John Goossens

Born in Heemstede, Goossens began his career at the local SV HBC, then joined Ajax in September 1999, and was promoted to Jong Ajax in November 2006 and signed a new contract later in May 2007, that will keep him until 2011. In the 2008–09 season, he played left back in that team, where he had previously acted as left winger. However, under the management of Marco van Basten, Goossens was told that he doesn't have a future at Ajax no longer. While at Ajax, Goossens was described as "super talented".

NEC Nijmegen

2009–2010

On 2 February 2009, Goossens moved from Ajax to NEC Nijmegen, where he signed a contract for four years. Previously moving to NEC, FC Twente originally keen to sign Goosens. Both parties already agreed with Goossens, but could with Ajax not agree on the terms of the contract. Ajax wanted the contract to include a repurchase option, to which Twente ceased negotiations. Goossens signed a contract until mid- 2012 in Nijmegen. He made his professional football debut on 4 February 2009, playing his first game against Groningen, where he came on as a substitute for Rachid Bouaouzan in the 29th minute. Goossens then scored his first goal for the club, in a 1–1 draw against Twente on 3 April 2009. In his first half to his career at NEC, Goossens made eight appearances and scoring once. In the 2009–10 season, Goossens started his full season at NEC when he wasn't used and was on the bench at the start of the season before he scored his first…

Goossens was part of the Netherlands U-17 squad that reached third place at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship. He scored two goals in the tournament.