Niciano Grootfaam
Defender - Right-Back
at ASC Waterwijk
at ASC Waterwijk
693 days · joined 2024-07-01
👕100+ Apps
Market value
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Rating · 22/23
4.9
Average
Right-Back Defender
Career snapshot
5
clubs played for
16/17
debut season
0.02
goals / match
Almere City FC U21
top club · 46 apps
Position rank · 22/23
#1024
goals rank
#1178
assists rank
2
season goals
0
season assists
Among 1,287 Defender - Right-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€75k
peak value · 2023
—
top transfer fee
1
best season · 19/20
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int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 2001-02-10 · 6 players total
110Appearances
2Goals
0Assists
3Yellow cards
0Red cards
13Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Niciano Grootfaam |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Niciano Grootfaam Omzigtig |
| Date of birth | 2001-02-10 (25 yrs) |
| Place of birth | , |
| Citizenship | Netherlands Suriname |
| Position | Defender - Right-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 174.00 m |
| Current club | ASC Waterwijk |
| Joined | 2024-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2024
Transfer: Without Club → ASC Waterwijk
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2023
Transfer: Almere City → Without Club
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Almere City FC, Almere City FC U21
31 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: Almere City U21 → Almere City
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Almere City FC U21, Almere City FC
24 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Utrecht U21 → Almere City U21
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — FC Utrecht U21
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2020
Transfer: Utrecht U19 → Utrecht U21
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — FC Utrecht U21, FC Utrecht U19
15 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — FC Utrecht U21, FC Utrecht U19
23 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Ajax U17 → Utrecht U19
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Ajax Amsterdam U17
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Ajax Amsterdam U17
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
Transfer: Ajax Youth → Ajax U17
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2015
Transfer: Almere City FC → Ajax Youth
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2011
Transfer: Zeeburgia Yth. → Almere City FC
11/12 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €75k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 1082 other Defender - Right-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 22/23. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.11/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.11/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.11/90
Minutes played by club
Almere City FC
0.0%
Almere City FC U21
70.8%
FC Utrecht U21
0.0%
FC Utrecht U19
29.2%
Ajax Amsterdam U17
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almere City FC | 2 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Almere City FC U21 | 2 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 837 |
| FC Utrecht U21 | 3 | 18/19 | 20/21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Utrecht U19 | 2 | 18/19 | 19/20 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 345 |
| Ajax Amsterdam U17 | 2 | 16/17 | 17/18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Keuken Kampioen Divisie | Almere City FC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | KNVB Beker | Almere City FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | U21 Div. 1 Fall | Almere City FC U21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | U21 Div. 1 Spring | Almere City FC U21 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 837 |
| 21/22 | Beloften nacompetitie | Almere City FC U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Keuken Kampioen Divisie | Almere City FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Play-Offs Promotion Tweede Divisie | Almere City FC U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | U21 Div. 1 Fall | Almere City FC U21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | U21 Div. 1 Spring | Almere City FC U21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Keuken Kampioen Divisie | FC Utrecht U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Keuken Kampioen Divisie | FC Utrecht U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | U19 Cup NL | FC Utrecht U19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | U19 Div. 1 Fall | FC Utrecht U19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | U19 Div. 1 Spring | FC Utrecht U19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 345 |
| 18/19 | Keuken Kampioen Divisie | FC Utrecht U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | U19 Cup NL | FC Utrecht U19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | U19 Div. 1 Fall | FC Utrecht U19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | U19 Div. 2 Spring | FC Utrecht U19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Prelim. U17 | Ajax Amsterdam U17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | U17 Div. 1 Spring | Ajax Amsterdam U17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | U17 Div. 1 Spring | Ajax Amsterdam U17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Zeeburgia Yth. | Almere City FC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Almere City FC | Ajax Youth | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Ajax Youth | Ajax U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Ajax U17 | Utrecht U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-07-01 | Utrecht U19 | Utrecht U21 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | Utrecht U21 | Almere City U21 | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Almere City U21 | Almere City | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | Almere City | Without Club | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | Without Club | ASC Waterwijk | Transfer | 50000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€75k
Low—
Δ since start−€50k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Huizing | 2 | 0 | 827 |
| Rick Meissen | 1 | 0 | 614 |
| Rivillino Neslo | 2 | 0 | 454 |
| Mitchi Huijsman | 2 | 0 | 413 |
| Jens Guiting | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Djevencio van der Kust | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Pinas | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dino Janssen | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Olivier de Nijs | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezra Hoogenboom | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruben Kluivert | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley Reemnet | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Layee Kromah | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrese Noslin | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yassine Tekfaoui | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffry Puriel | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcelencio Esajas | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Guus Beaumont | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tijmen Wildeboer | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | U21 Div. 1 Spring | Almere City FC U21 | 1 | 11 |
| 19/20 | U19 Div. 1 Spring | FC Utrecht U19 | 1 | 5 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | 31 | 837 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 21/22 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
U21 Div. 1 Spring
18 apps
1 G
0 A
U19 Div. 1 Spring
5 apps
1 G
0 A
Keuken Kampioen Divisie
8 apps
0 G
0 A
U21 Div. 1 Fall
25 apps
0 G
0 A
U19 Div. 1 Fall
15 apps
0 G
0 A
U19 Div. 2 Spring
16 apps
0 G
0 A
U17 Div. 1 Spring
9 apps
0 G
0 A
Prelim. U17
8 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Niciano Grootfaam
Who is Niciano Grootfaam?
Niciano Grootfaam is a Netherlands professional footballer who plays as a right-back for ASC Waterwijk.
How old is Niciano Grootfaam?
Niciano Grootfaam is 25 years old. He was born on February 10, 2001.
What position does Niciano Grootfaam play?
Niciano Grootfaam plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).
What club does Niciano Grootfaam play for?
Niciano Grootfaam currently plays for ASC Waterwijk.
How many career goals has Niciano Grootfaam scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Niciano Grootfaam has scored 2 goals in 110 appearances.