Introduction
Pepijn Doesburg (born 17 January, 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Eerste Divisie club VVV-Venlo on loan from FC Dordrecht as a forward. He is the grandson of Eredivisie record appearance holder Pim Doesburg.
Career
Doesburg played in the youth teams of TOGB and Feyenoord before joining Sparta Rotterdam. In June 2022 Doesburg began trainingwith Dordrecht ahead of the 2022–23 season. He made his Eerste Divisie debut in August 2022 against Roda JC. He scored his first Eerste divisie goal against PEC Zwolle in October 2022.
On 31 August 2023, Doesburg was loaned by VVV-Venlo, with an option to buy.
Personal life
His grandfather is former Dutch international footballer Pim Doesburg, who holds the record for Eredivisie appearances of 687. Unlike his grandfather tho Pepjin explained he couldn’t be a goalkeeper as he was useless with his hands. He credited his grandfather with passing on advice around the mental toughness required to play professionally which helped Pepjin with the mentality required to help overcome injuries in his career.