Rick Karsdorp

Feyenoord

Early years

Born in Schoonhoven, Netherlands, Karsdorp started at VV Schoonhoven, as his father, Fred, worked there as a trainer. Karsdorp was then scouted by Feyenoord and as a result of joining the club and his parents’ divorce, he and his father moved to Bergambacht. However, Karsdorp revealed that: "When things did not go so well for me at school in my youth, my father coordinated with Feyenoord that I was not allowed to play football anymore. Only when things got better at school. I was allowed to come back to the training. That has been a good lesson in my development." Following his improved behaviour at school, he re–joined VV Schoonhoven and stayed there for six months before re-joining Feyenoord. Karsdorp became a youth exponent from the Feyenoord Academy. He started out, playing in the midfield position before playing in the right–back position. In December 2013, Karsdorp signed his first professional contract with the club, keeping him until 2015.

2014–15

Ahead of the 2014–15 season, Karsdorp was given a number twenty–six shirt for Feyenoord. His first team debut was on 6 August 2014 against Beşiktaş in a UEFA Champions League third round qualifier replacing Jordy Clasie after 69 minutes in a 3–1 away defeat. Two weeks later on 24 August 2014, he made his league debut for the club, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute, in a 2–1 loss against FC Utrecht. In the UEFA Europa League match against HNK Rijeka on 23 October…

Youth career

In August 2011, Karsdorp was called up to the Netherlands U17 squad for the first time. He made his Netherlands U17 debut, starting the match, in a 1–0 win against Italy U17 on 16 September 2011. Three days later on 19 September 2011, Karsdorp made his second (and last) appearances for the U17 side, coming on as a 41st-minute substitute, in a 3–1 win against Israel U17. In August 2012, Karsdorp was called up to the Netherlands U18 for the first time in his career. He made his Netherlands U18 debut against USA U18 on 11 September 2012, starting the match and scoring the U18’s first goal of the game, in a 4–2 loss. Karsdorp went on to make two appearances for Netherlands U18 side. In August 2013, Karsdorp was called up to the Netherlands U19 for the first time in his career. He made his Netherlands U19 debut against Germany U19 on 6 September 2013, starting the match in the central midfield position, in a 6–1 loss. Karsdorp then scored his first Netherlands U19 goal, in a 3–1 win against Turkey U19 on 13 October 2013. He went on to make seven appearances and scoring once for the U19 side. In October 2014, Karsdorp was called up to the Netherlands U20 squad for the first time. He made his Netherlands U20 debut, starting the whole game, in a 2–2 draw against Turkey U20 on 9 October 2014. Karsdorp went on to make three appearances for the U20 side. A month later in November, Karsdorp was called up to the Netherlands U21 squad for the first time. He made his…

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As of match played 15 March 2025

In June 2018, Karsdorp married his long term–girlfriend, the South American model Astrid Lentini. In addition to Dutch, he speaks English and is learning Italian. His wife, Astrid, who is of Italian origin, helps interpret the language for him. The couple has two sons.