Noah Verhoeven

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Noah Verhoeven
Verhoeven in 2021
Personal information
Full name Noah Timothy Verhoeven
Date of birth (1999-06-15) June 15, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Forward
Team information
Current team
Valour FC
(on loan from Atlético Ottawa)
Number 11
Youth career
2007–2011 Surrey United SC
2007–2010 Guru Nanak SC
2011–2017 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Whitecaps FC 2 1 (0)
2018 Fresno FC 23 (0)
2019–2020 Pacific FC 27 (0)
2021–2022 York United 51 (0)
2023– Atlético Ottawa 25 (1)
2024–Valour FC (loan) 20 (0)
International career
2018 Canada U20 5 (0)
2018 Canada U21 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 10, 2018

Noah Timothy Verhoeven (born June 15, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Valour FC on loan from Atlético Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League.

Early life

Verhoeven played youth soccer with Surrey United SC from 2007 to 2011, with whom he won a district championship in 2009-10 and served as team camp.[1] In 2009 and 2010, he also played with Guru Nanak Sporting Club and from 2007 to 2010, he trained with the Total Soccer Systems (TSS) Academy.[1] From 2009 to 2011, Verhoeven was a member of Whitecaps FC Prospects program and joined the official Whitecaps FC Academy in September 2011.[1]

Club career

In October 2017, he joined USL side Whitecaps FC 2, as an academy callup.[2] He made his professional debut on October 7, 2017, in a 1–1 draw against Real Monarchs SLC, coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute.[2]

In March 2018, he joined Fresno FC in the USL, who became the Whitecaps USL affiliate following the disbanding of the Whitecaps second team, signing his first professional contract.[3] Later that month, he made his debut for the team.[4] On April 18, 2018, he recorded his first assist in a 2–2 draw against the Tulsa Roughnecks.[5]

In January 2019, he signed with Pacific FC of the Canadian Premier League.[6][7] He made his debut in the club's inaugural match on April 28, recording an assist against HFX Wanderers FC off of a corner kick.[8][9][10] In early May 2019, he was named the CPL U23 Player of the Week.[11] He was named to the CPL Spring season Best XI, after the first part of the 2019 season.[12] In December 2019, he re-signed with the club for the 2020 season.[13]

Verhoeven with York United in 2022

In February 2021. he joined York United in the Canadian Premier League.[14][15] He signed a two-year contract with a club option for a third season.[16] In December 2022, Verhoeven's contract option was not picked up by York, ending his time at the club.[17]

In February 2023, he joined Atlético Ottawa on a two-year contract.[18] In February 2024, he extended his contract with Ottawa through the 2025 season and was subsequently loaned to Valour FC for the 2024 season, in a move with Rayane Yesli heading on Ottawa on a permanent deal.[19][20]

International career

Verhoeven is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States, and has Dutch ancestry.[1][21]

In November 2013, he made his debut in the Canadian youth program at an identification camp for the Canada U15 team.[22] In September 2014, he was named to an official camp for the Canada U15s.[23]

In January 2017, Verhoeven was called up to a camp for the United States U18 team.[24] In 2018, he was called up to the United States U20 team.[1]

In May 2018, he was named to the Canada U21 squad for the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[25] He made his debut on May 28 against Portugal U21, coming on as a substitute.[26] On May 31, he scored his first goal, helping Canada to a 1–0 victory over .[27] He was then named to the Canadian U20 team for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and was named team captain.[28] He was selected was selected to represented Canada U23 at the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship, but the tournament was postponed until 2021.[22]

In June 2019, he was called up to train with the Canada senior team for a training camp.[29][30]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Noah Verhoeven Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  2. ^ a b "Residency midfielder Noah Verhoeven signs USL contract with Fresno FC". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. March 5, 2018. Archived from the original on April 8, 2018.
  3. ^ Moreno, Angel (March 5, 2018). "Foxes Sign Whitecaps Residency Midfielder Noah Verhoeven". United Soccer League.
  4. ^ "MUST-SEE: Noah Verhoeven shows his skills for Fresno FC". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. April 3, 2018.
  5. ^ Murray, Nicholas (April 21, 2018). "Verhoeven Rising to Challenge with Foxes". USL Championship.
  6. ^ "Academy graduate Noah Verhoeven and goalkeeper Mark Village join Pacific FC". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. January 21, 2019.
  7. ^ "Pacific Football Club Adds Goalkeeper Village, Midfielder Verhoeven to Growing Roster". Pacific FC. January 21, 2019. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019.
  8. ^ Nef, Thomas (October 24, 2019). "Noah Verhoeven: The Canada Men's National Team Is Stronger Than Ever". World Football Index.
  9. ^ Jacques, John (February 4, 2021). "York United Completes Roster With Signing Of Noah Verhoeven". Northern Tribune.
  10. ^ Bauman, Martin (April 8, 2020). "Pacific FC's Noah Verhoeven eager to prove he's put growing pains behind him". Canadian Premier League.
  11. ^ Grossi, James (May 8, 2019). "U-23 player of the week Noah Verhoeven turning heads at Pacific FC". Canadian Premier League.
  12. ^ Thompson, Marty (July 3, 2019). "Spring XI: Who are CCL!'s standout players after opening stanza?". Canadian Premier League.
  13. ^ Dheensaw, Cleve (December 9, 2019). "Pacific FC locks up young stars for 2020 season". Times Colonist.
  14. ^ Thompson, Marty (February 4, 2021). "York United FC signs ex-Pacific FC midfielder Noah Verhoeven". Canadian Premier League.
  15. ^ Davidson, Neil (February 4, 2021). "Valour FC sign midfielder Keven Aleman, York United FC inks midfielder Noah Verhoeven". Toronto Star.
  16. ^ "York United FC signs Canadian midfielder Noah Verhoeven". York United FC. February 4, 2021.
  17. ^ "York United FC announces roster updates ahead of 2023 season". York United FC. December 23, 2022.
  18. ^ Jhalli, Anil (February 3, 2023). "Atlético Ottawa signs midfielder Noah Verhoeven". CityNews.
  19. ^ "Atlético Ottawa signs goalkeeper Rayane Yesli, loans Noah Verhoeven to Valour". Atlético Ottawa. February 9, 2024.
  20. ^ Jacques, John (February 9, 2024). "Yesli And Verhoeven Feature In Big Valour And Atletico Ottawa Trade". Northern Tribune.
  21. ^ "Noah's Arc: Verhoeven's basic instinct for the game central to playoff march". York United FC. November 20, 2021.
  22. ^ a b Noah Verhoeven at the Canadian Soccer Association
  23. ^ "Whitecaps FC Residency players named to Canadian men's U-15 national team camp". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. September 17, 2014.
  24. ^ "Residency midfielder Noah Verhoeven called up to U.S. U-18 national team". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. January 23, 2017. Archived from the original on January 29, 2017.
  25. ^ Rodriguez, Alicia (May 19, 2018). "Canada national team roster for prestigious Toulon Tournament released". Major League Soccer.
  26. ^ Moreno, Angel (May 31, 2018). "Noah Verhoeven Leads Canada U-21s to Their First Win of the Toulon Tournament". Fresno FC. Archived from the original on October 30, 2018.
  27. ^ "Surrey-born Whitecaps midfielder scores winning goal over Turkey". Surrey Now-Leader. May 31, 2018.
  28. ^ Bedakian, Armen (January 23, 2019). "With an eye on 2020, Noah Verhoeven credits trust, early interest for Pacific FC move". Canadian Premier League.
  29. ^ Jacques, John (June 6, 2019). "Noah Verhoeven Joins Canada National Team Training Camp". Northern Tribune.
  30. ^ "Pacific's Noah Verhoeven added to CanMNT pre-camp training squad". Canadian Premier League. June 6, 2019.