Rick Ketting

Rick Ketting
Ketting in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel,
Netherlands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
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 Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Sparta Rotterdam 44 (1)
2016–2017 Jong Sparta 20 (1)
2017–2019 Go Ahead Eagles 31 (2)
2019 IFK Mariehamn 29 (4)
2020–2022 Inter Turku 57 (5)
2022– VVV-Venlo 85 (9)
International career
2015–2016 Netherlands U20 2 (2)
*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
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
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Finnish Cup
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c Rick Ketting at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  2. ^ Meijer, Chris (28 January 2020). "'Als ik in Nederland was gebleven, had ik dat waarschijnlijk nooit gehaald'". Voetbalzone (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  3. ^ Arentsen, Dennis (17 August 2017). "Dit is de psycholoog van GA Eagles". De Stentor (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "RICK KETTING JATKAA TURUSSA KAUDELLA 2022" (Press release) (in Finnish). Inter Turku. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ a b Arentsen, Dennis (17 August 2017). "GA Eagles-verdediger Ketting: topschutter in Oranje". De Stentor (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Tsjechië O20 – Nederlands Beloften elftal". OnsOranje (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Pallo-Koplan Veikkausliigan tähdistöjoukkue on valittu". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.