Maikel Aerts (ˈmɑj.kəl ˈaːrts) (born 26 June 1976 in Eindhoven) is a Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 goalkeeper who currently plays for Hertha BSC.

Career

He started his career at FC Den Bosch. He played 107 games for Den Bosch (1994–2001), 9 games for Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen (2001–2002) and 71 games for RBC Roosendaal (2002–2005), and then moved to Feyenoord Rotterdam

Feyenoord Rotterdam

Feyenoord is a Dutch professional football club located in Rotterdam. Along with Ajax and PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord is one of the "big three" clubs in the Netherlands. These three clubs and Utrecht and Roda JC are the only clubs never to have been relegated from the Dutch first division...

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After some serious mistakes during the 2005/2006 season, he was banned to the bench by coach Erwin Koeman

Erwin Koeman

Erwin Koeman is a former football player and Dutch football manager. Currently he is the manager of FC Utrecht in the Dutch Eredivisie. He is the son of Dutch international footballer Martin Koeman, and, alongside his younger brother Ronald, has also represented the Netherlands...

 and as of July 2006 Feyenoord decided to leave him out of the squad. Aerts was transferred to Willem II from Tilburg

Tilburg

Tilburg is a landlocked municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant.Tilburg municipality also includes the villages of Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout....

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On 3 February 2007 he played his first Eredivisie match for Willem II against Heracles Almelo

Heracles Almelo

Heracles Almelo is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands.Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus. They changed their name on July 1, 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998. The club has won the Dutch national title...

  On 3 June 2010, he left the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 and signed a two-year contract with Hertha BSC.

Stats

Season	Team	Games	Division
1994/1995	FC Den Bosch	10	Eerste Divisie
1995/1996	FC Den Bosch	0	Eerste Divisie
1996/1997	FC Den Bosch	1	Eerste Divisie
1997/1998	FC Den Bosch	0	Eerste Divisie
1998/1999	FC Den Bosch	32	Eerste Divisie
1999/2000	FC Den Bosch	34	Eredivisie
2000/2001	FC Den Bosch	30	Eerste Divisie
2001/2002	GB Antwerpen	9	Eerste Klasse
2002/2003	RBC Roosendaal	17	Eredivisie
2003/2004	RBC Roosendaal	34	Eredivisie
2004/2005	RBC Roosendaal	20	Eredivisie
2005/2006	Feyenoord	4	Eredivisie
2006/2007	Willem II Tilburg	7	Eredivisie

Personal life

Maikel Aerts is the nephew of three time K-1 World Grand Prix

K-1 World Grand Prix

K-1 World Grand Prix, also known as the K-1 World GP, is an elimination kickboxing tournament that has been held annually since 1993 by the K-1 organization. Each year, K-1 holds various 16-men, 8-match grand prix style tournaments throughout the world to determine which 16 fighters will compete in...

 Champion Peter Aerts

Peter Aerts

Peter "The Dutch Lumberjack" Aerts is a Dutch super heavyweight kickboxer. He is a three-time K-1 World Grand Prix and Muay Thai World Champion. Aerts is best known for his powerful strikes and high kicks.- Biography :...

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