Sven Botman

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Sven Botman
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Botman playing for Lille in 2021
Personal information
Full name Sven Adriaan Botman [1]
Date of birth (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth Badhoevedorp, Netherlands
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [3]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Number 4
Youth career
–2009 RKSV Pancratius
2009–2020 Ajax
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Jong Ajax 28 (2)
2019–2020 → Heerenveen (loan) 26 (2)
2020–2022 Lille 62 (3)
2022– Newcastle United 75 (3)
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 as of 23:21, 7 February 2026 (UTC)

Sven Adriaan Botman (born 12 January 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays primarily as a centre-back for Premier League club Newcastle United. He has represented the Netherlands at youth levels under-15 through under-21.

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Club career

Ajax

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]

Lille

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 Super Cup was won by a 1–0 victory over Coupe de France winner Paris Saint-Germain. [8]

Newcastle United

On 28 June 2022, Botman signed for Premier League club Newcastle United on a five-year deal for €40 million. [9] On 24 September 2023, Botman scored his first goal for Newcastle in a record 8–0 away win over Sheffield United. [10] 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. [11] On 16 December, Botman made his return from his ACL injury in a Professional Development League Premier League 2 game vs the Chelsea F.C. Development Squad and Academy. [12]

On 12 January 2026, Botman extended his contract with Newcastle United until the summer of 2030. [13]

International career

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. [14] In October 2022, Botman was included in the preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. [15]

Personal life

Botman's girlfriend Chana Kesselaar is a fashion stylist from Amsterdam. The pair have been in a long-term relationship since 2016. [16]

He welcomed daughter Giulia with girlfriend Chana in September 2024.

Career statistics

As of match played 7 February 2026 [17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 282————282
Heerenveen (loan) 2019–20 [18] Eredivisie 26240———302
Lille 2020–21 [19] Ligue 1 37020—8 [c] 0—470
2021–22 [20] Ligue 125310—5 [d] 01 [e] 0323
Total62330—13010793
Newcastle United 2022–23 [21] Premier League 3601070——440
2023–24 [22] Premier League17230101 [d] 0—222
2024–25 [23] Premier League800020——100
2025–26 [24] Premier League14110306 [d] 0—241
Total7535013070—1003
Career total191101201302001023710
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, Coupe de France, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Appearance in Trophée des Champions

Honours

Lille

Newcastle United

References

  1. ↑ "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Sven Botman: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Sven Botman". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "VVSB v Ajax game report". Sky Sports. 23 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 17 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Botman to Lille, VoetbalPrimeur.nl, 31 July 2020
  7. ↑ Good start for Botman at Lille VI, 19 October 2020
  8. ↑ "Le Trophée des Champions 2021 à Tel Aviv" [The 2021 Trophée des Champions in Tel Aviv]. Ligue 1 (in French). 11 March 2021. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Newcastle United agree Sven Botman deal". Newcastle United F.C. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Sheffield United vs. Newcastle United". Premier League. 24 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "Newcastle United: Sven Botman out for up to nine months with ACL injury". BBC Sport. 20 March 2024.
  12. ↑ Waugh, Chris (16 December 2024). "Newcastle's Sven Botman to step up injury recovery with Under-21s". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "Sven Botman signs new long-term contract". Newcastle United F.C. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  14. ↑ "Player Profile". Newcastle United FC. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  15. ↑ @OnsOranje (21 October 2022). "🦁 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝: This is the longlist of 39 players where our final World Cup 2022 squad will be selected from! 📋" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ↑ "NUFC WAG posts cute social message to her award-nominated other half". 24 May 2023.
  17. ↑ "S. Botman". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Sven Botman in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Sven Botman in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Sven Botman in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Sven Botman in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Sven Botman in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Sven Botman in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Sven Botman in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  25. ↑ "Lille Crowned Ligue 1 Champs With Win In Angers". BeIN Sports. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  26. ↑ "Lille beat PSG to clinch first French Super Cup". Sky Sports. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  27. ↑ "Liverpool 1–2 Newcastle United: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  28. ↑ McNulty, Phil (26 February 2023). "Manchester United 2–0 Newcastle United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
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