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Roefs reflects on dream debut for Black Cats
Sunderland Echo
|August 05, 2025
Robin Roefs says he’s already starting to settle in at Sunderland following a whirlwind week that saw the Dutch goalkeeper train for the first time on Friday before making his debut against Real Betis the very next day.
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Roefs completed his £11.5million move from NEC Nijmegen and was thrown straight into the starting XI at the Stadium of Light, where he impressed despite Sunderland falling to a narrow 1-0 defeat.
“It's obviously a little frustrating that we didn’t get the win or some result,” Roefs admitted. “But I think we showed some good things. We made it very difficult for the opponent.”
This story is from the August 05, 2025 edition of Sunderland Echo.
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