Damian van Bruggen (born 18 March 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Almere City. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a defensive midfielder or a full-back. Club career Van Bruggen moved from Almere City to the AFC Ajax youth academy at the start of the 2011–12 season. In March 2013, Van Bruggen signed his first professional contract with Ajax, at the age of 16. Van Bruggen made his professional debut for Jong Ajax as a 61st-minute substitute for Ricardo van Rhijn in an Eerste Divisie match against Fortuna Sittard on 16 August 2014. He moved on a season-long loan to Eredivisie club VVV-Venlo in August 2017. Career statistics References External links Netherlands profile 1996 births Living people Footballers from Utrecht (city) Dutch footballers Netherlands youth international footballers Netherlands under-21 international footballers Association football defenders Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players Croatian Football League players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Jong Ajax players Jong PSV players VVV-Venlo players NK Inter Zaprešić players NK Slaven Belupo players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players Almere City FC players Dutch expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Croatia Expatriate footballers in Slovenia Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia