Martijn Reuser

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Martijn Reuser
Full name	Martin Franciscus Reuser
Date of birth	February 1, 1975
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.75m
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1993-1997 1997-1999 1999-2000 2000-2004 2004-2006 2006	Ajax Vitesse Arnhem Ajax Ipswich Town Willem II RKC Waalwijk	42 (6) 56 (14) 3 (0) 92 (14) 39 (12) 0 (0)
National team²
	Netherlands	1 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 September 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 5 September 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Martijn Franciscus Reuser (born February 1, 1975 in Amsterdam is a Dutch professional footballer.

Reuser began his career at Dutch side Ajax, and having joined the side at youth level, he finally got his chance to play in the first team. He was a goalscoring midfielder who looked capable of being a permanent fixture in the Dutch national setup. His career was looking very promising, but unfortunately he suffered a serious knee injury, which ended his Ajax career. He then moved on to another Dutch side, Vitesse Arnhem. It was here that Martijn made his one and only international appearance against Ghana in a friendly. He didn't really hit it off at Vitesse however and was resigned by Ajax.

He only made one appearance however and he was loaned to English side Ipswich Town in the 1999-2000 season. Having scored on his debut and having scored the winning goal in the Play-off final against Barnsley at Wembley, Ipswich signed him on a permanent basis. However his four year stay at Portman Road was troubled by injury problems, but he still managed to score 6 goals in his first full season with the club. After that however the injuries really set in, and he also fell out with new manager Joe Royle.

Reuser left Ipswich and joined Willem II for the 2004-2005 season. He was less troubled by injury in Holland, but he still missed 2 months of the season with achilles problems. He was still the clubs top scorer however as the team finished 11th in the table. The following season was more difficult for Willem II. Reuser spent a lot of the season on the sidelines, and the side finished 16th in the table, which meant play-offs again for Reuser. He again saved his side, with a hatrick in their semi-final against FC Zwolle. Martijn has signed for another Dutch side RKC Waalwijk for the 2006-2007 season.