Olivier Aertssen

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Olivier Aertssen
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Personal information
Date of birth (2004-08-07) 7 August 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Veldhoven, Netherlands [1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
PEC Zwolle
Number 3
Youth career
Oirschot Vooruit
–2017 VV Wolphaartsdijk
2017–2018 VV Kloetinge
2018–2019 Sparta Rotterdam
2019–2021 Ajax
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2024 Jong Ajax 63 (1)
2023–2024 Ajax 0 (0)
2024– PEC Zwolle 20 (1)
International career
2022 Netherlands U18 1 (0)
2022 Netherlands U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:51, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

Olivier Aertssen (born 7 August 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle. [1]

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Club career

Olivier Aertssen started his footballing career in amateur teams between Oirschot, Wolphaartsdijk and Kloetinge, before joining Sparta Rotterdam in 2018 and the Ajax Youth Academy a year later, as they had a partnership with the club from Rotterdam. [2] [3]

Starting the 2021–22 season as a regular with the Ajax youth team, most notably in the UEFA Youth League, [4] [5] [6] Aertssen made his professional debut for Jong Ajax on the 10 January 2022, starting the 2–0 away Eerste Divisie win against Jong Utrecht as a center-back. [2] By doing so he became the fourth youngest professional footballer from the province of Zeeland, just behind John Karelse, Erwin Nuytinck and Rick van Drongelen. [7]

Aertssen was called up to Ajax senior squad regularly in the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons, his only competitive appearance for the team was on 11 January 2023 in a KNVB Cup game against Den Bosch. [8]

On 26 August 2024, Aertssen signed a three-season contract with PEC Zwolle. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 4040
2022–23 Eerste Divisie361361
2023–24 Eerste Divisie230230
Total631631
Ajax Amsterdam 2022–23 Eredivisie 0010000010
2023–24 Eredivisie00000000
Total0010000000
Career total631100000641

References

  1. 1 2 Olivier Aertssen at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 Boogert, Rudy (10 January 2022). "Zeeuwse jongeling maakt vanavond zijn profdebuut voor Jong Ajax" [Zeeland youngster will make his professional debut for Young Ajax tonight]. Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant . Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. "Oud Oirschot Vooruit speler Olivier Aertssen maakt carrière bij AFC Ajax!" [Former Oirschot Vooruit player Olivier Aertssen continues his career at AFC Ajax!]. Twitter (in Dutch). Oirschot Vooruit. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  4. "Op naar een nieuw Youth League-duel | De voorbeelden van Olivier Aertssen". Ajax (in Dutch). 17 October 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  5. Kole, Menno (7 December 2021). "Ongelukkige uitschakeling voor Olivier Aertssen in Youth League" [Unfortunate elimination for Olivier Aertssen in Youth League]. Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  6. Zwagerman, Thijs (28 December 2021). "Kweekvijver: Beste elftal Ajax-talenten van de eerste seizoenshelft". Ajax Showtime (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  7. Boogert, Rudy (11 January 2022). "Ajacied Olivier Aertssen in top 5 van Zeeuwse profjonkies" [Ajax player Olivier Aertssen in top 5 of Zeeland professionals]. Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant . Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  8. "Den Bosch v Ajax game report". Soccerway. 11 January 2023.
  9. "Olivier Aertssen nieuwe aanwinst PEC Zwolle" [Olivier Aertssen is a new acquisition of PEC Zwolle] (in Dutch). PEC Zwolle. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.