John Goossens
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Goossens in 2018 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 July 1988 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Heemstede, Netherlands | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | SV HBC | |||||||||||||
| 1999–2006 | AFC Ajax | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | Jong Ajax | |||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | NEC Nijmegen | 72 | (14) | |||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Feyenoord | 30 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2014 | Pune City | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Voluntari | 14 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Chicago Fire | 25 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | ADO Den Haag | 68 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2022– | SV HBC | |||||||||||||
| Total | 213 | (38) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Netherlands U17 | 13 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2010 | Netherlands U21 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
John Goossens (born 25 July 1988) is a Dutch former professional footballer who mainly played as a defensive midfielder, although he was capable of playing in several positions in midfield, and even as a left winger. Since his retirement from football in 2022, he has worked as a financial counsellor for professional footballers.
He began his career with NEC in the Eredivisie in 2009, after arriving from the famed Ajax academy, before moving to Feyenoord in 2012, where he played for two seasons. After leaving the club in 2014, he spent four years abroad with Indian club Pune City, Romanian club Voluntari and Major League Soccer's Chicago Fire. He returned to the Netherlands in 2018, ending his career with ADO Den Haag.
At international level, Goossens has also represented the Netherlands at U17 and U21 levels, scoring two goals at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship with the former and finishing in third place at the tournament.