Christian Kum

Kum was born in Frankfurt, West Germany, but moved to the Netherlands when he was a year-and-a-half old. He is the son of a German father and Dutch mother. Kum began playing football for DSO from Zoetermeer and was scouted by Feyenoord and was signed. However, the club released him and he eventually moved to amateur club RVC Rijswijk where he was spotted by Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag where he entered the youth academy. Kum has Dutch and German citizenship.

ADO Den Haag

In the second half of the 2005–06 season, Kum replaced the injured Spira Grujić and made his debut for the club in a 2–0 loss against PSV Eindhoven on 29 January 2012 when he received a yellow card and played 90 minutes. Kum made 2 more appearances this season. Over the next two seasons, Kum developed into the starting line-up in the ADO Den Haag-defense, playing in central defense. During his early career, the club was relegated to Jupiler League, only to be promoted again the following season through playoffs, after the club finished 6th in the league. Following promotion, Kum ended speculation that he would leave the club as his expired at the end of the season signing a new contract until 2012. On 15 March 2009, Kum scored his first goal in a 3–0 win over N.E.C. and scored again in his next game in a 4–1 loss against AZ on 4 April 2009. The next season, Kum scored his first of the season in a 1–1 draw against Vitesse Arnhem on 6 March 2010. In a match between ADO Den Haag and NEC on 14 April…

Due to his good performance in the Jupiler League, Kum was pre-selected by Foppe de Haan for 2008 Beijing Olympic. In his first training, ahead of a friendly match against Sweden, Kum made a good first impression but suffered an injury. Because of his injury, Kum was not in the 18-man squad for the Olympics, but recovered in time to make the stand-by list. Kum has made no international appearances since.