Maarten Pouwels

Maarten Pouwels
Personal information
Date of birth	28 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Dalfsen, Netherlands
Height	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Waterford
Youth career
2005–2018	SV Dalfsen
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2020	Go Ahead Eagles
2020–2021	SC Cambuur
2021–2023	Almere City
2023	Louisville City
2024	Emmen
2025–	Waterford
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:25, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Maarten Pouwels (born 28 August 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for League of Ireland Premier Division club Waterford.

Club career

Pouwels played for SV Dalfsen from 2003 to 2018. In the summer of 2018, he joined Go Ahead Eagles, signing a one-year amateur contract.^[2] The forward made his league debut against Jong FC Utrecht. Where he came on for Thomas Verheydt fifteen minutes before the end. Pouwels made it 4–0 eight minutes before the end on a pass from Jaroslav Navrátil.^[3]^[4] On August 31, 2018, he came in for Verheydt after sixty-six minutes against MVV Maastricht. Four minutes after his entrance, Pouwels scored the winning goal, on a pass from Istvan Bakx.^[5] He then signed a two-year contract.^[6]

After the end of this contract, the striker decided to leave the Deventer club behind. In August, he signed with SC Cambuur for two seasons, with an option for an additional year.^[7] Pouwels played nine games for Cambuur, which won the championship and were promoted to the Eredivisie.^[8] The striker himself did not continue to that competition with the club, as he was allowed to leave transfer-free and signed with Almere City.^[9]

In May 2023, he was acquired by Louisville City, playing in the American USL Championship.^[10] He scored his first goal for American side on 3 September against the Colorado Springs Switchbacks.^[11] He left Louisville following the 2023 season.^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 May 2024^[1]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Go Ahead Eagles	2018–19	Eerste Divisie	19	3	1	0	2	0	22	3
	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	13	4	3	0	–		16	4
	Total		32	7	4	0	2	0	38	7
Cambuur	2020–21	Eerste Divisie	9	0	2	1	–		11	1
Almere City	2021–22	Eerste Divisie	34	7	1	0	–		35	7
	2022–23	Eerste Divisie	14	0	1	0	0	0	15	0
	Total		48	7	2	0	0	0	50	7
Louisville City	2023	USL Championship	16	1	0	0	–		16	1
Emmen	2023–24	Eerste Divisie	10	1	0	0	2	0	12	1
Waterford	2025	League of Ireland Premier Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			115	15	8	1	4	0	127	18

Honours

Cambuur

Eerste Divisie: 2020–21^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b Maarten Pouwels at Soccerway
^ "IN DE VOETSPOREN VAN OPA: MAARTEN POUWELS TEKENT BIJ GO AHEAD EAGLES" [IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GRANDPA: MAARTEN POUWELS SIGNS WITH GO AHEAD EAGLES]. www.ga-eagles.nl (in Dutch). Go Ahead Eagles. 9 May 2018. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
^ "Go Ahead Eagles pakt koppositie na ruime zege op Jong FC Utrecht". www.rtvoost.nl (in Dutch). rtv Oost. 17 August 2018. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ Arentsen, Dennis (17 August 2018) [2018-08-18]. "Bijzonder: Vijf debutanten scoren voor GA Eagles" [Special: Five debutants score for GA Eagles]. www.destentor.nl (in Dutch). Destentor. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
^ "Go Ahead Eagles is nog altijd ongeslagen in het nieuwe seizoen. Op bezoek bij MVV werd er met 1–2 gewonnen door een treffer van invaller Pouwels" [Go Ahead Eagles alone in the lead thanks to substitute Pouwels' hit against MVV]. www.rtvoost.nl (in Dutch). rtv Oost. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
^ van Zoeren, Walter (31 August 2018). "Scorende Pouwels tekent tweejarig contract bij GA Eagles" [Scorende Pouwels signs a two-year contract with GA Eagles]. www.destentor.nl (in Dutch). Destentor. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
^ Arentsen, Dennis (8 November 2020). "Cambuur troeft GA Eagles af en legt spits Pouwels vast: 'Was moeilijke keuze voor mij'" [Cambuur trumps GA Eagles and captures striker Pouwels: 'Was a difficult choice for me']. www.destentor.nl (in Dutch). De Stentor. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Cambuur officieel kampioen eerste divisie, honderden supporters onthalen ploeg" [Cambuur official first division champion, hundreds of supporters welcome team]. Football. nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 24 April 2021 [2021-04-23]. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
^ "City FC contracteert aanvallers Van Hoeven en Pouwels" [City FC contracteert aanvallers Van Hoeven en Pouwels]. www.omroepflevoland.n (in Dutch). Almere: Omroep flevoland. 26 June 2021. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
^ "LouCity signs towering Dutch forward Pouwel". www.loucity.com. Louisville, KY: Louisville City FC. 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
^ "LouCity wins second straight with 3-2 victory over Colorado Springs". www.wdrb.com. Louisville, KY: WDRB. 3 September 2023. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
^ nicholas.murray@uslsoccer.com, NICHOLAS MURRAY- (4 December 2023). "Louisville City FC announces first roster moves for 2024 campaign". USL Championship.

External links

Maarten Pouwels at WorldFootball.net

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[Soccerway-1] Maarten Pouwels at Soccerway

[2] "IN DE VOETSPOREN VAN OPA: MAARTEN POUWELS TEKENT BIJ GO AHEAD EAGLES" [IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GRANDPA: MAARTEN POUWELS SIGNS WITH GO AHEAD EAGLES]. www.ga-eagles.nl (in Dutch). Go Ahead Eagles. 9 May 2018. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

[3] "Go Ahead Eagles pakt koppositie na ruime zege op Jong FC Utrecht". www.rtvoost.nl (in Dutch). rtv Oost. 17 August 2018. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[4] Arentsen, Dennis (17 August 2018) [2018-08-18]. "Bijzonder: Vijf debutanten scoren voor GA Eagles" [Special: Five debutants score for GA Eagles]. www.destentor.nl (in Dutch). Destentor. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

[5] "Go Ahead Eagles is nog altijd ongeslagen in het nieuwe seizoen. Op bezoek bij MVV werd er met 1–2 gewonnen door een treffer van invaller Pouwels" [Go Ahead Eagles alone in the lead thanks to substitute Pouwels' hit against MVV]. www.rtvoost.nl (in Dutch). rtv Oost. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

[6] van Zoeren, Walter (31 August 2018). "Scorende Pouwels tekent tweejarig contract bij GA Eagles" [Scorende Pouwels signs a two-year contract with GA Eagles]. www.destentor.nl (in Dutch). Destentor. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

[7] Arentsen, Dennis (8 November 2020). "Cambuur troeft GA Eagles af en legt spits Pouwels vast: 'Was moeilijke keuze voor mij'" [Cambuur trumps GA Eagles and captures striker Pouwels: 'Was a difficult choice for me']. www.destentor.nl (in Dutch). De Stentor. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

[eerste-8] "Cambuur officieel kampioen eerste divisie, honderden supporters onthalen ploeg" [Cambuur official first division champion, hundreds of supporters welcome team]. Football. nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 24 April 2021 [2021-04-23]. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

[9] "City FC contracteert aanvallers Van Hoeven en Pouwels" [City FC contracteert aanvallers Van Hoeven en Pouwels]. www.omroepflevoland.n (in Dutch). Almere: Omroep flevoland. 26 June 2021. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

[LouCity-10] "LouCity signs towering Dutch forward Pouwel". www.loucity.com. Louisville, KY: Louisville City FC. 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

[11] "LouCity wins second straight with 3-2 victory over Colorado Springs". www.wdrb.com. Louisville, KY: WDRB. 3 September 2023. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

[12] s.murray@uslsoccer.com, NICHOLAS MURRAY- (4 December 2023). "Louisville City FC announces first roster moves for 2024 campaign". USL Championship.

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