![]() Botman playing for Lille in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sven Adriaan Botman [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 12 January 2000||
Place of birth | Badhoevedorp, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Newcastle United | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2009 | RKSV Pancratius | ||
2009–2020 | Ajax | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | Jong Ajax | 28 | (2) |
2019–2020 | → Heerenveen (loan) | 26 | (2) |
2020–2022 | Lille | 62 | (3) |
2022– | Newcastle United | 56 | (2) |
International career | |||
2015 | Netherlands U15 | 5 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Netherlands U16 | 5 | (0) |
2017 | Netherlands U18 | 3 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Netherlands U19 | 10 | (0) |
2019 | Netherlands U20 | 2 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Netherlands U21 | 12 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:58, 18 January 2025 (UTC) |
Sven Adriaan Botman (born 12 January 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Newcastle United. He has represented the Netherlands at youth levels under-15 through under-21.
On 23 June 2018, Botman made his debut for the senior team of Ajax in a friendly against VVSB. [4] He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong Ajax on 17 August 2018 in a game against Roda JC Kerkrade. [5]
On 15 May 2020 he signed a deal with Ajax, which would keep him at the club until 30 June 2023. However, a few months later, on 31 July 2020, he signed a five-year deal with the French club Lille OSC, who bought him from Ajax for almost 7 million euros. [6] He made a good start [7] and was a starter for the entire 2020/21 season. Lille surprisingly won the Ligue 1 and, for the first time in the club's history, also the Trophée des Champions. This supercup was won by a 1–0 victory over Coupe de France Paris Saint-Germain.
On 28 June 2022, Botman signed for Premier League club Newcastle United on a five-year deal for €40 million. [8] On 24 September 2023, Botman scored his first goal for Newcastle in a record 8–0 away win over Sheffield United. [9] In March 2024, he sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury during an FA Cup match against Manchester City, which would sideline him for six to nine months. [10] On the 16th December, Botman made his return from his anterior cruciate ligament injury in a Professional Development League Premier League 2 game vs the Chelsea F.C. Development Squad and Academy [11]
He has captained the Netherlands at under-21 level, as well as being called up to the senior Netherlands squad for the first time in November 2020. [12] In October 2022, Botman was included in the preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. [13]
Botman's girlfriend Chana Kesselaar is a fashion stylist from Amsterdam. The pair have been in a long-term relationship since 2016. [14]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong Ajax | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
Heerenveen (loan) | 2019–20 [16] | Eredivisie | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
Lille | 2020–21 [17] | Ligue 1 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 [c] | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | ||
2021–22 [18] | Ligue 1 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 [d] | 0 | 1 [e] | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
Total | 62 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 3 | ||
Newcastle United | 2022–23 [19] | Premier League | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 0 | ||
2023–24 [20] | Premier League | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [d] | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | ||
2024–25 [21] | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Total | 56 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 71 | 2 | |||
Career total | 172 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 208 | 9 |
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