Remko Pasveer

Remko Pasveer

Pasveer with Ajax in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Remko Jurian Pasveer [1]
Date of birth	(1983-11-08) 8 November 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Enschede, Netherlands
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Ajax
Number	22
Youth career
	SC Enschede
0000–2003	Twente
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2006	Twente	14	(0)
2006–2014	Heracles Almelo	134	(0)
2008–2010	→ Go Ahead Eagles (loan)	74	(0)
2014–2017	PSV	5	(0)
2017–2021	Vitesse	92	(0)
2021–	Ajax	49	(0)
International career‡
2022	Netherlands	2	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Netherlands UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 2006
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:36, 8 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:20, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

Remko Jurian Pasveer (born 8 November 1983) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team.

Club career

Twente

Pasveer started playing football at local SC Enschede. He then moved to FC Twente, where he was reserve goalkeeper from 2003 to 2006, behind Cees Paauwe and Sander Boschker.

Heracles Almelo

In the summer of 2006 he left for Heracles Almelo, where he initially again had a role as backup goalkeeper, now behind Martin Pieckenhagen. In the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons, Pasveer was sent on loan to Go Ahead Eagles, who at the time played in the second-tier Eerste Divisie. ^[2] After a difficult start, he grew into a fan favourite in Deventer. For the 2010–11 season, Pasveer returned to Heracles, this time to in the role as starting goalkeeper. He remained as starter for four years, after which he decided not to sign a contract extension. ^[3]

Remko Pasveer during PSV's teamcamp in Bad Erlach, Austria, July 2014

PSV

In the summer of 2014, Pasveer signed a three-year contract with PSV, where he had to compete with first goalkeeper Jeroen Zoet. ^[4] He made his official debut for the Eindhoven-based club on 21 August 2014, during the first of two legs against Belarusian club Shakhtyor Soligorsk in the final qualifying round for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. Pasveer played the entire match, which his club won 1–0 at home. ^[5] He played several more times that season in both KNVB Cup and Europa League matches. A week after PSV secured the Eredivisie title, ^[6] Pasveer also made his league debut for the club in matchday 32 against Excelsior. ^[7] PSV triggered an option in his contract in May 2015 and thus committed him to the club until mid-2018. ^[8] Pasveer won the national title with PSV for the second time in a row on 8 May 2016. ^[9] The club started the last matchday of the season with as many points as rivals Ajax, but with a goal difference of –6. PSV then won 1–3 at PEC Zwolle that day, while Ajax drew 1–1 at De Graafschap. ^[10] He did not make a league appearance that season, but only played in the cup tournament. Pasveer made his UEFA Champions League debut on 1 November 2016. Due to an injury from Zoet, he a made a start in the 1–2 lost group match at home against Bayern Munich. ^[11] Pasveer made three league appearances during the 2016–17 season. Zoet, who was the starter that season, only conceded 23 goals in 31 appearances. With that, PSV had the statistically best defense in the Eredivisie that year, alongside the Ajax defense. The Eindhoven team finished third that season.

Vitesse

Pasveer signed with Vitesse in July 2017. ^[12] He made his debut on 5 August 2017 during the lost game for the Johan Cruyff Shield against Feyenoord. ^[13] His first year under head coach Leonid Slutsky was difficult, but eventually he grew into a starter and team captain. ^[14] In the 2019–20 season, he was voted "Player of the Year" by Vitesse fans. ^[15]

Ajax

On 23 April 2021, it was announced that Pasveer had signed a two-year contract with Ajax, joining the club on a free transfer from 1 July. ^[16] He made his debut for the club on 7 August in a 4–0 loss to PSV in the Johan Cruyff Shield. ^{[17] [18]} Due to suspensions and injuries for goalkeepers André Onana and Maarten Stekelenburg, Pasveer stayed on as the starter in goal. On 19 October 2021 Pasveer earned a record as the first goalkeeper to stop three direct shots on goal from Norwegian striker Erling Haaland in a UEFA Champions League match. Pasveer went on to keep a clean sheet against Borussia Dortmund as the match ended a 4–0 win for Ajax. ^[19] Four days later, Pasveer kept a clean-sheet once more, in a regular season match, as Ajax defeated his former club, and rivals PSV Eindhoven 5–0 at home. ^[20] He conceded only two goals in the domestic league prior to matchday 12, played on 7 November 2021. ^[21] This proved to be a record, as no goalkeeper in the Eredivisie had conceded so few goals during the first twelve games before. This yielded an impressive average of one goal against every four matches, both at national and international level. ^[22]

During the 2024–25 Europa League qualifying phase, he managed to saved five shots during the penalty shootouts against Panathinaikos which ended in a 13–12 victory following a 1–1 draw on aggregate. ^[23]

International career

Pasveer was part of the Netherlands squad that won the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Portugal. ^[24]

On 22 September 2022, Pasveer made his debut for the Netherlands as a starter against Poland in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League match. At age 38, he was the second oldest player to ever debut for the Dutch national team, after Sander Boschker in 2010 (aged 39). ^[25]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 December 2024 ^[26]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			KNVB Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Twente	2003–04	Eredivisie	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
	2004–05	Eredivisie	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2005–06	Eredivisie	8	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
	Total		14	0	0	0	—		—		14	0
Go Ahead Eagles (loan)	2008–09	Eerste Divisie	38	0	1	0	—		—		39	0
	2009–10	Eerste Divisie	36	0	5	0	—		4 [a]	0	45	0
	Total		74	0	6	0	—		4	0	84	0
Heracles Almelo	2010–11	Eredivisie	34	0	2	0	—		2 [b]	0	38	0
	2011–12	Eredivisie	34	0	5	0	—		—		39	0
	2012–13	Eredivisie	33	0	4	0	—		—		37	0
	2013–14	Eredivisie	33	0	3	0	—		—		36	0
	Total		134	0	14	0	—		2	0	150	0
PSV	2014–15	Eredivisie	2	0	3	0	3 [c]	0	—		8	0
	2015–16	Eredivisie	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2016–17	Eredivisie	3	0	2	0	1 [d]	0	0	0	6	0
	Total		5	0	9	0	4	0	0	0	18	0
Vitesse	2017–18	Eredivisie	26	0	1	0	6 [c]	0	1 [e]	0	34	0
	2018–19	Eredivisie	7	0	2	0	0	0	4 [f]	0	13	0
	2019–20	Eredivisie	26	0	2	0	—		—		28	0
	2020–21	Eredivisie	33	0	2	0	—		—		35	0
	Total		92	0	7	0	6	0	5	0	110	0
Ajax	2021–22	Eredivisie	20	0	1	0	6 [d]	0	1 [e]	0	28	0
	2022–23	Eredivisie	15	0	1	0	6 [d]	0	0	0	22	0
	2023–24	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2024–25	Eredivisie	14	0	0	0	12 [c]	0	—		26	0
	Total		49	0	2	0	24	0	1	0	76	0
Career total			368	0	38	0	34	0	15	0	452	0

1. Appearances in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
2. Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
5. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
6. Appearances in Eredivisie Europa League play-offs

International

As of match played 25 September 2022 ^[27]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	2022	2	0
Total		2	0

Honours

Heracles Almelo

• KNVB Cup runner-up: 2011–12

PSV

• Eredivisie: 2014–15, 2015–16 ^{[6] [9]}
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2016, 2017

Ajax

• Eredivisie: 2021–22

Netherlands U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2006 ^[24]

Individual

• Vitesse Player of the Year: 2019–20
• Eredivisie Team of the Month: November 2024 ^[28]

References

1. "Squad List: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Netherlands (NED)" (PDF). FIFA. 19 November 2022. p. 20. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
2. "Pasveer wijkt nog een jaar uit naar Go Ahead Eagles". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 1 May 2009.
3. "Pasveer vertrekt bij Heracles, AZ laat Gudmundsson gaan". NU (in Dutch). 31 March 2014.
4. "Pasveer: 'Krijg bij PSV eerlijke kans op basisplaats'". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 26 June 2014.
5. "Cocu: "Platform voor Pasveer om zich te laten zien"". FCUpdate.nl (in Dutch). 21 August 2014.
6. "PSV year in pictures 2015". PSV Eindhoven. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
7. "PSV met Pasveer en Isimat-Mirin tegen Excelsior". NU (in Dutch). 25 April 2015.
8. "PSV licht optie op Pasveer: 'Spreekt vertrouwen uit'". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 8 May 2015.
9. "PSV Eindhoven clinch Eredivisie title after Ajax fail to win". the Guardian. 8 May 2016.
10. "Ajax vergooit titel door misstap tegen De Graafschap". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 8 May 2016.
11. "Pasveer kijkt uit naar Bayern München". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 29 October 2016.
12. "PSV-doelman Pasveer (33) tekent voor drie jaar bij Vitesse". NU (in Dutch). 5 July 2017.
13. Krabbendam, Martijn (3 August 2017). "Teleurgestelde Room meldt zich ziek, Pasveer keept in JC Schaal". Voetbal International (in Dutch).
14. "Remko Pasveer nieuwe aanvoerder Vitesse". Omroep Gelderland (in Dutch). 12 September 2020.
15. "Remko Pasveer speler van het jaar seizoen 19|20". Supportersvereniging Vitesse (in Dutch). 1 July 2020.
16. "Ajax signs Remko Pasveer". english.ajax.nl. 23 April 2021.
17. "PSV vernedert tiental Ajax in strijd om Johan Cruijff Schaal". NU (in Dutch). 7 August 2021.
18. "Ajax vs. PSV - 7 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
19. "Pasveer ontpopt zich tot kwelgeest van Haaland (en pakt een record)". Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
20. "Ajax neemt ook PSV de maat in topper (5-0) en verstevigt koppositie". NOS (in Dutch). 24 October 2021.
21. "Ajax resultaten - Voetbal, Nederland". flashscore.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 December 2021.
22. "Ajax - UCL - Matches". UEFA.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
23. "34 Schützen - Ajax gewinnt Elfmeter-Drama gegen Panathinaikos" (in German). Sportschau. 16 August 2024.
24. Dijk, Bob van (4 June 2019). "Dit zijn de spelers die in 2006 met Jong Oranje de EK-finale wonnen". Elfvoetbal.nl (in Dutch).
25. "Remko Pasveer is op 1-na-oudste debutant in Oranje ooit". Sportnieuws (in Dutch). 22 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
26. "R. Pasveer". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
27. "Remko Pasveer". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
28. "Instagram".

External links

• Profile at the AFC Ajax website
• Profile at the Royal Dutch Football Association website (in Dutch)
• Remko Pasveer – UEFA competition record ( archive )