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Maikel Kieftenbeld ((:ˈmaj.kəɫ ˈkif.tə(m).ˌbɛɫt); born 26 June 1990) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for English club Birmingham City. Kieftenbeld began his football career with a local club before joining Twente's youth system as a young teenager. Twente let him leave for Eerste Divisie (second-tier) club Go Ahead Eagles in 2007, and a year later, he made his senior debut and signed his first professional contract. He spent two seasons as a regular member of GA Eagles' first team before joining Eredivisie club Groningen in 2010. He played as a right back during his first year with Groningen, switching to midfield in his second season. Appointed vice-captain for 2013–14, he took on the captaincy during the season, and helped the club qualify for European football for the first time in seven years. He captained Groningen to victory in the 2014–15 KNVB Cup final to win the first major trophy in the club's history. Ahead of the 2015–16 season, he joined Football League Championship (second-tier) club Birmingham City. He represented the Netherlands at the 2012 Toulon Tournament, and was capped five times at under-21 level. ==Personal life== Kieftenbeld was born in Lemelerveld, in the municipality of Dalfsen, Netherlands, where he attended Heilig Hartschool. After leaving school he began a college course in business economics, but did not complete it. He came from a sporty family. His mother, Anja, and one of his sisters played volleyball, another sister rode horses. His father, Joop, coached in the lower reaches of Dutch amateur football, including at SV SDOL of the Vijfde Klasse and the reserve team of Tweede Klasse club VV Lemerleveld,〔 〕 the hometown club where the five-year-old Maikel began playing football.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maikel Kieftenbeld」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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