Timo Letschert
Dutch footballer (born 1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Timo Letschert (Dutch pronunciation: ['tɪmo 'lɛtsxərt]; born 25 May 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1993-05-25) 25 May 1993 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | Purmerend, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Chengdu Rongcheng | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2004 | SDOB | ||
2004–2008 | Ajax | ||
2008–2010 | Haarlem | ||
2010–2012 | Heerenveen/Emmen | ||
2012–2013 | Groningen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Groningen | 12 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Roda JC | 15 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Utrecht (loan) | 23 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Utrecht | 34 | (3) |
2016–2019 | Sassuolo | 16 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Utrecht (loan) | 31 | (2) |
2019–2020 | Hamburger SV | 24 | (2) |
2020–2022 | AZ | 24 | (0) |
2022 | Lyngby | 5 | (0) |
2023 | Gwangju | 27 | (3) |
2024– | Chengdu Rongcheng | 12 | (1) |
International career | |||
2013 | Netherlands U21 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023 |
Letschert began his football career with his hometown club, SDOB, before joining Ajax' youth academy at a young age. Ajax let him leave for the HFC Haarlem academy in 2008, and via the shared Heerenveen/Emmen academies he joined Groningen, where he made his senior debut and signed his first professional contract. He failed to break through as a starter, and joined Roda JC Kerkrade in 2014. After relegation and a contractual dispute, Letschert moved to Utrecht – first on loan and since on a permanent deal. Growing into a fixed starter, helping the club reach qualifiers for European football, he was signed by Serie A club Sassuolo in 2016. He since played on loan for Utrecht and one season for Hamburger SV in 2. Bundesliga, before returning to the Netherlands on a permanent deal, signing with AZ in 2020.
He was capped five times for his country at under-21 level. In March 2016, he received a call up for the senior team, but failed to make his full international debut.