Santi Kolk

ADO Den Haag

Born in The Hague, Kolk played youth football for Dynamo '67 in Rijswijk and HVV Laakkwartier, before joining the ADO Den Haag youth academy as a 15-year-old. He made his professional debut on 29 August 1999 as part of the ADO Den Haag first team in a home match against NAC Breda. Coming on as a second-half substitute for Dennis Iliohan, he scored his first goal after only being on the pitch for one minute as ADO won 3–0.

Heerenveen

In 2000, Kolk signed a five-year contract with SC Heerenveen at age 18 as an emerging talent. He made his debut for the club on 26 August 2000 in a 2–0 away win over Fortuna Sittard. On 25 October, Kolk made his European debut in the UEFA Champions League group stage match against Lyon, coming on as a 68th-minute substitute for Jeffrey Talan in a 2–0 home loss. He scored his first goal for Heerenveen on 17 December in a 3–0 away win over RBC Roosendaal. During his first season at the club, he would mostly appear as a substitute, as the club finished in a disappointing 10th place. After returning from a loan at ADO, Kolk's chances of playing time improved after fellow forward Romano Denneboom was told to leave. This meant that Kolk was in the starting lineup against Spanish club Villarreal in the play-off round of the UEFA Cup on 26 August 2003. At Heerenveen, however, he clashed with head coach Foppe de Haan, which Kolk later admitted was due to his own "selfishness".

Loans

On 15 October 2001, RKC…

Kolk also played in several Dutch national youth teams. He was part of Louis van Gaal's squad for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina.

In 2014, a year after retiring from football, Kolk started as an agent and was hired by Juzzt Football, a Dutch football agency. He represented Denzel Dumfries until 2019.

ADO Den Haag

Eerste Divisie: 2002–03 Den Bosch

Eerste Divisie: 2003–04 Individual

Eerste Divisie Golden Boot: 2005–06