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Biography
Eloy Victor Room (born 6 February 1989) is a Curaçaoan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dutch club Vitesse in the Eredivisie. He formerly played on loan for Go Ahead Eagles. In Vitesse Arnhem, Room is the first Curaçao gold rated player on all FIFA video game modes in all years.
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 Piet Velthuizen's departure to Spanish side Hércules, appearing thirty-three times in the league out of a possible thirty-four. However, after only a year, former first choice goalkeeper Piet Velthuizen re-joined the Dutch side after struggling to adapt in Spain, therefore displacing Room once again.
Go Ahead Eagles (loan)
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.
Return to Vitesse
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 campaign as well.
International career
Room made his senior debut in a 1–0 win against Trinidad and Tobago on 6 June 2015 (friendly). He was named man of the match.
Career statistics
- As of match played 29 January 2017.
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vitesse | 2008–09 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 120 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 140 | 0 | ||
| Go Ahead Eagles (loan) | 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 139 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 163 | 0 | ||