Kenneth Vermeer

Kenneth Vermeer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɛnət fərˈmeːr], born 10 January 1986) is a Dutch footballer, who plays as goalkeeper for Feyenoord in the Eredivisie and the Netherlands national team.

A product of the Ajax Youth Academy, Vermeer has played for Jong Ajax, Willem II on loan, as well as the first team of Ajax with whom he won four consecutive national titles from 2010 to 2014.

He is the current Dutch national team record holder for longest streak in goal without conceding in a match, having not conceded a goal since his debut in 2012. Vermeer has kept clean sheets against Germany, Estonia, Romania, China and Spain, having yet to concede a goal while playing for the first team of the Netherlands.

Club career

Ajax

Vermeer started relatively late in his youth as a goalkeeper, having started as an outfield player. He was scouted as a keeper by Ajax from FC Blauw-Wit Amsterdam. He went through the various youth squads at the Ajax Academy before ending up in Jong Ajax, where he often trained with the first squad. In the 2006–07 season, Vermeer became Ajax's third keeper, making his first team debut in a UEFA Cup match against IK Start.