Jan Kromkamp

Jan Kromkamp

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Personal information
Full name	Jan Kromkamp
Date of birth	(1980-08-17) 17 August 1980
Place of birth	Makkinga, Netherlands
Height
Position(s)	Right back
Youth career
	AGOVV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2000	Go Ahead Eagles	61	(5)
2000–2005	AZ	133	(7)
2005–2006	Villarreal	6	(0)
2006	Liverpool	14	(0)
2006–2011	PSV	68	(1)
2011–2013	Go Ahead Eagles	34	(0)
Total		316	(13)
International career
2004–2006	Netherlands	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jan Kromkamp (born 17 August 1980) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a right back.

He amassed Eredivisie totals of 201 games and eight goals over the course of nine seasons, in representation of AZ and PSV. He also competed professionally in England and Spain, and started and finished his career at Go Ahead Eagles.

Kromkamp appeared for the Netherlands at the 2006 World Cup.

Club career

Early years / AZ

Born in Makkinga, Friesland, Kromkamp made his professional debuts for Go Ahead Eagles in Eerste Divisie, his first appearance in the competition being on 12 September 1998 in a 3–0 home win against FC Top Oss. He went on to play two full seasons with the team, scoring four goals in 33 games in his second.

Kromkamp moved to the Eredivisie with AZ for the 2000–01 campaign, being a regular first-team unit from the start. In his fourth year he appeared in 34 league matches as the Alkmaar side finished fourth, thus qualifying to the UEFA Cup and going on to reach the semifinals in the continental competition.

Villarreal / Liverpool

At the start of 2005–06, Kromkamp signed with Villarreal CF of Spain. On 29 December 2005, however, the La Liga club agreed on an exchange deal with Liverpool, with Josemi going in the opposite direction.

Kromkamp made his debut for the Reds on 7 January 2006, in a 5–3 win over Luton Town in the third round of the FA Cup. During his short career at Anfield, however, he was unable to dislodge Irish international Steve Finnan from his starting position, but did make a number of appearances from the bench, most notably in the domestic cup final; he was described as being a fair crosser with a lack of pace, who had difficulty in stopping opposition wingers getting crosses in.

PSV / Late career

Kromkamp still played one league game for Liverpool in the 2006–07 season. On 31 August 2006, however, he was sold to PSV Eindhoven, taking over the number 2 jersey from André Ooijer who left to Blackburn Rovers. He appeared in 54 league games in his first two seasons combined, both ending in national championship conquest, and also faced former club Liverpool in two UEFA Champions League editions, only managing one draw in four games.

From 2008 to 2010, Kromkamp featured rarely for the Eindhoven side due to injuries. On 22 February 2011 he signed with his first professional team, Go Ahead Eagles – effective as of July – again in the second division.

On 23 June 2013, aged 33, Kromkamp announced his retirement from professional football due to chronic knee problems.

International career

Kromkamp was introduced into the Dutch national team by newly appointed coach Marco van Basten, alongside the likes of Dirk Kuyt, Khalid Boulahrouz, Romeo Castelen, Barry Opdam, Hedwiges Maduro and Joris Mathijsen. He won his first cap on 18 August 2004 in a 2–2 friendly draw against Sweden and, in the following year, he continued to be the first-choice right back.

Shortly after Kromkamp's move to Liverpool, however, van Basten admitted that he would rather see the player appear more regularly for his club – labelling the transfer as a bad move. Kromkamp hit back at this criticism by saying that he was very pleased to have joined Liverpool and that he would work hard to make it into van Basten's 2006 FIFA World Cup squad; in May 2006 the manager announced his final list of 23, which included Kromkamp, although he was not used during the tournament itself.

Statistics

Club

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Netherlands			League		KNVB Cup		Europe		Other		Total
1998–99	Go Ahead Eagles	Eerste Divisie	28	1	0	0	–		–		28	1
1999–00			33	4	0	0	–		–		33	4
2000–01	AZ	Eredivisie	25	2	4	0	–		–		29	2
2001–02			22	1	3	1	–		–		25	2
2002–03			25	2	2	0	–		–		27	2
2003–04			34	0	2	0	–		–		36	0
2004–05			27	1	1	0	12	0	–		40	1
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Europe		Other		Total
2005–06	Villarreal	La Liga	6	0	0	0	5	0	–		11	0
England			League		FA Cup		Europe		Other		Total
2005–06	Liverpool	Premier League	13	0	4	0	0	0	–		17	0
2006–07			1	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
Netherlands			League		KNVB Cup		Europe		Other		Total
2006–07	PSV	Eredivisie	28	0	3	0	8	1	0	0	39	1
2007–08			26	1	1	0	9	0	1	0	37	1
2008–09			12	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	16	0
2009–10			2	0	0	0	2	0	–		4	0
2010–11			0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
2011–12	Go Ahead Eagles	Eerste Divisie	26	0	3	0	–		0	0	29	0
2012–13			8	0	2	0	–		4	0	14	0
Totals	Netherlands		296	12	23	1	33	1	5	0	357	14
	Spain		6	0	0	0	5	0	–		11	0
	England		14	0	4	0	0	0	–		18	0
Career totals			316	12	27	1	38	1	5	0	386	14

International

Netherlands
Year	Apps	Goals
2004	1	0
2005	7	0
2006	3	0
Total	11	0

Honours

Liverpool

• FA Cup: 2005–06

PSV

• Eredivisie: 2006–07, 2007–08
• Johan Cruijff Shield: Runner-up 2006, 2007

External links

• Stats at Voetbal International (Dutch)
• Jan Kromkamp profile and stats at Wereld van Oranje (Dutch)
• Jan Kromkamp at National-Football-Teams.com
• Jan Kromkamp – FIFA competition record
• Jan Kromkamp career statistics at Soccerbase
• Liverpool historic profile