Bart Nieuwkoop, born on 7 March 1996 (age 30), is a Dutch right-back whose career has been shaped chiefly by Feyenoord. He has worn the No 2 shirt there and has 108 league appearances and two league goals across nine seasons, which tells you where the weight of his football has sat.
His time away from Rotterdam mattered too. The 2021-2022 season at Union Saint-Gilloise was his most productive in league terms, with three goals in 33 appearances, and it gave him a broader platform than the usual stop-start development route for a full-back trying to find rhythm.
Nieuwkoop later remained tied to Feyenoord’s first-team picture. In 2026-2027, he has made six Europa League appearances for the club. His market value is around £1.5m, according to Transfermarkt.
He is not a headline-grabbing name, and the career does not need dressing up as one. Nieuwkoop’s profile is that of an established Dutch right-back, developed around Feyenoord, sharpened by his spell in Belgium, and still most closely associated with the Rotterdam club.
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