Tim Eekman

Tim Eekman is a back of Excelsior. He was born on 5 August 1991 in Ridderkerk, Netherlands.

Tim’s career took off in local VV Rijsoord, where the young footballer was noticed by Feyenoord scouts. The back trained in the academy of the club and performed for various youth teams during several years, but he did not manage to make his senior début for ‘De club aan de Maas’.

At the beginning of 2010, Eekman penned a three-and-a-half year contract with Rotterdam side Excelsior, where he continues to perform at the position of a right back up till now. The footballer’s first appearance for the club came on 23 January 2011 in the away 3-0 loss to Roda JC. Tim took part in five league fixtures for Excelsior as of November 2012.

In 2010, the back was called up to the Netherlands national U-19 team. On 18 July the same year, Eekman made his maiden international appearance in the 4-1 loss to France.