Xavier Mous

Xavier Mous
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-08-04) 4 August 1995
Place of birth Haarlem, Netherlands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
2005–2015 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Jong Ajax 3 (0)
2015–2016 Ajax 0 (0)
2015–2016 → FC Oss (loan) 25 (0)
2016–2018 FC Oss 68 (0)
2018–2019 Cambuur 38 (0)
2019–2021 PEC Zwolle 28 (0)
2021–2023 Heerenveen 32 (0)
Total 194 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Xavier Mous (born 4 August 1995) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1]

Career

Mous came through the youth system at Ajax. He made his professional debut for Jong Ajax on 16 January 2015 in a 1–1 Eerste Divisie draw with Telstar, playing the full match.[2] In the summer of 2015, he joined FC Oss on loan for the 2015–16 season.[3] After his Ajax contract expired, he signed for FC Oss on a permanent two-year deal on 19 May 2016.[4]

On 24 June 2019, Mous joined PEC Zwolle on a two-year contract with an option for a further season.[5]

On 25 June 2021, Mous signed a two-year contract with Heerenveen.[6] He began the 2021–22 season as understudy to Erwin Mulder and made his debut on 26 September, coming on at half-time in a 3–2 home defeat to Twente.[7] He then enjoyed a spell as first choice, including after Mulder's return from injury,[8] before Mulder regained the starting role following a run of defeats after the winter break under interim manager Ole Tobiasen.[9][10] Mous spent the 2022–23 season, primarily as back-up, with Andries Noppert arriving as first-choice goalkeeper, and left the club at the end of the campaign upon the expiry of his contract.[11][12]

In May 2024, aged 28, Mous announced his retirement from professional football to focus on a full-time career as a tax advisor and to spend more time with his family.[13][14][15]

Personal life

Alongside his playing career, Mous trained and worked as a tax advisor; after retiring in May 2024 he took up the role full-time.[13][14][15]

References

  1. ^ Xavier Mous at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Telstar v Jong Ajax". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Mous seizoen op huurbasis naar FC Oss". Ajax Showtime (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Ronald Koeman blijft bij FC Oss, club neemt Xavier Mous definitief over van Ajax". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). 19 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Doelman Xavier Mous naar PEC Zwolle". PEC Zwolle (in Dutch). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Doelman Xavier Mous gepresenteerd bij SC Heerenveen" [Goalkeeper Xavier Mous unveiled at SC Heerenveen]. Omrop Fryslân (in Dutch). 25 June 2021. Archived from the original on 26 October 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Xavier Mous pakt zijn kans onder de lat bij sc Heerenveen" [Xavier Mous seizes his opportunity in goal for sc Heerenveen]. Omroep Fryslân (in Dutch). 28 November 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  8. ^ "Mous houdt teruggekeerde Mulder uit het doel bij Heerenveen" [Mous keeps returning Mulder out of the Heerenveen goal]. Voetbal International (in Dutch). 14 January 2022. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  9. ^ "Mulder neemt plek onder de lat bij sc Heerenveen over van Mous" [Mulder replaces Mous as Heerenveen's first-choice goalkeeper]. Omrop Fryslân (in Dutch). 18 February 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  10. ^ Vries, Sander de (15 January 2022). "Mous schuldbewust na fout tegen FC Twente: 'Ik baal hier echt gigantisch van'" [Mous remorseful after error against FC Twente: 'I'm really gutted about this'] (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  11. ^ "Noppert krijgt in Heerenveen voorkeur boven Mous" [Noppert preferred over Mous at Heerenveen]. ESPN.nl (in Dutch). 29 July 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  12. ^ "Van Wonderen kiest voor Noppert als eerste doelman bij sc Heerenveen" [Van Wonderen selects Noppert as first-choice goalkeeper at sc Heerenveen]. Omrop Fryslân (in Dutch). 28 July 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  13. ^ a b "Het beste van twee werelden" [The best of two worlds]. NOB (in Dutch). 11 February 2025. Archived from the original on 22 June 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  14. ^ a b "Opvallende switch: Haarlemse keeper Xavier Mous (28) stopt met profvoetbal en wordt fiscalist" [Surprise move: Haarlem goalkeeper Xavier Mous (28) retires from football to pursue a career in tax law]. Haarlems Dagblad (in Dutch). 28 February 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  15. ^ a b "Mous (28) zet punt achter voetballoopbaan en gaat zich focussen op tweede passie" [Mous (28) ends football career to focus on his second passion]. Voetbal International (in Dutch). 28 February 2024. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
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