 In the 2009–10 season, he became the captain of the team.Groningen managed to qualify twice for the Europe League which was unique in the history of Groningen.In December 2010, he picked up a knee injury in a match against Vitesse Arnhem which kept him off the pitch till January 2012; despite that, his club agreed to extend his contract by one more year (from June 2011 to June 2012).