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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ruben Eduardo Roosken[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-03-02)2 March 2000 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Klazienaveen,Drenthe,Netherlands[2] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VV Klazienaveen | |||
| 2012–2019 | Emmen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Emmen | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | TOP Oss | 29 | (0) |
| 2021–2025 | Heracles Almelo | 83 | (2) |
| 2025– | Huddersfield Town | 35 | (4) |
| 2026– | →Oxford United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:00, 4 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Ruben Eduardo Roosken (born 2 March 2000) is a Dutch professionalfootballer who plays as aleft-back for EnglishEFL Championship sideOxford United on loan from EnglishEFL League One clubHuddersfield Town.
Born inKlazienaveen,Drenthe to Dutch father and a Luso-Angolan mother,[3] Roosken played as a youth for VV Klazienaveen before joining the youth academy ofFC Emmen.[2] He made hisEredivisie debut forEmmen on 14 September 2019 in a match againstUtrecht.[4]
On 10 August 2020, Roosken signed a two-year contract withEerste Divisie club,TOP Oss.[5] He made his debut for the club on 29 August in a 1–2 home loss toHelmond Sport, coming on as a substitute in the 67th minute forNiels Fleuren.[6] In the following match againstRoda JC Kerkrade, Roosken made his first start for the club.[7] Afterwards, he would become a regular starter for the club, making 30 total appearances for TOP Oss as the club finished in 10th place.[8][9]
On 18 June 2021, it was announced that Roosken had signed a three-year contract withHeracles Almelo.[10]
On 28 December 2024, Roosken agreed to joinEFL League One clubHuddersfield Town on a two-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee, joining the club upon the opening of the transfer window on 1 January 2025.[11] On 4 January 2025, he made his debut as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 draw withRotherham United, being shown a straight red card just nine minutes after coming on.[12] In the following season he went on to make 21 league appearances before his subsequent winter transfer window loan toOxford United.
On 2 February 2026, Roosken joinedEFL Championship sideOxford United on loan with a clause in the transfer to make it permanent.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Emmen | 2019-20[14] | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| TOP Oss | 2020-21[14] | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| Heracles Almelo | 2021-22[14] | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022-23[14] | Eerste Divisie | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2023-24[14] | Eredivisie | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2024-25[14] | Eredivisie | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Total | 83 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 89 | 2 | |||
| Huddersfield Town | 2024-25[15] | League One | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2025-26[16] | League One | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| Total | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||
| Oxford United (loan) | 2025–26 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 136 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 94 | 5 | ||
Heracles Almelo