Lars Veldwijk
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lars Veldwijk | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Uithoorn, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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KV Kortrijk | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Argon | |||
| FC Volendam | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | FC Volendam | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | FC Utrecht | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → FC Dordrecht (loan) | 31 | (14) |
| 2013–2014 | Excelsior | 38 | (30) |
| 2014–2016 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → PEC Zwolle (loan) | 33 | (14) |
| 2016– | KV Kortrijk | 5 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2016– | South Africa | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:03, 1 January 2017 (UTC). |
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Lars Veldwijk (born 21 August 1991 in Uithoorn) is a Dutch-born South African professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for KV Kortrijk.
On 12 June 2014, Veldwijk signed for Nottingham Forest from Excelsior for a fee of £500,000 that could rise to £1 million depending on various clauses. He made his debut on 16 August 2014 against Bolton Wanderers at the Macron Stadium as a 92nd-minute substitute for fellow striker Matty Fryatt. Veldwijk made his first start for Forest on 26 August 2014 in a 2-0 win against Huddersfield Town in the second round of the League Cup. Veldwijk went on loan to PEC Zwolle for the 2015–16 season. Upon his return to Forest he scored his first and only goal for the club in a 2-1 EFL Cup win against Millwall on 23 August 2016.
On 27 October 2016, Veldwijk received his first call-up for the South African national football team for their 2018 World Cup qualifier against Senegal. He is eligible for South African citizenship as his father was a native. Veldwijk debuted for South Africa in a friendly 1-1 tie with Mozambique on 15 November 2016.
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