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Rick Ketting
	Ketting in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	15 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel,; Netherlands
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	VVV-Venlo
Number	4
Youth career
2000–2006	VV Nieuwerkerk
2006–2014	Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2017	Sparta Rotterdam
2016–2017	Jong Sparta
2017–2019	Go Ahead Eagles
2019	IFK Mariehamn
2020–2022	Inter Turku
2022–	VVV-Venlo
International career
2015–2016	Netherlands U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:53, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Rick Ketting (born 15 January 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eerste Divisie club VVV-Venlo.^[1] Besides the Netherlands, he has played in Finland.^[2]

Club career

Ketting joined Sparta Rotterdam at the age of 10 from his childhood club VV Nieuwerkerk and progressed through the entire youth academy of the club.^[3]

On 1 February 2019, Ketting joined Finnish club IFK Mariehamn on a one-year contract.^[4] On 12 January 2020, Ketting signed for Inter Turku.^[5] On 2 February 2022, he returned to Inter Turku for the 2022 season.^[6]

Ketting returned to the Netherlands on 20 July 2022, signing a three-year contract with Eerste Divisie club VVV-Venlo.^[7] In the 2023–24 season, he kicked off an impressive goalscoring streak, becoming the top-scoring defender in the Eerste Divisie by the midpoint of the season.^[8]

International career

Ketting was called up for the Netherlands under-20s by coach Remy Reynierse for a friendly against Czech Republic on 14 November 2015.^[9] He scored a brace, securing a 2–2 draw at Městský fotbalový stadion Srbská.^[10] His two goals made him the top goalscorer for the under-20s for 2015.^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 October 2024^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sparta Rotterdam	2014–15	Eerste Divisie	18	0	0	0	—		—		—		18	0
	2015–16	Eerste Divisie	25	1	2	0	—		—		—		27	1
	2016–17	Eredivisie	1	0	1	0	—		—		—		2	0
	Total		44	1	3	0	—		—		—		47	1
Jong Sparta	2016–17	Tweede Divisie	20	1	—		—		—		—		20	1
Go Ahead Eagles	2018–19	Eerste Divisie	31	2	1	0	—		—		—		32	2
	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	Total		31	2	1	0	—		—		—		32	2
IFK Mariehamn	2019	Veikkausliiga	29	4	7	0	—		—		—		36	4
Inter Turku	2020	Veikkausliiga	21	2	7	1	—		1^[c]	0	—		29	3
	2021	Veikkausliiga	23	0	2	0	—		2^[d]	0	—		27	0
	2022	Veikkausliiga	13	3	3	0	5	1	2^[d]	0	—		23	4
	Total		57	5	12	1	5	1	5	0	—		79	7
VVV-Venlo	2022–23	Eerste Divisie	38	3	2	0	—		—		4^[e]	0	44	3
	2023–24	Eerste Divisie	37	5	1	0	—		—		—		38	5
	2024–25	Eerste Divisie	10	1	0	0	—		—		—		10	1
	Total		85	9	3	0	—		—		4	0	92	9
Career total			266	22	26	1	5	1	5	0	4	0	306	24

^ Includes KNVB Cup, Finnish Cup
^ Includes Finnish League Cup
^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
^ ^a ^b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
^ Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs

Honours

Individual

Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2020^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Rick Ketting at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
^ Meijer, Chris (28 January 2020). "'Als ik in Nederland was gebleven, had ik dat waarschijnlijk nooit gehaald'". Voetbalzone (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^ Arentsen, Dennis (17 August 2017). "Dit is de psycholoog van GA Eagles". De Stentor (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^ "Holländsk mittback klar för Grönvitt". IFK Mariehamn Fotboll (in Swedish). 1 February 2019. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^ "Turun Inter hankki alankomaalaistopparin – "Iso persoona"". MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). 12 January 2020. Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^ "RICK KETTING JATKAA TURUSSA KAUDELLA 2022" (Press release) (in Finnish). Inter Turku. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ "Ketting tekent voor drie seizoenen bij VVV-Venlo". VVV-Venlo (Press release) (in Dutch). 20 July 2022. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
^ "De opvallende goudhaantjes van VVV-Venlo". Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch). 25 January 2024. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b Arentsen, Dennis (17 August 2017). "GA Eagles-verdediger Ketting: topschutter in Oranje". De Stentor (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^ "Tsjechië O20 – Nederlands Beloften elftal". OnsOranje (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^ "Pallo-Koplan Veikkausliigan tähdistöjoukkue on valittu". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.