Pepijn Doesburg

Pepijn Doesburg is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Slovak club Trenčín. He is the grandson of Eredivisie record appearance holder Pim Doesburg.

Club career

Doesburg played in the youth teams of TOGB and Feyenoord before joining Sparta Rotterdam. In June 2022 Doesburg began training with Dordrecht ahead of the 2022–23 season. He made his Eerste Divisie debut in August 2022 against Roda JC. He scored his first Eerste divisie goal against PEC Zwolle in October 2022.
On 31 August 2023, Doesburg was loaned by VVV-Venlo, with an option to buy. On 5 April 2024, he signed a permanent deal with the club; a two-year contract.
On 20 January 2025, Doesburg signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Trenčín in Slovakia. He scored on his debut for Trenčín in a 1:0 win over Komárno.

Personal life

His grandfather is former Dutch international footballer Pim Doesburg, who holds the record for Eredivisie appearances of 687. Unlike his grandfather though Pepijn explained he couldn't be a goalkeeper as he was useless with his hands. He credited his grandfather with passing on advice around the mental toughness required to play professionally which helped Pepjin with the mentality required to help overcome injuries in his career.