Darren Sidoel

Darren Sidoel
Personal information
Full name Darren Devlin Sidoel
Date of birth (1998-03-10) 10 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth The Hague, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
–2012 Den Haag
2012–2017 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Jong Ajax 16 (1)
2018–2019 Reading 0 (0)
2019 → Roeselare (loan) 11 (0)
2019–2020 Arda Kardzhali 16 (0)
2020–2021 Córdoba 1 (0)
2021 → Hércules (loan) 4 (1)
2021–2022 East Bengal 11 (3)
2023–2025 AB 30 (3)
International career
2013 Netherlands U15 4 (0)
2013 Netherlands U16 7 (0)
2014 Netherlands U17 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:36, 1 February 2025 (UTC)

Darren Devlin Sidoel (born 10 March 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. Besides the Netherlands, he has also played in England, Belgium, Bulgaria, India and Spain.

Club career

Sidoel started his career with ADO Den Haag before joining AFC Ajax in 2012. After making his debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong Ajax in the 2017–18 season, Sidoel signed for English club Reading on a three-year contract in July 2018. on 8 July 2019, Sidoel left Reading by mutual consent.

On 8 August 2019, Sidoel signed a two-year contract with Arda Kardzhali. He completed his debut on 23 August 2019 in a league match against Cherno More Varna.

On 17 July 2020, Sidoel signed a 1-year contract with Córdoba CF. On 1 February 2021 was loaned to Segunda División B club Hércules CF for the rest of the season.

On 17 September 2021, Sidoel signed with Indian Super League side SC East Bengal and made his debut on 27 November in a 3–0 defeat to ATK Mohun Bagan. In the next match on 30 November, he scored his first goal against Odisha FC, but lost the match by 6–4.

In September 2023, Sidoel joined Danish 2nd Division side AB. The contract was terminated on 1 February 2025.

International career

Sidoel represented the Netherlands at under-17 youth level. He is of Indonesian and Surinamese descent. In an interview for a local media, right after he had joined Arda Kardzhali in 2019, Siddoel expressed his desire to represent the Indonesia national team, but would first concentrate on his club career.

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 November 2024
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Ajax 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
2017–18 16 1 0 0 3 1 19 2
Total 16 1 0 0 6 1 22 2
Reading U23 2018–19 Premier League 2 6 0 0 0 – 0 0
Roeselare (loan) 2018–19 Belgian First Division B 11 0 0 0 – 11 0
Arda Kardzhali 2019–20 First League 16 0 2 0 – 18 0
Córdoba 2020–21 Segunda División B 1 0 0 0 – 1 0
Hércules (loan) 2020–21 4 1 0 0 – 4 1
East Bengal 2021–22 Indian Super League 11 3 0 0 – 11 3
AB 2023–24 Danish 2nd Division 14 1 0 0 – 14 1
2024–25 9 0 0 0 – 9 0
Career total 82 5 2 0 6 1 90 6
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Youth League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Bulgarian Cup

Honours

Club

Jong Ajax

References

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  2. ^ "Darren Sidoel Football Database". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. ^ Het Ajax-product dat een rijzende ster is in een land waar hij nog niet speelde voetbalzone.nl
  4. ^ a b Darren Sidoel at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Reading: Ajax defender Darren Sidoel on three-year contract". BBC Sport. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Liam Kelly signs permanently for Dutch giants Feyenoord". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  7. ^ "ОФИЦИАЛНО: АРДА подписа с холандски футболист (ВИДЕО)". fcarda.bg (in Bulgarian). FC Arda Kardzhali. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  8. ^ "АРДА и Черно море не се победиха (ВИДЕО+СНИМКИ)" (in Bulgarian). АРДА / fcarda.bg. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  9. ^ Córdoba, El Día de (1 February 2021). "Darren Sidoel sale del Córdoba CF con destino al Hércules". El Día de Córdoba (in European Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  10. ^ "SC EAST BENGAL ANNOUNCED THIRTY THREE MEMBER SQUAD FOR ISL". kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  11. ^ "ISL: Odisha FC come from behind to beat SC East Bengal in 10-goal thriller". Hindustan Times. 1 December 2021. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  12. ^ AB GLADSAXE HENTER DARREN SIDOEL, ab-fodbold.dk, 14 September 2023
  13. ^ AB og Sidoel går hver til sit, ab-fodbold.dk, 1 February 2025
  14. ^ "Profvoetballers van Surinaamse afkomst". Natio Suriname | Voetbal. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  15. ^ Noveanto, Eric (10 December 2018). "PROFIL: Darren Sidoel, Bek Keturunan Indonesia Yang Merajut Mimpi Di Inggris". Goal.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  16. ^ Hengkang dari Reading, Darren Sidoel Resmi Gabung Kasta Teratas Eropa indosport.com. Retrieved 17 September 2021
  17. ^ Darren Sidoel at Soccerway


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