Ben Scholte

Ben Scholte

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-08-10) 10 August 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Ter Apel, Netherlands
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Dordrecht
Number	18
Youth career
2012–2020	Emmen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2024	Emmen	61	(7)
2024–	Dordrecht	11	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2025

Ben Scholte (born 10 August 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Eerste Divisie club Dordrecht. ^[1]

Career

Scholte started at Fc Ter Apel 96.

Scholte made his debut for FC Emmen in the 2020-21 season on the 22 December 2020 against FC Utrecht appearing as a substitute for Nick Bakker in a 3-2 defeat at De Oude Meerdijk. ^[2]

He played 19 league games and opened his scoring account for the club in the 2021–22, he scored an injury time winner in a 2-1 victory when playing FC Dordrecht on the 10 December 2021 at De Ouse Meerijk. The club would go on to win the Eerste Divisie and get promoted as champions. ^{[3] [4]} In June 2022, 10 years after first joining the club’s youth academy, Scholte was given a new contract with FC Emmen. ^[5]

In the summer of 2024, Scholte signed with Dordrecht for two seasons, with an option for a third. ^[6]

Honours

• Eerste Divisie

Winner: 2021–22

References

1. Ben Scholte at Soccerway
2. "EMMEN VS. UTRECHT 2–3 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
3. "EMMEN VS. DORDRECHT 2–1 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
4. "Ben Scholte kopt FC Emmen in extremis langs hekkensluiter". RTVDrenthe.nl<.
5. "Ben Scholte signs for a longer stay at FC Emmen". dvhn.nl.
6. "Ben Scholte maakt overstap naar FC Dordrecht" [Ben Scholte transfers to FC Dordrecht] (in Dutch). Dordrecht. Retrieved 16 July 2024.