 Kieftenbeld with Birmingham City in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maikel Kieftenbeld[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Lemelerveld, Dalfsen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2003 | Lemelerveld | ||
| 2003–2007 | Twente | ||
| 2007–2008 | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Go Ahead Eagles | 63 | (3) |
| 2010–2015 | Groningen | 147 | (2) |
| 2015–2021 | Birmingham City | 170 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Millwall | 38 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Emmen | 30 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Netherlands U21 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:30, 13 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Maikel Kieftenbeld (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑikəl ˈkiftə(m)bɛlt]; born 26 June 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
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. he signed for another Championship club, Millwall, in January 2021.
He played for the Netherlands Beloftenelftal at the 2012 Toulon Tournament, and was capped five times for his country at under-21 level.
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Birmingham City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 5. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "Maikel Kieftenbeld". Birmingham City F.C. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2020.