Lutsharel Geertruida

Lutsharel Geertruida
Geertruida with Feyenoord in 2022
Personal information
Full name Lutsharel Geertruida
Date of birth (2000-07-18) 18 July 2000 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Right-back, centre-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 RB Leipzig
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2007 Overmaas Rotterdam
2007–2009 Spartaan '20
2009–2012 Sparta Rotterdam
2012–2017 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2024 Feyenoord 144 (19)
2024– RB Leipzig 7 (1)
International career‡
2016 Netherlands U16 5 (0)
2016–2017 Netherlands U17 15 (2)
2017 Netherlands U18 4 (1)
2018–2019 Netherlands U19 10 (1)
2021–2022 Netherlands U21 7 (1)
2023– Netherlands 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:22, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024

Lutsharel Geertruida (born 18 July 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Netherlands national team. Mainly a right-back, he can also play as a centre-back and defensive midfielder.[3][4]

Club career

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Geertruida was born in Rotterdam, near Feyenoord home ground De Kuip.[5] He started his footballing career at Overmaas Rotterdam, before moving to Spartaan '20 at age seven. Two years later, he joined Sparta Rotterdam's youth academy, where he played for three years before being signed to Feyenoord's youth setup at Sportcomplex Varkenoord.[6][7]

Feyenoord

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Geertruida made his professional first team debut on 25 October 2017 in the second round of the KNVB Cup against AVV Swift, coming on as a substitute in the 77th minute for Jerry St. Juste.[8][9]

Throughout the 2018–19 season, Geertruida was consistently part of the first-team squad at Feyenoord but saw limited playing time, making just two substitute appearances in the Eredivisie.[10] He made his debut in the Eredivisie on 23 December 2018, against ADO Den Haag, replacing club legend Robin van Persie in the 79th minute.[11] He also debuted in European competition on 9 August 2018, in a UEFA Europa League qualifier that ended in a 4–0 loss against AS Trenčín.[12]

During the 2019–20 season, Geertruida saw more game time, often coming on as a substitute for regular starter Rick Karsdorp. His first start in the Eredivisie took place on 26 September 2019, in a match against AZ, which ended in a 3–0 loss for Feyenoord.[13]

He scored his first goal in professional football on 27 September 2020, scoring Feyenoord's first goal in a 4–2 win against ADO Den Haag.[14] In August 2021, Geertruida extended his contract with Feyenoord until 2024.[15] On 25 May 2022, he played in the UEFA Conference League final which Feyenoord lost 1–0 to Roma.[16] In the 2022–23 season, he was an integral part of the team which won the Eredivisie title.[17]

RB Leipzig

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On 30 August 2024, Geertruida transferred to Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and signed a five-year deal with the German club.[18]

International career

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Born in the Netherlands, Geertruida is of Curaçaoan descent. He is a youth international for the Netherlands. On 21 March 2021, Geertruida was called up to the Netherlands national under-21 football team for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship to replace the ill Jurriën Timber.[19]

He was called up to the preliminary squad for the Curaçao national team for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[20]

On 17 March 2023, Geertruida received his first call-up to the Netherlands senior national team for the Euro 2024 qualifying matches against France and Gibraltar.[21] He made his debut a week later, being a starter in a 4–0 away loss against France.[22]

In June 2023, Geertruida was part of the Netherlands' squad for the 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals, where he played the full match against Croatia in the semi-final and the first 45 minutes against Italy in the third place play-off.[23][24]

In May 2024, it was announced that Geertruida was part of the preliminary squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[25] Two weeks later, it was confirmed that he would be included in the final squad.[26] He made his final tournament debut on 21 June 2024, coming in as a substitute in a 0–0 draw against France.[27]

Personal life

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During his early years at Feyenoord, Geertruida was seldom seen in front of the camera due to his struggle with severe stuttering. As a result, in consultation with the club, he chose not to participate in any interviews.[5][28]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 2 November 2024[29]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Feyenoord 2017–18 Eredivisie 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2018–19 Eredivisie 2 0 1 0 2[a] 0 0 0 5 0
2019–20[b] Eredivisie 17 0 3 0 6[a] 0 — 26 0
2020–21 Eredivisie 30 5 2 2 5[a] 1 0 0 37 8
2021–22 Eredivisie 28 3 1 0 12[c] 1 — 41 4
2022–23 Eredivisie 30 3 3 0 8[a] 0 — 41 3
2023–24 Eredivisie 34 8 5 1 7[d] 0 1[e] 0 47 9
2024–25 Eredivisie 3 0 — — 1[e] 0 4 0
Total 144 19 16 3 34 2 2 0 202 23
RB Leipzig 2024–25 Bundesliga 7 1 1 0 3[f] 0 — 11 1
Career total 151 20 17 3 37 2 2 0 212 24
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Season curtailed due to COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ a b Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 14 October 2024[30]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 2023 6 0
2024 8 0
Total 14 0

Honours

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Feyenoord

Individual

References

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  3. ^ "Netherlands - L. Geertruida - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
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  5. ^ a b Antes, Wessel (3 February 2021). "Vijf dingen die je nog niet wist van Lutsharel Geertruida". ELF Voetbal (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Next Generation 2017: 60 of the best young talents in world football". the Guardian. 4 October 2017. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
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  8. ^ "Feyenoord vs. Swift 4–1: Summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Debutant Geertruida: 'Een droom die uitkomt'". Feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). 26 October 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Lutsharel Geertruida » Eredivisie 2018/2019". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  11. ^ "ADO Den Haag – Feyenoord 2:2 (Eredivisie 2018/2019, 17. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Feyenoord snijdt zichzelf thuis in vingers en is uitgeschakeld door AS Trencin". Voetbalprimeur (in Dutch). 16 August 2018. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  13. ^ "AZ rolt Feyenoord op en rekent af met uit-complex tegen topdrie". NOS (in Dutch). 26 September 2019. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Senesi steelt de Feyenoord-show met wereldgoal in spektakelduel". vi.nl (in Dutch). 27 September 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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  17. ^ "How Feyenoord won their second Dutch Eredivisie title of the century". FIFA. 22 June 2023.
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  19. ^ "Debutant Geertruida vervangt Timber in EK-selectie Jong Oranje" (in Dutch). onsoranje.nl. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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