Robin Roefs
Squad number 13 · Sunderland
Their 2026 World Cup
Robin Roefs travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Netherlands, wearing number 13, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 4 matches (2 wins and 2 draws) and bowed out in the round of 32, beaten by Morocco 1-1.
The goalkeeping job went to B. Verbruggen (4 matches, 390′).
Another 3 players in the Netherlands squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Netherlands team page.
Who he is
- Born
- 17 January 2003 · aged 23 at the World Cup
- Birthplace
- Heeswijk-Dinther
- Club
- Sunderland A.F.C.
- Height
- 1.93 m
Data: Wikidata (CC0).
Biography
Robin Gerardus Petrus Roefs (born 17 January 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Sunderland and the Netherlands national team.
NEC Roefs started off in the youth squads of VV Heeswijk until he got scouted by NEC in 2014. In the 2021–22 season he was training goalkeepers for VV Heeswijk. Roefs extended his contract at NEC until 2028 in September 2023. Later that same month Roefs made his professional debut in a 3–0 victory against Utrecht in the Eredivisie, coming on as a substitute for the injured Jasper Cillessen. The week after his debut, he made his first start for NEC in a 3–1 loss against Vitesse. In May 2024, Roefs hinted at a possible exit as he wanted more playtime.
Sunderland On 1 August 2025, newly promoted Premier League club Sunderland announced the signing of Roefs on a five-year contract. He made his debut for Sunderland in their opening match of the 2025–26 Premier League season, keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 win over West Ham United on 16 August.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · opening summary of the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.