De Goey signed for Feyenoord in 1990 and stayed there for seven years. During his time in
Rotterdam, he missed a total of just eight games and won one
Eredivisie title (in
1993) and four
KNVB Cups in
1991,
1992,
1994 and
1995. He was awarded the
Dutch Golden Boot in 1994. De Goey joined Chelsea in June 1997 from Feyenoord for £2,250,000. He was first choice goalkeeper for the first three years of his six years spell, and was a member of the sides that won the
League Cup, the
Cup Winners' Cup (both in
1998) and the
FA Cup in
2000. In
1999–2000, he set club records for most appearances (59) and clean sheets (27) during a season, both since surpassed by
Frank Lampard and
Petr Čech respectively. De Goey later lost his place in the side to Italian
Carlo Cudicini and made just 25 appearances in his final three seasons. He was released by Chelsea in May 2003. He joined
Stoke City in August 2003 and became the club's first choice goalkeeper for the
2003–04 season where he made 38 appearances. He faced competition with
Steve Simonsen in
2004–05 and made 17 appearances before losing his place completely in
2005–06 and was released at the end of the season. ==International career==