Robin Roefs
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robin Gerardus Petrus Roefs[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Heeswijk, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sunderland | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2014 | VV Heeswijk | ||
| 2014–2020 | NEC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2025 | NEC | 37 | (0) |
| 2025– | Sunderland | 16 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Netherlands U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Netherlands U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Netherlands U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Netherlands U21 | 11 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 December 2025 | |||
Robin Gerardus Petrus Roefs (born 17 January 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Sunderland.
Club career
[edit | edit source]NEC
[edit | edit source]Roefs started off in the youth squads of VV Heeswijk until he got scouted by NEC in 2014.[3] In the 2021–22 season he was training goalkeepers for VV Heeswijk.[4]
Roefs extended his contract at NEC until 2028 in September 2023.[5] Later that same month Roefs made his professional debut in a 3–0 victory against Utrecht in the Eredivisie, coming on as a substitute for the injured Jasper Cillessen.[6] The week after his debut, he made his first start for NEC in a 3–1 loss against Vitesse.[7] In May 2024, Roefs hinted at a possible exit as he wanted more playtime.[8]
Sunderland
[edit | edit source]On 1 August 2025, newly promoted Premier League club Sunderland announced the signing of Roefs on a five-year contract.[9]
International career
[edit | edit source]On 29 August 2025, Roefs received his first call-up to the senior Netherlands squad.[10]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 14 December 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| NEC | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||
| Sunderland | 2025–26 | Premier League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| Career total | 53 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 0 | ||
Honours
[edit | edit source]Individual
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: March 2025,[12] May 2025[13]
Notes
[edit | edit source]References
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External links
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- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from North Brabant
- Dutch men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- NEC Nijmegen players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Eredivisie players
- Premier League players
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen
- Dutch football goalkeeper stubs