Lex Immers (born 8 June 1986) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and forward for Scheveningen.
Club career
Early career
Born in The Hague, Immers played for several local clubs in his youth, including amateurs LENS and Vredenburch. He also had a spell at DSO from Zoetermeer. ADO was impressed by his abilities, and signed him to a contract in the club's reserves.
ADO Den Haag
Immers made his professional debut on 24 August 2007, in a 2–2 draw at RKC Waalwijk, coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute for Yuri Cornelisse. Three days later on 27 August 2007, Immers scored his first ADO Den Haag goal, in a 1–0 win over Cambuur. A week later, he renewed his contract with ADO, and signed for an additional period of two years. Immers then scored his second goal on 30 September 2007, in a 2–1 win over Stormvogels. In a match against Jong Heerenveen on 1 November 2007, Immers was involved in a serious incident during the match that saw him served a two match suspension. Initially served a two match suspension, Immers’ suspension was overturned. After scoring two more goals by the end of 2007, Immers scored a further two more goals against Go Ahead Eagles and HFC Haarlem. He then scored again against Go Ahead Eagles on 22 April 2008 in the play–offs and helped the club get promoted to top–flight football for next season. Immers went on to make thirty–three appearances and scoring seven times in his first professional season at ADO Den Haag.
In the 2008–09 season, the club was playing top–flight football and Immers then scored his first goal of the season, in a 4–1 win over Twente in the first round of KNVB Cup. His first Eredivisie goal came on 17 October 2008, as well as, assisting, in a 2–0 win over Volendam. Two weeks later, on 1 November 2008, Immers scored again, in 3–1 loss against Vitesse. It wasn't until on 3 May 2009 when he scored again, in a 2–2 draw with Heerenveen. Immer went on to finish the 2008–09 season, making twenty–nine appearances and scoring four times in all competitions.
In the 2009–10 season, Immers began to receive a lot of playing time in the first team and then scored his first goal for the club, in a 2–1 win over AZ Alkmaar on 13 September 2009. Since the start of the 2009–10 season, Immers started every game until he was sent–off for a foul on Danko Lazović, in a 5–1 loss against PSV on 8 November 2009. For this, Immers was suspended for two matches, with an option extending a ban for one. Although he later return to the first team after serving a three match ban, he then suffered ankle injury in February 2010. At the end of the 2009–10 season, Immers went on to make twenty–six appearances and scoring once in all competitions.
Ahead of the 2010–11 season, Immers was linked a move away from ADO Den Haag, with clubs around Europe keen on signing him. He then started the season well when he scored his first goal of the season, in a 3–1 loss against Vitesse in the opening game of the season. Immers then scored two goals in two matches between 21 September 2010 and 25 September 2010 against Excelsior '31 and Heracles Almelo. He did so again, scoring two goals in two matches between 27 October 2010 and 31 October 2010 against Groningen and Utrecht. For his performance, Immers signed a contract extension with the club, keeping him until 2014. Immers later scored three goals later in the season against Heerenveen, N.E.C. and Ajax. However, after a 3–2 victory over Ajax, Immers was fined by ADO for remarks about Jews (the nickname of Ajax supporters) the next day. The incident was caught on video and published on the internet. Immers apologized for his remarks on the ADO website. As a result, he served a four match suspension. The following year it was announced that Immers would not face any charges for his action. After returning to the first team, Immers then scored three more goals in the club's attempt to earn UEFA Europa League place against Roda JC Kerkrade and Groningen (in which he scored in both legs). At the end of the 2010–11 season, Immers went on to make thirty–six appearances and scoring twelve times in all competitions.