Sven Botman
_65.jpg) Botman playing for Lille in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sven Adriaan Botman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 2000[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Badhoevedorp, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newcastle United | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | RKSV Pancratius | ||
| 2009–2020 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Jong Ajax | 28 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | → Heerenveen (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Lille | 62 | (3) |
| 2022– | Newcastle United | 53 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Netherlands U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Netherlands U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | Netherlands U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Netherlands U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | Netherlands U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Netherlands U21 | 12 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:32, 11 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Sven Adriaan Botman (born 12 January 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Newcastle United. He has represented the Netherlands at youth levels under-15 through under-21.
Club career
[edit]Ajax
[edit]On 23 June 2018, Botman made his debut for the senior team of Ajax in a friendly against VVSB.[4] He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong Ajax on 17 August 2018 in a game against Roda JC Kerkrade.[5]
Lille
[edit]On May 15, 2020, he signed a deal with Ajax, which would keep him at the club until June 30, 2023. However, a few months later, on July 31, 2020, he signed a five-year deal with the French club Lille OSC, who bought him from Ajax for almost 7 million euros.[6] He made a good start[7] and was a starter for the entire 2020/21 season. Lille surprisingly won the Ligue 1 and, for the first time in the club's history, also the Trophée des Champions. This supercup was won by a 1–0 victory over Coupe de France Paris Saint-Germain.
Newcastle United
[edit]On 28 June 2022, Botman signed for Premier League club Newcastle United on a five-year deal for €40 million.[8] On 24 September 2023, Botman scored his first goal for Newcastle in a record 8–0 away win over Sheffield United.[9] In March 2024, he sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury during an FA Cup match against Manchester City, which would sideline him for six to nine months.[10]
International career
[edit]He has captained the Netherlands at under-21 level, as well as being called up to the senior Netherlands squad for the first time in November 2020.[11] In October 2022, Botman was included in the preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Botman's girlfriend Chana Kesselaar is a fashion stylist from Amsterdam. The pair have been in a long-term relationship since 2016.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 16 March 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
| Heerenveen (loan) | 2019–20[15] | Eredivisie | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| Lille | 2020–21[16] | Ligue 1 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[c] | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[17] | Ligue 1 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
| Total | 62 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 3 | ||
| Newcastle United | 2022–23[18] | Premier League | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[19] | Premier League | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| Total | 53 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 66 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 169 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 203 | 9 | ||
- ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Coupe de France, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Trophée des Champions
Honours
[edit]Lille
Newcastle United
References
[edit]- ^ "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Sven Botman: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Sven Botman". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "VVSB v Ajax game report". Sky Sports. 23 June 2018.
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 17 August 2018.
- ^ Botman to Lille, VoetbalPrimeur.nl, July 31, 2020
- ^ Good start for Botman at Lille VI, October 19, 2020
- ^ "Newcastle United agree Sven Botman deal". Newcastle United F.C. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Sheffield United vs. Newcastle United". Premier League. 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Newcastle United: Sven Botman out for up to nine months with ACL injury". BBC Sport. 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Player Profile". Newcastle United FC. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ @OnsOranje (21 October 2022). "🦁 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝: This is the longlist of 39 players where our final World Cup 2022 squad will be selected from! 📋" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ https://www.newcastleworld.com/news/newcastle-united-fashion-stylist-wag-posts-cute-social-message-to-her-award-nominated-other-half-4156315 [bare URL]
- ^ "S. Botman". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Sven Botman in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Sven Botman in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Sven Botman in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Sven Botman in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Sven Botman in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Lille Crowned Ligue 1 Champs With Win In Angers". BeIN Sports. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Lille beat PSG to clinch first French Super Cup". Sky Sports. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (26 February 2023). "Manchester United 2–0 Newcastle United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
External links
[edit]
- Profile at the Newcastle United F.C. website
- Profile at the Royal Dutch Football Association website (in Dutch)
- Sven Botman – UEFA competition record (archive)
