Erik Falkenburg


Erik Falkenburg is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for ADO Den Haag in the Dutch Eredivisie.

Club career

Born in Leiden, he came through the youth system at and made his professional debut for Sparta Rotterdam on 23 January 2008 against PSV. At Sparta he played alongside future international players Kevin Strootman and Nick Viergever. He and Viergever left the club for AZ in 2010. Not a regular starter at AZ, he joined NEC on loan in January 2013 and he was sent on loan the next season to Go Ahead Eagles.
After his contract with AZ expired in summer 2014, Falkenburg moved to NAC, who surprisingly beat Cambuur, Go Ahead and Willem II for his signature despite being in financial trouble. He did join Willem II however the next season after NAC was relegated to the Eerste Divisie. The attacking midfielder changed clubs once more, when he teamed up with ADO Den Haag in 2017.

International career

Falkenburg played three matches for the Netherlands U-21s in 2009 and 2010, scoring three goals.