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Joep Kluskens (born 9 November 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club VVV-Venlo.
Career
Kluskens started playing football for amateur club RSKV Merefeldia, before joining the Fortuna Sittard academy in 2011. Kluskens then moved to PSV where he spent a total of five years in their youth academy. In 2019 he returned to Fortuna Sittard before moving to VVV-Venlo in 2020.
On 25 April 2022 he made his league debut for VVV during a 6–1 away loss at Jong Ajax, where he was brought on by head coach Jos Luhukay shortly before the final whistle for Ian Hussein Ngobi. The following week he made his first start, impressing with his positive passing in a 2–2 draw against Excelsior.
In 2023, Kluskens established himself as VVV's starting midfielder, earning praise for his balanced play and defensive contributions.
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 November 2023
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VVV-Venlo | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
