Robbin Ruiter

Robbin Ruiter (born 25 March 1987) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Robbin Ruiter

Ruiter in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-03-25) 25 March 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	RKAV Volendam
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2012	Volendam	70	(0)
2012–2017	Utrecht	142	(0)
2017–2019	Sunderland	21	(0)
2019–2020	PSV	1	(0)
2019	→ Jong PSV	1	(0)
2020–2022	Willem II	11	(0)
2022–2023	Cambuur	16	(0)
2023	Nordsjælland	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023

Career

Born in Amsterdam, North Holland, Ruiter started his senior career with FC Volendam in 2009.

FC Utrecht

In April 2012, he signed a pre-contract to join FC Utrecht in July. In his first official appearance for Utrecht, he singled himself out with a stand-out performance, by stopping three one-on-one chances against Feyenoord.

Sunderland

He signed for Sunderland in August 2017 following a successful trial.^[2]

PSV

In June 2019, he returned to the Eredivisie, joining PSV on a free transfer.^[3]

Willem II

On 30 July 2020, Ruiter joined Willem II for an undisclosed fee on a two-year deal with the option of a third.^[4] On 31 January 2022, Ruiter and Willem II agreed to dissolve the contract.^[5]

Cambuur

On 23 July 2022, Ruiter joined Cambuur for the 2022–23 season.^[6]

FC Nordsjælland

On December 3, 2023, Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland confirmed that they had signed a contract until the end of the year, as the club was struggling with injury problems at the goalkeeper position.^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 June 2019^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Volendam	2009–10	Eerste Divisie	21	0	0	0	—		0	0	21	0
	2010–11		24	0	2	0	—		4[lower-alpha 1]	0	30	0
	2011–12		25	0	2	0	—		0	0	27	0
	Total		70	0	4	0	—		4	0	78	0
Utrecht	2012–13	Eredivisie	37	0	1	0	—		0	0	38	0
	2013–14		30	0	4	0	—		2[lower-alpha 2]	0	36	0
	2014–15		31	0	1	0	—		0	0	32	0
	2015–16		29	0	5	0	—		0	0	34	0
	2016–17		15	0	2	0	—		0	0	17	0
	Total		142	0	13	0	—		2	0	157	0
Sunderland	2017–18	Championship	20	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	21	0
	2018–19	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	6[lower-alpha 3]	0	7	0
	Total		21	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	28	0
Career total			233	0	17	0	1	0	12	0	263	0

1. Appearances in the Eerste Divisie/Eredivisie promotion/relegation play-offs
2. Appearances in the Europa League
3. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Sunderland

• EFL Trophy runner-up: 2018–19^[8]

References

1. Robbin Ruiter at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
2. "Ruiter Puts Pen To Paper". Sunderland AFC. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
3. "PSV sign Robbin Ruiter on free transfer". PSV Eindhoven. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
4. "ROBBIN RUITER NIEUWE NUMMER 1" (in Dutch). Willem II. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
5. "Contract Robbin Ruiter ontbonden" (Press release) (in Dutch). Willem II. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
6. "ROBBIN RUITER KOMEND SEIZOEN DEFINITIEF IN HET GEEL-BLAUW" (in Dutch). Cambuur. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
7. Ekstra gardering på målmandsposten, fcn.dk, 3 December 2023
8. Williams, Adam (31 March 2019). "Portsmouth 2–2 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

External links

• Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
• Robbin Ruiter at Soccerbase