Marvin Wijks
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Wijks in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 May 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Paramaribo, Suriname | ||
| Date of death | 27 February 2025 (aged 40) | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Sparta Rotterdam | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | HFC Haarlem | 105 | (16) |
| 2010–2011 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 28 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | VfB Germania Halberstadt | 29 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | FC Emmen | 31 | (4) |
| 2013–2017 | Rijnsburgse Boys | 105 | (18) |
| 2017–2018 | VVSB | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marvin Wijks (11 May 1984 – 27 February 2025) was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a winger.
Career
Wijks, born in Paramaribo, Suriname,[1] never played for an amateur team in his youth. He made his professional debut for Sparta Rotterdam in the Eredivisie on 4 December 2005 in a home match against ADO Den Haag, which Sparta lost 3–2. It was the only match he played for Sparta. He played for HFC Haarlem from 2006 to 2010. On 29 September 2006, he scored his first career goal for Haarlem in the away game against AGOVV Apeldoorn that Haarlem won 3–2 (Wijks scored the 3–1 in the 70th minute).[1]
Death
Wijks died on 27 February 2025, at the age of 40,[2] after suffering a stroke three days earlier. He is survived by his wife and three children.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Marvin Wijks". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 February 2010.
- ^ "Marvin Wijks (40) overleden". RVC Celeritas. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ^ "Oud-profvoetballer Marvin Wijks (40) overleden: 'Een van de moeilijkste berichten om te schrijven'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 27 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
External links
- Marvin Wijks at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Marvin Wijks at Soccerway