![]() Botman playing for Lille in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sven Adriaan Botman[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 12 January 2000||
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 | 46 | (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 23:48, 13 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:17, 16 July 2023 (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.
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]
On 31 July 2020, Botman signed a five-year contract with Ligue 1 club Lille.[6] The deal was worth approximately £10M[7]
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]
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.[10] In October 2022, Botman was included in the preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[11]
Botman's girlfriend Chana Kesselaar is a fashion stylist from Amsterdam. The pair have been in a long-term relationship since 2016.[12]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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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[14] | Eredivisie | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
Lille | 2020–21[15] | Ligue 1 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[c] | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | ||
2021–22[16] | 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[17] | Premier League | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 0 | ||
2023–24[18] | Premier League | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | ||
Total | 46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 57 | 2 | |||
Career total | 162 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 194 | 9 |
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