Thomas Oude Kotte

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Thomas Oude Kotte
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-03-20) 20 March 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Telstar
Number 24
Youth career
0000–2008 Groen Wit '62
2008–2016 Vitesse
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Jong Vitesse 75 (6)
2016–2018 Vitesse 9 (0)
2018–2021 Excelsior 63 (2)
2021–2022 Vendsyssel 26 (2)
2022– Telstar 56 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:29, 17 March 2024 (UTC)

Thomas Oude Kotte (born 20 March 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eerste Divisie club Telstar.

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Club career

Vitesse

In 2008, Oude Kotte joined Vitesse from local side Groen Wit '62. On 19 April 2016, after impressing at youth level, Oude Kotte made his senior debut against PSV replacing Japanese full-back Kosuke Ota in the 90th minute. [1] On 1 May 2016, Oude Kotte was given his first Vitesse start in a 3–1 defeat against Utrecht, in which he featured for the entirety of the fixture along with Julian Lelieveld. [2]

Ahead of the 2016–17 campaign, Oude Kotte was promoted to the Vitesse first-team along with several other academy teammates including Arshak Koryan, Mitchell van Bergen, Zhang Yuning, Jeroen Houwen and Julian Lelieveld. [3] Along with his promotion, Oude Kotte was reassigned the number 22, after holding the number 44 last season. However, following the arrival of Henk Fraser, Oude Kotte was demoted back to the reserve squad and failed to make a senior appearance all season.

Following several substitute appearances, Oude Kotte made his return to the first-team squad, during Vitesse's 1–0 home victory over French side, Nice in their UEFA Europa League group-stage campaign, featuring for the full 90 minutes. [4] On 29 March 2018, Oude Kotte was offered a new deal, however, opted to reject it to pursue a career abroad and in turn leave in June 2018. [5]

Excelsior

Despite expressing his desire to move abroad, Oude Kotte opted to join fellow Eredivisie side, Excelsior on a three-year deal in June 2018. [6]

Vendsyssel

On 23 July 2021, Oude Kotte moved to Denmark, where he signed a two-year deal with Danish 1st Division club Vendsyssel FF. [7] He made his debut for the club on 27 July, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Esbjerg fB. [8] On 7 November, he scored his first goal for Vendsyssel, heading home a corner in the 57th minute, in a 4–1 victory against HB Køge. [9] [10] A year later, in June 2022, Vendsyssel announced the departure of Oude Kotte. [11] He scored twice in 27 appearances for the club. [12]

Telstar

Oude Kotte returned to the Netherlands after one season, signing a one-year contract with Eerste Divisie club Telstar. [13] He made his competitive debut for the club on 8 August 2022, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Jong Ajax on the first matchday of the season. [14] [15] On 10 January 2023, he scored his first goal for Telstar, a consolation goal in a 3–1 KNVB Cup loss to Twente. [16]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 March 2024 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Vitesse 2014–15 Beloften Eredivisie 1010
2015–16Beloften Eredivisie162162
2016–17 Tweede Divisie 331331
2017–18 Derde Divisie 253253
Total756756
Vitesse 2015–16 Eredivisie 20000020
2016–17 Eredivisie000000
2017–18 Eredivisie70001 [lower-alpha 2] 00080
Total90001000100
Excelsior 2018–19 Eredivisie210002 [lower-alpha 3] 0230
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 21022232
2021–22 Eerste Divisie21221233
Total6324320695
Vendsyssel 2021–22 1st Division 26210272
Telstar 2022–23 Eerste Divisie33011341
2023–24 Eerste Divisie23000230
Total56011571
Career total2291064102023814
  1. Includes KNVB Cup, Danish Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs

Honours

Jong Vitesse

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