Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 April 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Nieuwegein, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Elinkwijk | |||
PSV | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | → FC Eindhoven (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Jong PSV | 14 | (0) |
2014–2017 | Roda JC | 70 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Ajax | 0 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Jong Ajax | 2 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → NAC (loan) | 31 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Sparta Rotterdam | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Benjamin van Leer (born 9 April 1992) is a retired Dutch professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He formerly played for Jong PSV, Roda JC Kerkrade, Ajax and Sparta Rotterdam.
In June 2017, Van Leer joined Ajax on a four-year contract from Roda JC Kerkrade. The transfer fee paid to Kerkrade was reported as €700,000.[1]
On 30 June 2020, van Leer signed a two-year contract with Sparta Rotterdam.[2] In June 2023, after a year without club, Van Leer's partner, Lieke Martens, confirmed in an interview that he had retired from football.[3]
Born in Nieuwegein, Netherlands, Van Leer is of Moluccan descent. On 13 June 2023, he married fellow professional football player Lieke Martens after a five-year relationship in Málaga, Spain.[4][5]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC Eindhoven | 2012–13 | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
Jong PSV | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
Roda JC Kerkrade | 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
2015–16 | Eredivisie | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 0 | |||
2016–17 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||
Total | 70 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | 85 | 0 | |||
Ajax | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jong Ajax | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
NAC Breda | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
Sparta Rotterdam | 2020-21 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Sparta Rotterdam | 2021-22 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career total | 125 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 142 | 0 |
Jong Ajax
Ajax