Ruben Roosken

Ruben Roosken
Personal information
Full name Ruben Eduardo Roosken[1]
Date of birth (2000-03-02) 2 March 2000
Place of birth Klazienaveen, Drenthe,Netherlands[2]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town
Number 11
Youth career
VV Klazienaveen
2012–2019 Emmen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Emmen 3 (0)
2020–2021 TOP Oss 29 (0)
2021–2025 Heracles Almelo 83 (2)
2025– Huddersfield Town 35 (4)
2026– → Oxford United (loan) 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:00, 4 February 2026 (UTC)

Ruben Eduardo Roosken (born 2 March 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for English EFL Championship side Oxford United on loan from English EFL League One club Huddersfield Town.

Club career

Emmen

Born in Klazienaveen, Drenthe to Dutch father and a Luso-Angolan mother,[3] Roosken played as a youth for VV Klazienaveen before joining the youth academy of FC Emmen.[2] He made his Eredivisie debut for Emmen on 14 September 2019 in a match against Utrecht.[4]

TOP Oss

On 10 August 2020, Roosken signed a two-year contract with Eerste Divisie club, TOP Oss.[5] He made his debut for the club on 29 August in a 1–2 home loss to Helmond Sport, coming on as a substitute in the 67th minute for Niels Fleuren.[6] In the following match against Roda JC Kerkrade, Roosken made his first start for the club.[7] Afterwards, he would become a regular starter for the club, making 30 total appearances for TOP Oss as the club finished in 10th place.[8][9]

Heracles Almelo

On 18 June 2021, it was announced that Roosken had signed a three-year contract with Heracles Almelo.[10]

Huddersfield Town

On 28 December 2024, Roosken agreed to join EFL League One club Huddersfield Town on a two-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee, joining the club upon the opening of the transfer window on 1 January 2025.[11] On 4 January 2025, he made his debut as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 draw with Rotherham United, being shown a straight red card just nine minutes after coming on.[12] In the following season he went on to make 21 league appearances before his subsequent winter transfer window loan to Oxford United.

Oxford United

On 2 February 2026, Roosken joined EFL Championship side Oxford United on loan with a clause in the transfer to make it permanent.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 February 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Emmen 2019-20[14] Eredivisie 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
TOP Oss 2020-21[14] Eerste Divisie 29 0 1 0 — — 30 0
Heracles Almelo 2021-22[14] Eredivisie 7 0 1 0 — 1[c] 0 9 0
2022-23[14] Eerste Divisie 37 1 1 0 — — 38 1
2023-24[14] Eredivisie 23 0 1 0 — — 24 0
2024-25[14] Eredivisie 16 0 2 0 — — 18 1
Total 83 1 5 0 — 1 0 89 2
Huddersfield Town 2024-25[15] League One 14 2 — — — 13 2
2025-26[16] League One 21 1 1 0 1 0 3[d] 0 26 1
Total 35 3 1 0 1 0 3 1 5 3
Oxford United (loan) 2025–26 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 136 4 6 0 1 0 4 1 94 5
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Eredivisie promotion/relegation play-offs
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Heracles Almelo

References

  1. ^ "EFL – Squad List 2024/25: Huddersfield Town – In Squad Players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 71. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b Slagter, Ernst (16 September 2019). "Ruben Roosken: Klazienavener bij FC Emmen én verre familie van goalgetter Tonny Roosken". Dagblad van het Noorden. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Talentscout - Ruben Roosken | Keuken Kampioen Divisie". keukenkampioendivisie.nl.
  4. ^ "Utrecht v Emmen game report". Soccerway. 14 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Ruben Roosken vastgelegd bij TOP Oss!" (in Dutch). TOP Oss. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  6. ^ "TOP Oss - Helmond Sport 1:2 (Eerste Divisie 2020/2021, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Roda JC Kerkrade - TOP Oss 3:0 (Eerste Divisie 2020/2021, 2. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Ruben Roosken » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  9. ^ Doelen, Jaap van der (15 May 2021). "TOP Oss op rapport: TOP Oss kan vanaf de tiende plek tevreden terugkijken". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch).
  10. ^ Dijkhuizen, Niels (18 June 2021). "Ruben Roosken van Top Oss naar Heracles". RTV Drenthe (in Dutch).
  11. ^ "SIGNING: RUBEN ROOSKEN JOINS TOWN". www.htafc.com. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Ruben Roosken sees red on Huddersfield Town debut in goalless draw with Rotherham United". Yorkshire Examiner. 4 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  13. ^ https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/ruben-roosken-signs-oxford-united
  14. ^ a b c d e f 19 September 2025 at Soccerway
  15. ^ "Games played by Ruben Roosken in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  16. ^ "Games played by Ruben Roosken in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  17. ^ "Winnend Heracles ziet PEC niet uithalen en is kampioen van eerste divisie" [Winning Heracles does not see PEC achieve results and is champion of the first division] (in Dutch). NOS. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
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