Martijn Reuser

Who is Martijn Reuser?

Martijn Franciscus Reuser is a former Dutch footballer who last played for NAC Breda in the Eredivisie.

Reuser began his career at Dutch side Ajax and, having joined the side at youth level, made the step up to play in the first team. He was a skillful, goal-scoring midfielder who looked capable of being a permanent fixture in the Dutch national setup. His career was looking very promising, but he suffered a serious knee injury, which appeared to end his Ajax career. He moved to another Dutch side, Vitesse Arnhem. It was here that Martijn made his one and only international appearance against Ghana in a friendly. He did not really hit it off at Vitesse and was re-signed by Ajax.

He made only one appearance for the first team and he was loaned to English side Ipswich Town in the 1999–2000 season after being scouted by Romeo Zondervan. Having scored a late winner on his début against Fulham and a memorable goal to seal off Ipswich's play-off win against Barnsley at Wembley, Ipswich signed him on a permanent basis. During his four-year stay at Portman Road he established a reputation as a free-kick taker. He was troubled by injury problems during his Ipswich Town career.