Sven Botman

Sven Botman
Botman playing for Lille in 2021
Personal information
Full name Sven Adriaan Botman[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 24)[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

Ajax

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

On 15 May 2020 he signed a deal with Ajax, which would keep him at the club until 30 June 2023. However, a few months later, on 31 July 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

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] On the 16th December, Botman made his return from his anterior cruciate ligament injury in a Professional Development League Premier League 2 game vs the Chelsea F.C. Development Squad and Academy[11]

International career

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.[12] In October 2022, Botman was included in the preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[13]

Personal life

Botman's girlfriend Chana Kesselaar is a fashion stylist from Amsterdam. The pair have been in a long-term relationship since 2016.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 March 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[16] Eredivisie 26 2 4 0 — — — 30 2
Lille 2020–21[17] Ligue 1 37 0 2 0 — 8[c] 0 — 47 0
2021–22[18] 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[19] Premier League 36 0 1 0 7 0 — — 44 0
2023–24[20] 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
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Coupe de France, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Appearance in Trophée des Champions

Honours

Lille

Newcastle United

References

  1. ^ "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Sven Botman: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Sven Botman". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  4. ^ "VVSB v Ajax game report". Sky Sports. 23 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 17 August 2018.
  6. ^ Botman to Lille, VoetbalPrimeur.nl, 31 July 2020
  7. ^ Good start for Botman at Lille VI, 19 October 2020
  8. ^ "Newcastle United agree Sven Botman deal". Newcastle United F.C. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Sheffield United vs. Newcastle United". Premier League. 24 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Newcastle United: Sven Botman out for up to nine months with ACL injury". BBC Sport. 20 March 2024.
  11. ^ Waugh, Chris (16 December 2024). "Newcastle's Sven Botman to step up injury recovery with Under-21s". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Player Profile". Newcastle United FC. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  13. ^ @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.
  14. ^ "NUFC WAG posts cute social message to her award-nominated other half". 24 May 2023.
  15. ^ "S. Botman". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Games played by Sven Botman in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Games played by Sven Botman in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  18. ^ "Games played by Sven Botman in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  19. ^ "Games played by Sven Botman in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  20. ^ "Games played by Sven Botman in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  21. ^ "Lille Crowned Ligue 1 Champs With Win In Angers". BeIN Sports. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Lille beat PSG to clinch first French Super Cup". Sky Sports. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  23. ^ McNulty, Phil (26 February 2023). "Manchester United 2–0 Newcastle United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sven Botman.