Derk Boerrigter

Club

_Retired Soccer

Position

Forward

Nationality

The Netherlands

Date of birth

1986-10-16

Birthplace

Oldenzaal, Netherlands

Height

1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)

Weight

0

Signing / transfer fee

£3,000,000

Derk Boerrigter (Dutch pronunciation: ; born 16 October 1986) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a winger. He began his professional career with Ajax, but didn't make any first team appearances and was loaned to Haarlem. He then played for FC Zwolle and RKC Waalwijk before rejoining Ajax. He most recently played for Celtic.

Ajax (first period)
Born in Oldenzaal, Boerrigter started his career in the youth department of Quick '20. At age twelve he was scouted and recruited by FC Twente, where he played in various youth squads before joining the Academy. While playing for Twente's A1 squad, he impressed scouts from AFC Ajax and in the summer of 2005 he signed a two-year contract with the Amsterdam-based club and joined the selection of Jong Ajax. Although he was on the substitutes bench for several games, he was never able to make his full first team debut.

Loan to Haarlem
He was loaned to HFC Haarlem in 2007. He made his professional debut on 2 February 2007, in the home-match against AGOVV Apeldoorn which ended in a 1–1 draw. In this match, he was used as a 70th-minute substitute. He played eight competitive matches during his period in Haarlem, scoring one goal.

FC Zwolle
After his contract with Ajax expired in 2007, Boerrigter signed a one-year contract with FC Zwolle, with the option for another year. He was a regular starter in Zwolle, and scored 11 goals in 63 league matches.

RKC Waalwijk
He attracted attention from several big clubs in his home country, but he chose to sign with RKC Waalwijk, who had just won promotion to the Eredivisie. On 1 August 2009, Boerrigter made his Eredivisie debut in a match against FC Utrecht. Boerrigter soon developed into an important player at RKC, being an integral part of the team that won the 2010–11 Eerste Divisie.

Ajax (second period)
In the January transfer window of 2011 Ajax renewed their interest in Boerrigter, making an unsuccessful attempt to purchase him. However, in the summer of 2011 he finally returned to Ajax, signing a three-year contract. He received squad number 21 for the 2011–12 season. He made his debut on 30 July 2011 in the 2–1 loss against Twente for the Johan Cruijff Shield, replacing Kolbeinn Sigþórsson in the 66th minute. In his first Eredivisie match for Ajax he scored his first goal for the club, in a 4–1 victory over De Graafschap. He continued his good start for the club with goals against Heerenveen, Vitesse, Dinamo Zagreb & Roda JC. After being out a few months with