Eldridge Rojer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eldridge Rojer | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VV Bargeres | |||
| Emmen | |||
| Vitesse | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2007 | Vitesse | 82 | (3) |
| 2007–2009 | Excelsior | 20 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Zwolle | 37 | (12) |
| 2010–2013 | Emmen | 72 | (13) |
| 2013–2014 | WKE | ||
| 2014–2017 | Babberich | ||
| 2017–2018 | Veluwezoom | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 March 2014 (UTC) | |||
Eldridge Rojer (born 13 March 1984) is a Dutch retired professional footballer of Curaçaoan descent who played as a winger.
Career
Rojer started his career with v.v. Bargeres in Emmen, and was later scouted by FC Emmen where he played in their youth teams. Later, he began playing for the youth teams of Vitesse. In 2002, he was picked for the first team squad. He played four seasons in Arnhem, and was seen as an emerging talent, but injuries would hold him back.
In 2007, he signed with Excelsior, where he could count on more playing time. He started well for the club, but suffered a serious knee injury which kept him out for 18 months. Afterwards, media could report that he had worsened the injury after slipping during sexual intercourse with his girlfriend in the shower.[1] This meant that he was out for another six months.
On 17 June 2009, it was announced that Rojer had signed a contract with FC Zwolle. At Zwolle, he tried to return from the injury-plagued period and make return to form. After a good season for Zwolle, scoring 12 goals in 37 matches, he left the club after not renewing his contract.[2]
Rojer signed a two-year contract with FC Emmen in 2010, who picked him up as a free agent.[3] He ended his professional career in 2013.
After leaving Emmen, Rojer had spells at amateur clubs WKE, SV Babberich and SC Veluwezoom while working as a youth coach on the side.[4][5]
References
- ^ Droog, Julian (11 December 2017). "We spraken Eldridge Rojer over voetbalhumor, Yakubu en zijn seksblessure". vice.com. Vice Media. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Rojer wijst aanbieding af en vertrekt uit Zwolle". vi.nl. Voetbal International. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "FC Emmen legt VVCS'er Rojer voor twee jaar vast". vi.nl. Voetbal International. 17 July 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ van Steenbergen, Mark (16 June 2017). "Mouhouti pikt de broers Rojer op". gelderlander.nl (in Dutch). De Gelderlander. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Berends, Sander (29 May 2020). "Interview Eldridge Rojer: "Als ik drugs vermoed, moet ik ingrijpen"". elfvoetbal.nl (in Dutch). ELF Voetbal. Retrieved 8 June 2020.