In association with Opta and the Kitchen Champion Division Football zonea weekly Team of the Week together with players who have performed the best based on statistics. The twenty teams took action on Friday evening, Sunday afternoon and Monday evening and that is where this Team of the Week was rolled out.

The goal is defended this week by Jong AZ goalkeeper Tristan Kuijsten. The nineteen-year-old goalkeeper played his fifth match on behalf of AZ's reserves and managed to distinguish himself with some nice saves. The goalkeeper made six saves in total and ensured that Jong AZ still had a point in the away match against FC Den Bosch (0-0).

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At Helmond Sport, Álvaro Marin mainly has to make do with substitutes, but he received the confidence of trainer Bob Peeters in the home game against De Graafschap. The twenty-year-old Spaniard paid off this with verve by single-handedly turning the 0-1 deficit against De Graafschap into a 2-1 win with two goals. With his goals, he is the second player after Johan Voskamp to score two goals in his first starting position for Helmond.

Roberts Uldrikis was of great value for SC Cambuur on Monday evening. The tall Latvian is on target after the winter break and outsmarted the NAC Breda defense with two headed goals in the 1-2 away match. After the winter break, the attacker already managed to find the target six times. More than any other player in the Kitchen Champion Division.

The victory ensures that Cambuur climbs over NAC in the rankings and now occupies seventh place. Uldrikis is the third player this season to score two headed goals in a match, after René Kriwak on behalf of FC Dordrecht on October 6, against Cambuur (5-2), and Jong PSV player Jesper Uneken in the home game against FC Eindhoven at the end. October (3-4).

A spot has been made available in midfield for FC Groningen controller Laros Duarte. The Cape Verdean international was accurate twice in one match for the first time on Sunday afternoon (189 matches in the Kitchen Champion Division and Eredivisie). After a rough start to the competition, FC Groningen is making significant progress and won 0-3 at FC Eindhoven on Sunday. This season, the midfielder is accurate once every 107 minutes in the Kitchen Champion Division with five goals in 532 minutes.

The complete Team of the Week:

Tristan Kuijsten (Jong AZ), Leandro Bacuna (FC Groningen), Jan van den Bergh (NAC Breda), Stan Maas (FC Den Bosch), Julian Kuijpers (TOP Oss), Laros Duarte (FC Groningen), Arthur Allemeersch (TOP Oss) ), Ringo Meerveld (Willem II), Arjen van der Heide (Roda JC), Roberts Uldrikis (SC Cambuur), Álvaro Marin (Helmond Sport)

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