Andries Noppert

Andries Noppert (born 7 April 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club Heerenveen and the Netherlands national team.[3]

Andries Noppert
Personal information
Full name Andries Noppert[1]
Date of birth (1994-04-07) 7 April 1994
Place of birth Heerenveen, Netherlands
Height 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Heerenveen
Number 44
Youth career
0000–2013 Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Heerenveen 0 (0)
2014–2018 NAC Breda 6 (0)
2018–2019 Foggia 8 (0)
2019–2020 Dordrecht 2 (0)
2021–2022 Go Ahead Eagles 15 (0)
2022– Heerenveen 17 (0)
International career‡
2022– Netherlands 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:20, 22 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:32, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Club career

NAC Breda

Trained through the youth ranks of Heerenveen, Noppert made his professional debut in 2014 for NAC Breda.[2]

Foggia

In January 2018, he was signed by Italian club Foggia.[4] After traveling by car from the Netherlands to Italy, his car was stolen by the Foggian Mafia.[5][6] He made his debut for the club on 28 April, in a 3–1 loss to Cittadella.[7] Three months later, the goalkeeper stopped a penalty in the game against Carpi, which ended with a score of 2-0 for Foggia.[5] Over the course of a season and a half, he played 8 matches in Serie B.[5] During his stay in Italy Noppert received the nickname Il Grattacielo ("The Skyscraper" in Italian) from the country's media due to his height.[5]

Dordrecht

On 12 September 2019, Noppert signed with Dordrecht.[8] After leaving the club he considered joining the police.[9]

Go Ahead Eagles

In January 2021, Noppert signed with Go Ahead Eagles until the end of the season.[10]

Heerenveen

Noppert returned to Heerenveen on 16 May 2022, signing a two-year deal.[11] It was his first season as a first-choice goalkeeper.[12]

International career

Noppert was called up to the Netherlands national team in September 2022.[13] In November 2022, he was included in the nation's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[14][15] He discovered his inclusion in the squad on TV.[16]

Noppert made his international debut in his country’s opening match at the tournament against Senegal, a 2–0 victory.[17]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 9 December 2022[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 202250
Total50

References
  1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 20. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. Andries Noppert at WorldFootball.net
  3. Andries Noppert at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  4. "Un gigante per il Foggia, arriva il portiere Andries Noppert: 23 anni e oltre 2 metri di altezza" (in Italian). Immediato.net. 30 January 2018.
  5. "De Foggia-episode van Oranje-keeper Noppert: 'Hij rookte als een schoorsteen'" (in Dutch). NOS. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  6. "De wonderlijke carrière van keeper Andries Noppert" (in Dutch). Trouw. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  7. "Cittadella vs. Foggia 3 - 1" (in Italian). soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  8. "Noppert extra Dordtse doelman" (Press release) (in Dutch). Dordrecht. 12 September 2019.
  9. Smith, Rory (2 December 2022). "The Giant World Cup Rookie and an Enduring Dutch Mystery". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  10. "Andries Noppert: 'Fantastisch om weer met team op veld te staan'". 22 January 2021.
  11. "sc Heerenveen verwelkomt Noppert terug in Fryslân". sc Heerenveen (in Dutch). 16 May 2022. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  12. "Noppert: from benchwarmer to national team goalkeeper". FIFA. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  13. "Andries Noppert van SC Heerenveen zit in definitieve selectie Oranje". Leeuwarder Courant.
  14. "Van Gaal maakt 26-koppige WK-selectie bekend" [Van Gaal announces 26-man World Cup squad] (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  15. "Who is Andries Noppert? The towering Dutch goalkeeper making his debut with the Netherlands at the World Cup | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  16. "'I found out I was going by TV': inside Andries Noppert's World Cup dream". the Guardian. 30 November 2022.
  17. Sportstar, Team (21 November 2022). "LIVE Senegal vs Netherlands, FIFA World Cup: Gakpo, Noppert start for the Dutch, Qatar 2022 updates". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  18. "Andries Noppert". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 November 2022.


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