Patrick Gerritsen

Twente

Gerritsen moved to the youth academy of FC Twente after being scouted at his hometown youth club DSVD Deurningen. He made his professional debut for Twente on 2 October 2005 as a 90th-minute substitute for Sharbel Touma in an away match against local rivals Heracles Almelo, which his club won 0–4. He scored his first senior goal in his third appearance of the season – which also proved to be the decisive goal – in a 1–0 home win over Sparta Rotterdam on 30 November 2005. After having been subbed in for Touma in the 73rd minute, Gerritsen headed home the winner in injury time on a cross from Kennedy Bakircioglu. On 17 December, he scored his second goal for Twente in a 3–1 away loss to Heerenveen, in what was also his first ever start for the team. Gerritsen eventually made 24 appearances in his first season, of which nineteen were starts, and he scored six goals. The season finished in 7th place for Twente, as they could still qualify for European football through the UEFA Intertoto Cup. On 15 July 2006, Gerritsen made his European debut as a starter in a 1–0 loss in the Intertoto Cup to Swedish club Kalmar FF. In the second leg, however, Twente turned around the tie and beat Kalmar 3–1 at home, thereby qualifying for the UEFA Cup. Gerritsen also made a start in the second leg, as midfielder Touma scored a hat-trick. In the league, Gerritsen saw a decrease in playing time under new head coach Fred Rutten, as he preferred to play Blaise Nkufo as the sole…

In 2006, he was part of the Netherlands squad that won the UEFA U21 Championship 2006 in Portugal.

Netherlands U21

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship: 2006 Individual

KNVB Cup Golden Boot: 2015–16