Roland Baas

Roland Baas (born 2 March 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for DVS '33.

Roland Baas

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-03-02) 2 March 1996 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth	Winschoten, Netherlands
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	DVS '33
Number	5
Youth career
0000–2008	WVV 1896
2008–2017	VA FC Groningen/Cambuur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Groningen	1	(0)
2016–2017	Groningen U21	26	(1)
2017–2018	Heracles Almelo	14	(0)
2018–2019	Go Ahead Eagles	37	(1)
2019–2023	De Graafschap	66	(0)
2023	Castellón	7	(0)
2023–	DVS '33	31	(0)
International career
2014	Netherlands U19	1	(0)
2015	Netherlands U20	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 October 2024

Club career

Early career

Born in Winschoten,^[1] started his career in the youth academy of amateur club WVV 1896 before joining the academy of FC Groningen in 2008.^[2]

FC Groningen

He made his professional debut in the Eredivisie for FC Groningen on 5 October 2014 in a game against Feyenoord.^[2] He signed his first professional on 27 January 2015, signing with the club for one-and-a-half seasons.^[2] He made just one appearance for the club during the 2014–15 season, and would not appear for them at all during the 2015–16 season.^[3] He did not appear for them in the 2016–17 season either, but did appear 26 times for Jong FC Groningen, scoring once.^[3] It was announced he would leave FC Groningen at the end of the 2016–17 season.^[4]

Heracles Almelo

On 15 August 2017, Baas joined Heracles Almelo on trial,^[5] before signing a one-year contract with the club later that month.^[6] He made his debut for the club on 25 October 2017 against HSV Hoek in the KNVB Cup,^[7] before making his league debut for the club on 9 December 2017 in a 5–0 league defeat at AZ Alkmaar.^[8] He made 14 appearances in the Eredivisie for Heracles Almelo during the 2017–18 season, though he did not score.^[3]

Go Ahead Eagles

On 5 June 2018, Baas signed for Eerste Divisie club Go Ahead Eagles on a one-year contract after his contract at Heracles Almelo was not renewed.^[9] He made his debut for the club on 17 August 2018 in a 5–0 win at home to Jong FC Utrecht.^[10] He was a regular player for Go Ahead Eagles during the 2018–19 season, making 37 appearances and scoring once during the regular season, before making 4 appearances in the promotion play-offs as Go Ahead Eagles narrowly missed out on promotion.^[3]

De Graafschap

Having rejected the offer of a new contract with Go Ahead Eagles, Baas signed for Eerste Divisie side De Graafschap on a free transfer in June 2019, signing a two-year contract with the club.^[11][12] He made his debut for the club on 9 August 2019 before going on to make 11 appearances for the club during the 2019–20 season.^[3]

International career

He has played for the Netherlands at under-19 and under-20 levels.^[3]