Jeroen Zoet

Jeroen Zoet (Dutch pronunciation: [jəˈrun ˈzut]; born 6 January 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar.

Having started his career at PSV Eindhoven, Zoet previously played two seasons on loan for RKC Waalwijk before returning to PSV Eindhoven to establish himself as the first choice goalkeeper. He has been highly regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the Eredivisie. In November 2012, he was called up for the first time for the Netherlands national squad, but he did not make his first appearance until October 2015, when he was subbed on for an injured Tim Krul.

Club career

PSV Eindhoven

Zoet played for his home town club BV Veendam's youth academy until 2006. He started his career at PSV at the age of 15, slowly making his way through up the ranks and into the senior squad. On 5 December 2008, he signed his first professional contract with the club, keeping him until 2012. He earned his first call up to the senior side during the 2008–09 season, making the substitutes bench in the game against AZ.

Ahead of the 2009–10 season, Zoet was given a number 41 shirt for the first team. He has been involved and travelled to the first team squad unused throughout the season before sidelined with a knee injury. However, in the 2010–11 season, Zoet, again, suffered a knee injury that kept him out of the first team for a long time. Although he returned from injury in January, he remained out of the first team for the side. At the end of the 2010–11 season, Zoet signed a contract extension with the club, keeping him until 2014.