Lex Immers
 Immers training with Feyenoord in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Ricard Immers | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | The Hague, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| LENS | |||
| DSO | |||
| Vredenburch | |||
| ADO Den Haag | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | ADO Den Haag | 145 | (25) |
| 2012–2016 | Feyenoord | 100 | (31) |
| 2016 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 15 | (5) |
| 2016– | Cardiff City | 11 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 October 2016 (UTC). | |||
Lex Immers (born 8 June 1986) is a Dutch footballer currently playing for Football League Championship side Cardiff City.
Club career
Early career
Born in The Hague, Immers played for several local clubs in his youth, including amateurs LENS and Vredenburch. He also had a spell at DSO from Zoetermeer. ADO was impressed by his abilities, and signed him to a contract in the club's reserves. He made his professional debut on 24 August 2007, in a 2–2 draw at RKC Waalwijk, coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute for Yuri Cornelisse.[1]
ADO Den Haag
A week later, he renewed his contract with ADO, and signed for an additional period of two years.[2] He soon became a force at his hometown club for which he has a well-known passion, displayed on his back by the tattoo of a stork, the symbol of both the city of The Hague and of its football club ADO.
On 21 March 2011, Immers was fined by ADO for remarks about Jews (the nickname of Ajax supporters) after a 3–2 victory over AFC Ajax.[3] The incident was caught on video and published on the internet.[4] Immers apologized for his remarks on the ADO website.[5]
Feyenoord
On 5 June 2012, Immers signed a contract with Feyenoord which tied him to the club until 2016. The transfer fee was not disclosed, but was believed to be approximately €1m. ADO also obtained Feyenoord youngster Kevin Jansen as part of the transaction.[6] Immers was handed the number 10 jersey previously worn by John Guidetti. On October 24, 2013, it was announced that Feyenoord hired Immers the first two years to avoid paying an agency commission.[7]
Cardiff City
Immers joined Cardiff City on loan on 21 January 2016.[8] He scored his first goal for the club on 30 January 2016 in a 3–2 win at Huddersfield Town.[9] Immers went on to score 5 goals in 15 games for the Bluebirds, as they narrowly missed out on a play-off place. He signed a 2-year deal with Cardiff on 1 July 2016 at the opening of the summer transfer window.[10]
Career statistics
Club performance
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | — | Europe1 | Other2 | Total | ||||||||
| 2007–08 | ADO Den Haag | Eerste Divisie | 31 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 | 2 | 39 | 9 | ||
| 2008–09 | Eredivisie | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 29 | 4 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 26 | 1 | |||||
| 2010–11 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 32 | 9 | |||||
| 2011–12 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | - | 4 | 2 | - | 37 | 10 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Feyenoord (on loan) | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | - | 4 | 0 | - | 42 | 15 | |||
| 2013–14 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 37 | 12 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Feyenoord | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 1 | - | 40 | 8 | |||
| 2015–16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | Netherlands | 244 | 56 | 15 | 7 | - | 20 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 286 | 68 | ||
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe1 | Other2 | Total | ||||||||
| 2015–16 | Cardiff City | Championship | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 5 | ||
| 2016–17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | England | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | |
| Career total | 270 | 61 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 312 | 73 | ||
- Statistics accurate as of last match played on 19 October 2016.[11]
1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
2 Includes the Eredivisie playoffs matches.
Darts
Immers is also a keen darts player and has participated in competitions run by the Professional Darts Corporation.[12]
References
- ↑ RKC Waalwijk v. ADO Den Haag at VI.nl (Dutch)
- ↑ ADO bindt drietal amateurs (Dutch)
- ↑ "Dutch soccer player sorry for offensive chant". USA Today. Associated Press. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ↑ "ADO player apologises for chant". ESPN. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ↑ "ADO The Hague sorry for offensive chants, likely to be fined by club". Google. Associated Press. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ↑ (Dutch)
- ↑ http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/5619/Feyenoord/article/detail/3532451/2013/10/24/Eerste-gat-in-huurovereenkomst-Immers.dhtml
- ↑ "Lex Immers: Cardiff City sign Feyenoord midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ↑ "Huddersfield 2–3 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ↑ "Cardiff City sign Lex Immers from Feyenoord on permanent contract". BBC Sport. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ↑ "Lex Immers – Voetbal International profile". Voetbal International.
- ↑ "PDC Challenge Tour". Professional Darts Corporation. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
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