Rick Karsdorp (born 11 February 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven and the Netherlands national team.
[3][4] Karsdorp was then scouted by Feyenoord and as a result of joining the club and his parents’ divorce, he and his father moved to Bergambacht.
[4] However, Karsdorp revealed that: "When things did not go so well for me at school in my youth, my father coordinated with Feyenoord that I was not allowed to play football anymore.
[8] His first team debut was on 6 August 2014 against Beşiktaş in a UEFA Champions League third round qualifier replacing Jordy Clasie after 69 minutes in a 3–1 away defeat.
[9] Two weeks later on 24 August 2014, he made his league debut for the club, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute, in a 2–1 loss against FC Utrecht.
[10] In the UEFA Europa League match against HNK Rijeka on 23 October 2014, Karsdorp was at fault when he and Matthew Steenvoorden were completely misjudged, leading Andrej Kramarić to score, as the club lost 3–1.
[12] Since the start of the season, Karsdorp found himself placed on the substitute bench, due to a competition from fellow right–backs, Khalid Boulahrouz and Luke Wilkshire.
[14] In a match against PSV Eindhoven on 22 March 2015, Karsdorp set up the club's first goal of the game for Anass Achahbar, who scored twice, in a 2–1.
[16] In a follow–up match against PEC Zwolle, Karsdorp received a straight red card in the 71st minute, as the club lost 3–0.
[17] After serving a one match suspension, he returned to the starting line–up against Heerenveen in the second leg of the league's play–off spot semi–final, as Feyenoord lost 3–2 on aggregate.
[25] He didn't make his return to the first team until on 1 November 2015 against ADO Den Haag, starting a match and played 74 minutes before being substituted, in a 1–0 loss.
[33] He helped the club keep three consecutive clean sheets in the first three league matches against Groningen, Twente and Heracles.
[45] He then returned to the first team and didn't make his first appearance of the season until on 31 August 2018, starting a match and played 77 minutes before being substituted, in a 2–1 loss against A.C.
[46] But Karsdorp found himself behind the pecking order in the first team, resulting in him being placed on the substitute bench, as well as, his own injury concern.
On 29 August 2024, Karsdorp and Roma agreed to mutually terminate his contract at the club, allowing him to leave as a free agent.
[55] After missing one match, he returned to the starting line–up against FC Twente on 29 September 2019 and set up Feyenoord's first goal of the game, in a 5–1 win.
[62] On 31 August 2024, Karsdorp returned to the Netherlands and signed for PSV Eindhoven on an initial one-year deal with an option of an extension.
[67] He made his Netherlands U18 debut against USA U18 on 11 September 2012, starting the match and scoring the U18’s first goal of the game, in a 4–2 loss.
[70] He made his Netherlands U19 debut against Germany U19 on 6 September 2013, starting the match in the central midfield position, in a 6–1 loss.
[79] Karsdorp received his first call up to the senior Netherlands team in September 2015 for UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Czech Republic.
Look, if I have played twenty games, delivered ten assists and scored five goals, you can ask me whether the Orange will come back into the picture.