Born in Winschoten, Kolder progressed through the youth departments of VV Bato and WVV 1896 – both based in his hometown – before moving to the academy of BV Veendam in 1995, where he played for two years.

[1] On 4 October 1997, at the age of sixteen, he made his professional debut in the first team of Veendam in a 4–3 win in the Eerste Divisie over ADO Den Haag.

[2] He played nine and a half seasons for the club, after which he moved to FC Groningen in 2007, where he would make his debut in the Eredivisie.

On 20 September 2007, Kolder made his European debut when Groningen played against Fiorentina, coming on in the 90th minute for Erik Nevland.

[9] After professional football, Kolder started a career in 2016 as an intern and as an outpatient counselor at Bureau Ineke Keizer in Veendam.