Eric Botteghin

Eric Fernando Botteghin (born 31 August 1987) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Feyenoord in the Eredivisie.[1] Botteghin plays as a centre back.

Eric Botteghin
Personal information
Full name Eric Fernando Botteghin
Date of birth (1987-08-31) 31 August 1987
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Feyenoord
Number 33
Youth career
Grêmio Barueri
→ Internacional (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 FC Zwolle 140 (12)
2011–2013 NAC Breda 64 (5)
2013–2015 FC Groningen 73 (5)
2015– Feyenoord 116 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 November 2020

Career

Botteghin played in the youth academy of Grêmio Barueri, but was also loaned out to Internacional for one season.[2] In January 2007, Botteghin moved from Grêmio Barueri to FC Zwolle in the Netherlands.[3] In 2011, he joined NAC Breda. After two seasons he transferred to FC Groningen.[4][5]

He helped the Green-White Army win the KNVB Cup in 2014–15 against defending champions PEC Zwolle. It was their first major trophy and they qualified for the UEFA Europa League.[6][7]

In 2015 he moved to Feyenoord where he won the KNVB Cup again. In November 2017 he signed a new contract until 2020.[8]

On 22 April 2018, he played as Feyenoord won the 2017–18 KNVB Cup final 3–0 against AZ Alkmaar.[9]

Botteghin signed a one-year contract extension with Feyenoord on 22 July 2020, keeping him at the club until 2021.[2]

Career statistics
As of match played 24 December 2017[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Beker Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PEC Zwolle 2006–07 Eerste Divisie 14300–00143
2007–08 27200–00272
2008–09 36500–2[lower-alpha 1]0385
2009–10 35110–1[lower-alpha 1]0371
2010–11 27120–4[lower-alpha 1]0331
Total 1391230007014912
NAC Breda 2011–12 Eredivisie 32210––332
2012–13 32321––344
Total 645310000676
Groningen 2013–14 Eredivisie 38231––413
2014–15 343502[lower-alpha 2]0–413
2015–16 1000001[lower-alpha 3]020
Total 735812010846
Feyenoord 2015–16 Eredivisie 220310000251
2016–17 344315[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0435
2017–18 50101[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 3]080
Total 614726020766
Career total 331262148010037630
  1. Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
  2. Appearances in the Europa League
  3. Appearances in the Johan Cruijff Schaal
  4. Appearances in the Champions League

Honours

FC Groningen

Feyenoord[10]

References
  1. Update: FC Groningen heeft 'op enkele details na' akkoord met Feyenoord (Dutch). Voetbalprimeur. 13 August 2015.
  2. "Botteghin blijft bij Feyenoord". feyenoord.nl. Feyenoord. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. (in Dutch) Player profile at Voetbal International
  5. Eric Botteghin at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  6. "Groningen claim first trophy with KNVB Cup triumph". Goal.com. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  7. https://za.soccerway.com/matches/2015/05/03/netherlands/knvb-beker/bvo-fc-zwolle/stichting-fc-groningen/2028581/
  8. Groenstege, Minne (15 November 2017). "Botteghin verlengt contract bij Feyenoord tot 2020". ad.nl. Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  9. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/04/22/netherlands/knvb-beker/stichting-az/feyenoord-rotterdam-nv/2727912/
  10. Eric Botteghin at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 August 2018.


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