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Dutch footballer (born 2002) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Syb van Ottele (born 2 February 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard.
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Date of birth | 2 February 2002 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Nijmegen, Netherlands | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Fortuna Sittard | |||||||||||||
Number | 6 | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
RKSV Brakkenstein | ||||||||||||||
2012–2020 | NEC | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2020–2021 | NEC | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
2021–2024 | Heerenveen | 52 | (1) | |||||||||||
2024– | Fortuna Sittard | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
2017 | Netherlands U15 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
2017–2019 | Netherlands U16 | 7 | (2) | |||||||||||
2018–2019 | Netherlands U17 | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
2019 | Netherlands U18 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 |
Born in Nijmegen, Van Ottele progressed through the NEC youth academy, which he joined in 2012. On 27 February 2018, when several European clubs wanted to recruit him, he signed his first contract with his childhood club, where he was considered one of their great prospects.[1] Van Ottele made his professional debut for NEC in a 2–0 Eerste Divisie loss to SC Cambuur on 28 August 2020, coming on as a substitute for Édgar Barreto.[2]
On 8 January 2021, Van Ottele signed his first professional contract with Heerenveen in the Dutch Eredivisie. Heerenveen technical director, Gerry Hamstra welcomed the signing, and described Van Ottele as a talented and versatile player who is comfortable in possession.[3]
On 13 July 2024, Van Ottele moved to Fortuna Sittard.[4]
Netherlands U17
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