Erik Falkenburg

Erik Falkenburg (born 5 May 1988) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Club career Born in Leiden, he came through the youth system at and made his professional debut for Sparta Rotterdam on 23 January 2008 against PSV. At Sparta he played alongside future international players Kevin Strootman and Nick Viergever. He and Viergever left the club for AZ in 2010. Not a regular starter at AZ, he joined NEC on loan in January 2013 and he was sent on loan the next season to Go Ahead Eagles.

After his contract with AZ expired in summer 2014, Falkenburg moved to NAC, who surprisingly beat Cambuur, Go Ahead and Willem II for his signature despite being in financial trouble. He did join eternal rivals Willem II however the next season after NAC was relegated to the Eerste Divisie. The attacking midfielder changed clubs once more, when he teamed up with ADO Den Haag in 2017.

On 10 September 2020, Falkenburg signed a one-year contract with Roda JC in the Eerste Divisie. He left the club as his contract expired in July 2021.

In summer 2023, Falkenburg (who already lived in Amsterdam), joined local amateur side AVV Swift as a player and academy coach but left them after only three games and was snapped up by fellow amateurs LSVV’70 in his hometown Leiden a year later.

International career Falkenburg played three matches for the Netherlands U-21s in 2009 and 2010, scoring three goals.

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