team debut on 11 May 2022 in the Eredivisie as an added-time substitute for Willem Janssen in a 2–2 home draw with AZ Alkmaar.^[1]

On 1 September 2023, Kluivert signed a two-year contract with Dordrecht.^[2]

Kluivert hails from a footballing family. His grandfather Kenneth played for Surinamese team S.V. Robinhood and moved to the Netherlands in 1970. His father, Patrick, played for European clubs including AFC Ajax and FC Barcelona, and was a long-time Dutch international.^[3] His older brother Justin is also a professional footballer for AFC Bournemouth and the Netherlands.^[4]

As of 1 June 2020^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong Utrecht	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	2	0	–		–		0	0	2	0
Career total			2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

^ "Liveblog: Douvikas maakt in extremis gelijk voor FC Utrecht tegen AZ" (in Dutch). RTV Utrecht. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
^ "FC Dordrecht versterkt zich met Ruben Kluivert" [FC Dordrecht strengthens itself with Ruben Kluivert] (in Dutch). Dordrecht. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
^ "Patrick Kluivert: Former Barcelona striker rejoins club as academy director". BBC Sport. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
^ "Justin Kluivert joins RB Leipzig on loan". RB Leipzig. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ Ruben Kluivert at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

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