Navarone Foor
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Navarone Chesney Kai Foor (born 4 February 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Eerste Divisie club VVV-Venlo.
Club career
NEC
Born in Opheusden, Foor left local side Opheusden in 2009 to join NEC. On 6 August 2011, Foor made his NEC debut in a 2–2 draw with Heerenveen, in which he replaced Lasse Schöne in the 79th minute. On 10 September 2011, Foor was given his first NEC start against local rivals De Graafschap. The game resulted in a 1–0 victory for De Graafschap and Foor played until the 71st minute before being replaced by Manchester City loanee Abdisalam Ibrahim. On 22 April 2012, Foor scored his first NEC goal in a 2–1 defeat to PSV. On 10 May 2012, Foor continued his impressive form with a goal against rivals Vitesse, which eventually finished a 3–2 victory to NEC.
Foor quickly became a fan favourite at NEC with his consistent performances spread over five years at the club. Foor played a big part in NEC's Eerste Divisie triumph, in which he netted seven times from 37 appearances. Foor went on to make 154 league appearances for NEC, scoring on 15 occasions.
Vitesse
On 13 May 2016, Foor joined fierce rivals Vitesse on a four-year deal on a free transfer after his contract expired at NEC. On 11 September 2016, Foor made his Vitesse debut in a 1–0 away defeat to Ajax, featuring for 64 minutes before being replaced by Nathan. On 23 October 2016, Foor scored his first goal for Vitesse in a 1–1 draw against former club NEC, opening the scoring in the 38th minute.
He played as Vitesse won the final of the KNVB Beker 2–0 against AZ Alkmaar on 30 April 2017 to help the club, three-time runners up, to the title for the first time in its 125-year history.
Ittihad Kalba
On 3 February 2020, Ittihad Kalba signed Foor from Vitesse.
Riga FC
On 28 August 2022, Foor signed for Latvian Higher League club Riga FC having spent two seasons in Cyprus with Pafos FC.
Cambuur
On 28 January 2023, Foor signed for Cambuur on a contract until the end of the season.
VVV-Venlo
On 31 January 2025, Foor signed a six-month contract with VVV-Venlo, with an option to extend for a year.
International career
Foor has represented Netherlands at under-19, under-20 and under-21 level.
Personal life
Born in the Netherlands, Foor is of Indonesian descent.
Career statistics
As of match played 20 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| NEC | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 |
| 2012–13 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 37 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 7 | |
| 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 5 | |
| Total | 154 | 15 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 167 | 17 | |
| Vitesse | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 29 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 6 |
| 2017–18 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| 2018–19 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 5 |
| 2019–20 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| Total | 106 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 135 | 14 |
| Ittihad Kalba | 2019–20 | UAE Pro League | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Pafos | 2020–21 | Cypriot First Division | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| Total | 60 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1 |
| Riga | 2022 | Latvian Higher League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Cambuur | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 |
| Karmiotissa | 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 |
| Bandırmaspor | 2023–24 | TFF First League | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| VVV-Venlo | 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 |
| 2025–26 | Eerste Divisie | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |
| Career total | 408 | 38 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 454 | 40 |
External links
- at WorldFootball.net
- at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-09-22)