Glenbert Croes
Glenbert Croes (born on 17 June 2001), known as Glenbert, is an Aruban professional footballer who plays as a striker/attacking midfielder for Aruban Division di Honor club Nacional and for the Aruba national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Glenbert Denilson Croes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Oranjestad, Aruba | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Striker Attacking midfielder Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nacional | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2010 | La Fama | ||
| 2010–2019 | RCA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019-2020 | RCA | 3 | (1) |
| 2020-2021 | Academia Rey | 15 | (4) |
| 2021– | Nacional | 11 | (7) |
| Total | 0 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Aruba U20 | 4 | (2) |
| 2019– | Aruba | 14 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He debuted internationally in his youth career in his U20 team in a match against Grenada and scored his goal for his youth team in a 0–3 victory the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in the United States.
He made his senior debut on 22 March 2019 in a 3–2 defeat against St. Lucia in the CONCACAF Nations League qualifying rounds, securing their spot to League B.[2]
On 15 November 2019, Croes scored his first senior goal for Aruba with a 4–2 defeat to Guyana.[3]
Croes joined RCA as an under-14, became the club's youngest ever first-team player when he made his senior debut in May 2016, at the age of 14 years, 307 days in the Aruban Division di Honor 2015-16 playoffs.
Nacional
On 25 January 2023, he finished second in the Copa Betico Croes with Nacional losing 0–1 to Britannia.
International career
International goals
- Scores and results list Aruba's goal tally first.[4]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 November 2019 | Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B | |
| 2. | 24 November 2022 | Stadion Rignaal Jean Francisca, Willemstad, Curaçao | 2–2 | 5–3 | 2022 ABCS Tournament |
References
- "Aruba - G. Croes - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "Game Detail". www.concacafnationsleague.com.
- "Game Detail". www.concacafnationsleague.com.
- "Glenbert Croes". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 November 2019.