Robbin Kieft

Robbin Kieft (born 22 July 1987) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played for Eredivisie club FC Groningen from 2005–07. He is the son of former Netherlands international footballer Wim Kieft.^[2]

Robbin Kieft

Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-07-22) 22 July 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Turin, Italy[1]
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward[1]
Youth career
1993–1999	AFC
1999–2005	Ajax
2005–2006	Groningen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Groningen	3	(0)
2007–2009	AFC
2009–2011	Buitenveldert
2012–2013	Hilversum
International career
2002	Netherlands U16	3	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kieft gained three caps for the Netherlands under-16 side, in which he scored once.^[3]

Career

Born in Turin, Italy, while his father Wim Kieft played for Torino, Robbin Kieft played youth football for AFC and Ajax.^[4] He broke through to senior football as part of the Groningen team in the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons. As was the case with his father, he made his debut in a match against Sparta Rotterdam.^[5]

In July 2007 he trialled with ADO Den Haag but was unable to secure a contract.^[6] He then moved to amateur club AFC, where he had played youth football, but left "after a few months due to a disagreement".^[7][4]

In 2011, Kieft joined FC Hilversum from SC Buitenveldert.^[8]