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| Maikel Kieftenbeld (Dutch pronunciation: ; born 26 June 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Cambuur.
Kieftenbeld began his football career with his hometown club, VV Lemelerveld, before joining Twente's youth system as a young teenager. Twente let him leave for Eerste Divisie (second-tier) club Go Ahead Eagles in 2007, and a year later, he made his senior debut and signed his first professional contract. He spent two seasons as a regular member of GA Eagles' first team before joining Eredivisie club Groningen in 2010. He played as a right back during his first year with Groningen, switching to midfield in his second season. Appointed vice-captain for 2013–14, he took on the captaincy during the season, and helped the club qualify for European football for the first time in seven years. He captained Groningen to victory in the 2014–15 KNVB Cup final to win the first major trophy in the club's history. Ahead of the 2015–16 season, he joined Football League Championship (second-tier) club Birmingham City, where he was to spend five and a half years. After 18 months with another Championship club, Millwall, he returned to Dutch football in 2022. He spent two seasons with Emmen before joining Cambuur in 2024. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article |
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| Appearances, goals and cards for Kieftenbeld
League Cup 2015/2016
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