Syb van Ottele (born 2 February 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club Heerenveen.
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Date of birth | (2002-02-02) 2 February 2002 (age 20) | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Nijmegen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||
Current team | Heerenveen | ||||||||||||
Number | 6 | ||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||
RKSV Brakkenstein | |||||||||||||
2012–2020 | NEC | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
2020–2021 | NEC | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||
2021– | Heerenveen | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||
2017 | Netherlands U15 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||
2017–2019 | Netherlands U16 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||
2018–2019 | Netherlands U17 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||
2019 | Netherlands U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:34, 9 September 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Nijmegen, Van Ottele progressed through the NEC youth academy, which he joined in 2012. On 27 February 2018, when several European clubs wanted to recruit him, he signed his first contract with his childhood club, where he was considered one of their great prospects.[1] Van Ottele made his professional debut for NEC in a 2–0 Eerste Divisie loss to SC Cambuur on 28 August 2020, coming on as a substitute for Édgar Barreto.[2]
On 8 January 2021, Van Ottele signed his first professional contract with Heerenveen in the Dutch Eredivisie. Heerenveen technical director, Gerry Hamstra welcomed the signing, and described Van Ottele as a talented and versatile player who is comfortable in possession.[3]
Netherlands U17
SC Heerenveen – current squad | |
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