Lars Veldwijk

Excelsior

Veldwijk represented Eerste Divisie side Excelsior in the 2013–14 season, and scored 35 goals in 45 appearances across all competitions.

Nottingham Forest

On 12 June 2014, Veldwijk signed for Nottingham Forest from Excelsior for a fee of £500,000 that could rise to £1 million depending on various clauses. He made his debut on 16 August 2014 against Bolton Wanderers at the Macron Stadium as a 92nd-minute substitute for fellow striker Matty Fryatt. Veldwijk made his first start for Forest on 26 August 2014 in a 2–0 win against Huddersfield Town in the second round of the League Cup.

Loan to PEC Zwolle

Veldwijk went on loan to PEC Zwolle for the 2015–16 season, during which time he scored 14 goals in 33 league appearances. Upon his return to Forest he scored his first and only goal for the club in a 2–1 EFL Cup win against Millwall on 23 August 2016.

KV Kortrijk

In the middle of 2016, Veldwijk joined Belgian side KV Kortrijk and only made 9 appearances and scored just 1 goal for the club, he would go on loan to Aalesund in Norway.

Loan to Aalesunds FK

On 31 March 2017, Veldwijk joined Norwegian club Aalesunds FK on a season long loan due to the extended January transfer window in Norway with an option to buy, he would go on to impress in the Eliteserien by being involved in 8 goals in 16 appearances.

FC Groningen

Veldwijk joined Dutch side FC Groningen from Kortrijk and started well in his first season back in…

Although born in the Netherlands, and having spent his formative years progressive through the Dutch youth system at club level, Veldwijk was eligible to represent South Africa through his paternal lineage. He received his maiden call for the nation's 2018 World Cup qualifier against Senegal in October 2016 before debuting in a 1–1 friendly tie with Mozambique the following month. After a spell away from the team, he then returned to the national fold to feature in his first international tournament in 2019, making five substitute appearances as South Africa reached the quarter-finals of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

Club

As of match played on 14 May 2023

International

As of matches played on 1 July 2019

Veldwijk was in a relationship with television presenter and former vlogger Monica Geuze and they have a daughter together. Their daughter was born in July 2018. Geuze and Veldwijk split up in November 2019. He also has a son who was born in 2015 from a previous relationship.