Robin Roefs (born 17 January 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Sunderland.
Roefs started off in the youth squads of VV Heeswijk until he got scouted by NEC in 2014.[2] In the 2021–22 season he was training goalkeepers for VV Heeswijk.[3]
Roefs extended his contract at NEC until 2028 in September 2023.[4] Later that same month Roefs made his professional debut in a 3–0 victory against Utrecht in the Eredivisie, coming on as a substitute for the injured Jasper Cillessen.[5] The week after his debut, he made his first start for NEC in a 3–1 loss against Vitesse.[6] In May 2024, Roefs hinted at a possible exit as he wanted more playtime.[7]
On 1 August 2025, newly promoted Premier League club Sunderland announced the signing of Roefs on a five-year contract.[8]
On 29 August 2025, Roefs received his first call-up to the senior Netherlands squad.[9]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
NEC | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022–23 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023–24 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
2024–25 | Eredivisie | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
Total | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||||
Sunderland | 2025–26 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
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