| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 October 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Herentals, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Lierse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Lierse | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Gent | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2024 | Lommel | 48 | (0) |
| 2024– | Go Ahead Eagles | 18 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2025 | |||
Jari De Busser (born 21 October 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dutch Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles.
De Busser started his senior career with Lierse, making his professional debut Belgian First Division B in October 2017, in a 1–1 draw with AFC Tubize. [1] In June 2018, at the age of 18 years-old he left Lierse to join fellow Belgian club K.A.A. Gent. [2]
In the summer of 2020, he joined Lommel on a free transfer from Gent. [3] He would go on to become the regular first-choice goalkeeper and later captain of the club during his four-year stay, before being informed he would be available on a free transfer in the summer of 2024, with the club looking to give playing time to younger players, despite De Busser still having two years remaining on his contract. [4]
On 21 August 2024, De Busser signed a three-year contract with Go Ahead Eagles in the Netherlands. [5] Initially utilised as a back-up for Luca Plogmann, he impressed in his debut against Sparta Rotterdam, and established himself as the first choice goalkeeper for the club after the winter break during the 2024-25 season. He played in the final of the KNVB Cup as Go Ahead Eagles won the trophy for the first time in their history, winning on penalties against AZ Alkmaar on 21 April 2025. The game had ended 1-1 in normal time after Go Ahead Eagles scored a 98th minute equaliser. De Busser had saved a penalty in regulation time from AZ's Irish striker Troy Parrott but VAR intervened and ordered it to be retaken after ruling he had strayed from his line prior to the kick. He did however, then save two more penalties from AZ in the subsequent shoot-out. [6] [7]
He is named after former footballer Jari Litmanen, who played for AFC Ajax in the 1990s. [8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lierse | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Belgian First Division B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Belgian First Division B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Gent | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lommel | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Belgian First Division B | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Total | 58 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 0 | ||
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 78 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 0 | ||
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