| Sam Hendriks | |
| Birth Date: | 25 January 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Doetinchem, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Pyunik |
| Clubnumber: | 28 |
| Youthyears1: | –2005 |
| Youthclubs1: | VV VIOD |
| Youthyears2: | 2005–2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | De Graafschap |
| Years1: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs1: | De Graafschap |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Ajax |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Jong Ajax |
| Caps3: | 66 |
| Goals3: | 20 |
| Years4: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs4: | Go Ahead Eagles |
| Caps4: | 60 |
| Goals4: | 24 |
| Years5: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs5: | OH Leuven |
| Caps5: | 12 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2019 |
| Clubs6: | → Cambuur (loan) |
| Caps6: | 14 |
| Goals6: | 8 |
| Years7: | 2020 |
| Clubs7: | → Cambuur (loan) |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs8: | Go Ahead Eagles |
| Caps8: | 35 |
| Goals8: | 8 |
| Years9: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs9: | Cambuur |
| Caps9: | 6 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2022 |
| Clubs10: | → De Graafschap (loan) |
| Caps10: | 15 |
| Goals10: | 6 |
| Years11: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs11: | Olympiakos Nicosia |
| Caps11: | 33 |
| Goals11: | 2 |
| Years12: | 2023– |
| Clubs12: | Pyunik |
| Caps12: | 24 |
| Goals12: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2009–2010 |
| Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2011 |
| Nationalteam2: | Netherlands U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam3: | Netherlands U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam4: | Netherlands U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam5: | Netherlands U20 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam6: | Netherlands U21 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 21 April 2024 |
Sam Hendriks (born 25 January 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Armenian Premier League club Pyunik.
Born in Doetinchem, Hendriks began his football career with local amateur side VV VIOD, before transferring to De Graafschap in 2005.[1] Hendriks made his debut as an 88th-minute substitute for Anco Jansen against Telstar in the Eerste Divisie on 26 April 2013.[2] Sidelined by a knee injury for the majority of the 2012–13 season, Hendriks only made one appearance for the first team.[3] [4]
On 24 June 2013, Hendriks signed a four-year contract with Ajax.[5] [6] [7] Hendriks made his debut for the reserves team Jong Ajax in a 2–0 Eerste Divisie loss to FC Oss on 16 August 2013. He came on for Marvin Höner in the 70th minute, playing as a striker.[8] [9] On 20 August 2013, Hendriks scored four goals for Jong Ajax in a 15–0 friendly match win over Tweede Klasse side RKSV Nemelaer.[10] He scored his first professional career goal in the 22nd minute of a 1–2 loss to former club De Graafschap in the Eerste Divisie on 11 November 2013.[11]
On 15 June 2016, it was announced that Hendriks had signed a three-year deal with Go Ahead Eagles, leaving Ajax on a free transfer.[12]
On 15 June 2021, Hendriks returns to SC Cambuur.[13] On 28 January 2022, Hendriks was loaned to De Graafschap for the rest of the season.[14]
On 26 August 2022, he signed for Cypriot club Olympiakos Nicosia.[15]
On 13 September 2023, Pyunik announced the singing of Hendriks.[16]
Hendriks made his international debut for the Netherlands national under-15 team in a friendly match against Turkey on 8 December 2009. The match ended in a 4–1 win for the Netherlands. He scored his only goal in his final appearance for the U-15 team against Republic of Ireland in a 2–1 friendly match win.[17] On 4 February 2011, he appeared in all three matches for the U-16 team in the 2011 International Youth Tournament in Portugal, making his debut against the hosts in a 2–0 win, playing in the 4–1 win over Israel two days later, followed by a 1–1 draw with Italy.[18] On 26 March 2013, Hendrik was called up by U-18 coach Remy Reijnierse for the international friendly match against Germany on 26 March 2013.[19] The match ended in a 4–1 victory for the Dutch.[20] On 29 August, Hendriks was selected for the Netherlands U-19 team to face Germany in a friendly match. He made his U-19 debut on 6 September 2013 in a 6–1 loss to the Germans.
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| De Graafschap | 2012–13 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jong Ajax | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 22 | 5 | — | — | 22 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | |||
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