Niels Fleuren

VVV-Venlo

Born in Boxmeer, Fleuren grew up in Gennep and played in the youth departments of local amateur club Vitesse '08 and VVV-Venlo. Fleuren made his professional debut at the age of 16 for VVV-Venlo, as a substitute in a 4–0 win at home against Cambuur on 3 October 2003. He scored his only league goal for the club on 21 October 2005, at home against HFC Haarlem. In 2008, he received the Jan Klaassens Award, the annual VVV award for the best talent from their own youth academy. Over the years, the club attracted various players for the left-back position, including Youssef El Akchaoui, Jeffrey Leiwakabessy, Joeri Schroyen and Jason Bourdouxhe, but each time Fleuren emerged as the starter. In a home game against De Graafschap on 13 September 2013, Fleuren was honoured in connection with his 300th official match for VVV. He played his 300th league game against Sparta Rotterdam on 19 October 2014. He played his 400th official game against regional rivals MVV on 8 April 2016. VVV announced on 27 May 2016 that Fleuren's contract would not be extended. Fleuren left VVV-Venlo in May 2016, after 13 seasons with the senior team. With 354 league appearances he was fifth in the club's appearance list. During his time at the club, he grew into a fan favourite and gained the nickname "The Maldini of De Koel".

Emmen and TOP Oss

On 15 July 2016, it was announced that Fleuren had signed a one-year contract with Emmen. Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Fleuren joined TOP…

VVV-Venlo

Eerste Divisie: 2008–09