Eloy Room


Eloy Victor Room is a Curaçaoan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew SC and the Curaçao national team. He formerly played for Vitesse, Go Ahead Eagles and PSV. He was born in Nijmegen, Netherlands.

Club career

Vitesse

Room joined Vitesse at the age of thirteen, having played for numerous clubs, including SCE, local rivals NEC Nijmegen, and Union.
After impressing for the Vitesse youth sides, Room was promoted to the first-team squad for the 2008–09 campaign. On 8 March 2009, Room made his Vitesse debut in a 1–0 defeat against Volendam, replacing the injured Piet Velthuizen in the 13th minute. On 18 April 2009, Room was given his first Vitesse start by manager Theo Bos in a 2–1 victory against AZ. Room made his breakthrough in the Vitesse first-team squad in the 2010–11 campaign, following elthuizen's departure to Spanish side Hércules, appearing thirty-three times in the league out of a possible thirty-four. However, after only a year, Velthuizen re-joined the Dutch side after struggling to adapt in Spain, therefore displacing Room once again.
On 30 June 2013, Room joined Go Ahead Eagles on a season-long loan, to gain first-team football. On 4 August 2013, Room made his Go Ahead Eagles debut in a 1–1 draw with Utrecht. On 29 January 2014, six months later, Room's loan deal at Go Ahead Eagles was cut short by Vitesse, due to an injury to back-up goalkeeper Marko Meerits. Room left Go Ahead Eagles after making twenty league starts and two cup appearances.
Although Room returned to Vitesse, he failed to make an appearance in the remainder of the 2013–14 campaign due to Velthuizen's impressive form. In the 2014–15 campaign, Room finally displaced long-term goalkeeper Velthuizen after some disappointing displays. Room went on to appear in all thirty-four league fixtures in Vitesse's 2015–16 campaign; he also played the entirety of their KNVB Cup and UEFA Europa League campaigns as well.
Room played as Vitesse won the final of the KNVB Cup 2–0 against AZ Alkmaar on 30 April 2017 to lead the club, three-time runners-up, to the title for the first time in its 125-year history.

PSV

On 16 August 2017, Room joined fellow Eredivisie side PSV after a fifteen-year spell at Vitesse.
He came off the bench on 15 April 2018 as PSV beat rivals Ajax 3–0 to clinch the 2017–18 Eredivisie title.

Columbus Crew SC

On 5 July 2019, Room was signed by Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew SC.

International career

Room made his senior debut in a 1–0 win against Trinidad and Tobago on 6 June 2015. He was named man of the match.

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Club

Vitesse
PSV
Curaçao