Kaj Ramsteijn | |
Fullname: | Kaj Ramsteijn |
Birth Date: | 17 January 1990 |
Birth Place: | Zoetermeer, Netherlands |
Height: | 1.87 m[1] |
Position: | Centre-back |
Currentclub: | IJsselmeervogels |
Clubnumber: | 6 |
Youthclubs1: | DWO |
Youthyears2: | 2000–2010 |
Youthclubs2: | Feyenoord |
Years1: | 2010–2011 |
Clubs1: | Excelsior |
Caps1: | 25 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 2011–2014 |
Clubs2: | Feyenoord |
Caps2: | 7 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2013 |
Clubs3: | → VVV-Venlo (loan) |
Caps3: | 12 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2013–2014 |
Clubs4: | → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) |
Caps4: | 29 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2014–2015 |
Clubs5: | Marítimo |
Caps5: | 10 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2015–2017 |
Clubs6: | Almere City |
Caps6: | 48 |
Goals6: | 1 |
Years7: | 2017–2019 |
Clubs7: | Aalesund |
Caps7: | 71 |
Goals7: | 2 |
Years8: | 2020–2023 |
Clubs8: | Kozakken Boys |
Caps8: | 60 |
Goals8: | 2 |
Years9: | 2023– |
Clubs9: | IJsselmeervogels |
Caps9: | 11 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2010–2011 |
Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U21 |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 09:57, 28 December 2023 (UTC) |
Kaj Ramsteijn (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈkɑi rɑmˈstɛin/; born 17 January 1990) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a centre-back for Derde Divisie club IJsselmeervogels.
Kaj Ramsteijn started at the age of 10 in the Feyenoord youth academy, coming over from DWO Zoetermeer. As a central defender he faced a lot of competition in the first squad of Feyenoord. Mid June 2010 he transferred to Excelsior Rotterdam. He signed a 2-year contract that will keep him at Excelsior Rotterdam until the summer of 2012. He made his professional début on 22 September 2010 in a match against WKE Emmen. His début in the starting 11 was on 24 October 2010 against Ajax. Ramsteijn made his first goal in a match against Willem II on 27 November 2010. The game ended in a 1–1 draw.After his first season at professional level, Ramsteijn was rewarded for his good season with a transfer to his former club Feyenoord, who has an extensive partnership agreement with Excelsior, together with team-mates Guyon Fernandez and Miquel Nelom.
In 2013, he was hired by Sparta Rotterdam[2] and a year prior to it signed a two-year contract with Feyenoord.[3]