Position: Forward
Birthdate: August 28, 1998
Hometown: Dalfsen, Netherlands
Height: 6-foot-7
Pronunciation: Maarten Pouwels
Previous team: Almere City
2023: Pouwels signed with LouCity near the season’s quarter mark, becoming the tallest field player ever rostered for the club.
Before Louisville City: Pouwels played five years in Netherlands’ second division before making his move to the United States, scoring 7 goals and adding 2 assists for Almere City during the 2021-2022 campaign. The center forward has played professionally since 2018, when he moved from SV Dalfsen — a youth club in his hometown — to Go Ahead Eagles, another second division club at the time. Pouwels notably scored with his first touch of the ball in his pro debut, nicking in a cross in a Go Ahead Eagles win.
Also among his career highlights is a 2020-2021 stint at SC Cambuur, which won the league.