Jenson Seelt

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Jenson Seelt
Personal information
Full name Jenson Seelt [1]
Date of birth (2003-05-23) 23 May 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Ede, Netherlands
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Centre-back [2]
Team information
Current team
 Sunderland
Number 23
Youth career
0000–2017 NEC
2017–2021 PSV
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Jong PSV 63 (7)
2022 PSV 1 (0)
2023– Sunderland 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2024

Jenson Seelt (born 23 May 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Sunderland. [3]

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Career

PSV

Seelt is a youth product of PSV, having joined the club in 2017 from NEC. [4] He signed his first professional contract on 23 May 2019, the day of his 16th birthday. The deal linked him to PSV until 2022. [5] He made his debut for Jong PSV (the reserve team of the club) on 11 December 2020, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 loss to TOP Oss. [6] Seelt would go on to make his PSV senior debut in a 2–1 away win over PEC Zwolle. [7]

Sunderland

On 23 June 2023, EFL Championship club Sunderland announced that it had reached an agreement with PSV for the transfer of Seelt. The deal became subject to a medical and international clearance. [8] The deal was completed on 25 June 2023 with Seelt joining for an undisclosed fee, signing a five-year deal. [9]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Seelt is of Indonesian descent through his grandfather who has roots from Ambon in Moluccan. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong PSV 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 50———50
2021–22 Eerste Divisie253———253
2022–23 Eerste Divisie334———334
Total637———637
PSV 2022–23 Eredivisie 1000—0010
Sunderland 2023–24 EFL Championship 170000000170
Career total817000000817

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    References

    1. ↑ Jenson Seelt at Global Sports Archive
    2. ↑ "Jenson Seelt". FBref.com. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
    3. ↑ Jenson Seelt at Soccerway
    4. ↑ PSV (23 May 2019). Seelt: 'Ik lijk qua spel het meest op Varane' [Seelt: 'I resemble Varane the most in terms of game'] (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 May 2021.
    5. ↑ "Eerste profcontract voor Jenson Seelt" [First professional contract for Jenson Seelt]. PSV FORUM (in Dutch). 23 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
    6. ↑ "TOP Oss vs. PSV II". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
    7. ↑ "PEC Zwolle vs. PSV". Soccerway. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
    8. ↑ "Jenson Seelt heads to Wearside". Sunderland A.F.C. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
    9. ↑ "Jenson Seelt signs for SAFC". Sunderland A.F.C. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
    10. ↑ "Jenson Seelt Pemain Keturunan Indonesia berdarah Maluku".


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