After serving in the Netherlands Marine Corps, professional clubs showed interest in him, and he completed a trial with De Graafschap before choosing to sign with FC Groningen.
[2] He made his professional debut in a 5–2 loss in the Eredivisie to Willem II, coming on as a substitute in the 84th minute for Mariano Bombarda.
[3] He would fail to make a definitive breakthrough at the club and only made seven first-team appearances during a two-year stint.
[5][6] After leaving Veendam in 1998, Stokkingreef continued in lower league football, having multiple stints with STEVO and Achilles 1894, before retiring as part of his hometown club PH Almelo in 2004 due to a recurring knee injury.
[2] He has also coached several youth teams of PH Almelo, as well as lower league clubs Luctor et Emergo and BWO.