Joey Kesting (born 7 March 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays for Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk as a goalkeeper. He formerly played in the youth system of SBV Vitesse as well as professionally for PEC Zwolle.

Career

Early life

Kesting was born on 7 March 2001 in Woubrugge, Netherlands.[1] He started his career at local club vv Woubrugge, where he played as a striker. When his team had no goalkeeper, he became their goalkeeper. He proved his prowess in the position, with Alphense Boys signing him six months later. In the four years that he was a goalkeeper at Alphense Boys, Kesting also had trials at Feyenoord and Sparta Rotterdam.[2]

Eventually, the Kesting chose to join Vitesse at the age of 15 in 2015, where he played until 2020, before signing with PEC Zwolle.[2]

Club career

After spending his youth career at Vitesse, and a six month spell at PEC Zwolle, Kesting was signed by RKC Waalwijk during their 2022 summer transfer window, which included six other transfers.[3][4] General manager Frank van Mosselveld said that "[Kesting] is a goalkeeping talent. He fits the RKC profile of a young, ambitious player and he will get the chance to develop himself further here next season."[5]

After two seasons with no appearances for Waalwijk's senior side, he had his first league start in the 2024–25 season.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Joey Kesting Career Stats - Eredivisie". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
  2. ^ a b Oud-Alphense Boys speler Joey Kesting krijgt profcontract bij PEC Zwolle, alphens.nl, 10 September 2020
  3. ^ RKC Waalwijk voegt doelman Joey Kesting toe aan selectie, rkcwaalwijk.nl
  4. ^ "RKC Waalwijk huurt speler van Arsenal". Heusden.nieuws.nl (in Dutch). 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
  5. ^ JanSpan (2022-06-20). "RKC Waalwijk voegt doelman Joey Kesting toe aan selectie". Langstraat Media (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-01-16.
  6. ^ "Joey Kesting - stats, career and market value". FotMob. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
  7. ^ "Title contenders Ajax open 2025 with narrow victory over RKC Waalwijk | Flashscore.com". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
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