Rick Karsdorp

Rick Karsdorp (born 11 February 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie A side Roma and the Netherlands national team.

Club Career

Feyenoord

Born in Schoonhoven, Netherlands, Karsdorp started at VV Schoonhoven, as his father, Fred, worked there as a trainer. Karsdorp was then scouted by Feyenoord and as a result of joining the club and his parents’ divorce, he and his father moved to Bergambacht. However, Karsdorp revealed that: "When things did not go so well for me at school in my youth, my father coordinated with Feyenoord that I was not allowed to play football anymore. Only when things got better at school. I was allowed to come back to the training. That has been a good lesson in my development." Following his improved behaviour at school, he re–joined VV Schoonhoven and stayed there for six months before re-joining Feyenoord. Karsdorp became a youth exponent from the Feyenoord Academy. He started out, playing in the midfield position before playing in the right–back position. In December 2013, Karsdorp signed his first professional contract with the club, keeping him until 2015.

Ahead of the 2014–15 season, Karsdorp was given a number twenty–six shirt for Feyenoord. His first team debut was on 6 August 2014 against Besiktas in a UEFA Champions League third round qualifier replacing Jordy Clasie after 69 minutes in a 3–1 away defeat. Two weeks later on 24 August 2014, he made his league debut for the club, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute, in a 2–1 loss against FC Utrecht. In the UEFA Europa League match against HNK Rijeka on 23 October 2014, Karsdorp was at fault when he and Matthew Steenvoorden were completely misjudged, leading Andrej Kramaric to score, as the club lost 3–1. Shortly after, Karsdorp signed a contract extension with Feyenoord, keeping him until 2018. Since the start of the season, Karsdorp found himself placed on the substitute bench, due to a competition from fellow right–backs, Khalid Boulahrouz and Lu

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