Thijmen Goppel


Thijmen Goppel is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Dutch second tier club Roda JC Kerkrade.

Club career

Early years

A winger, Goppel began his career in his native Netherlands with :nl:SV Alkmania|Alkmania and Alphense Boys, before entering the youth system at N.E.C. in 2014. After three years, where he was unable to break through to the first team, he was scooped up by ADO Den Haag.

ADO Den Haag

Goppel made the first professional appearance of his career early in the 2017–18 season, where he was substituted in for the injured Elson Hooi in the 90th minute of a match against VVV-Venlo. He had an immediate impact, as stood for the assist to Bjørn Johnsen's goal, which would secure a 2-0 win for ADO. ADO head coach Alfons Groenendijk brought Goppel with the first team on training camp to the Turkish Belek during the winter break. During this training camp he signed his first professional contract with ADO, keeping him in De Hofstad until summer 2020. Goppel would eventually go on to make 15 appearances in that season, and won the ADO Talent of the Season award for his performances in the 2017–18 season.

MVV Maastricht (loan)

On 2 September 2019, Goppel signed a one-year loan deal with Dutch second division side, MVV Maastricht.

Roda JC

In June 2020 he moved to Roda JC Kerkrade.