Niek Schiks
.jpg) Niek Schiks in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 February 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Boxmeer, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
RKC Waalwijk (on loan from PSV Eindhoven) | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2026 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Jong PSV | 85 | (0) |
| 2026– | PSV | 2 | (0) |
| 2026– | → RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Netherlands U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 October 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 April 2026 | |||
Niek Schiks (born 3 February 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eerste Divisie club RKC Waalwijk on loan from PSV Eindhoven.
Early life
[edit]Born in Boxmeer, Schiks was from a family of footballers with his dad Oscar and brother Tijn playing with JVC Cuijk. He joined PSV academy at the age of eight and stayed through the academy travelling to a secondary school for top athletes in Eindhoven to help him to combine study and training. He signed his first professional contract with PSV aged 17.[1]
Career
[edit]Schiks made his debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong PSV against TOP Oss on 6 September 2022.[2] Schiks said he embraced the pressure of starting matches as a goalkeeper and appreciated the opportunities given at the club to learn how to be a professional.[3]
Schiks made his debut for the senior squad of PSV Eindhoven on 8 February 2026 in an Eredivisie game against Groningen.[4]
For the 2026–27 season, Schiks moved on loan to RKC Waalwijk in Eerste Divisie.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 13 February 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong PSV | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 79 | 0 | — | — | — | 79 | 0 | |||||
| PSV | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | ||
Honours
[edit]PSV
References
[edit]- ↑ "Oud JVC-er Niek Schiks krijgt driejarig contract bij PSV". Jvccuijk.nl.
- ↑ "Keeper Niek Schiks uit Linden maakt profdebuut bij PSV". Gelderlander.nl.
- ↑ "Talentvolle Cuijkse keeper Niek Schiks omarmt elke PSV-minuut: 'Hier word je pas echt prof'". Ed.nl.
- ↑ "PSV-keeper Niek Schiks in tranen na debuut: 'Ik ben een jochie van de club'" [PSV goalkeeper Niek Schiks in tears after debut: 'I am a club boy'] (in Dutch). NU. 8 February 2026. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
- ↑ "RKC Waalwijk huurt doelman Niek Schiks van PSV" [RKC Waalwijk signs goalkeeper Niek Schiks on loan from PSV] (in Dutch). RKC Waalwijk. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
- ↑ "From championship jitters to record breakers: PSV's road to the title". Flashscore. 5 April 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "PSV win 15th Johan Cruyff Shield after late comeback against Go Ahead Eagles". Flashscore. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
External links
[edit]- Niek Schiks at Soccerway
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- 2004 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Boxmeer
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Dutch men's footballers
- Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Jong PSV players
- PSV Eindhoven players
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