Silvester van der Water

Silvester van der Water (born 30 September 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Heracles Almelo in the Dutch Eredivisie.

Silvester van der Water
Personal information
Full name Silvester van der Water
Date of birth (1996-09-30) 30 September 1996
Place of birth Blaricum, Netherlands
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Heracles Almelo
Number 11
Youth career
2003–2014 SDO Bussum
2014–2015 Almere City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Jong Almere City 51 (27)
2016–2018 Almere City 56 (18)
2018–2020 Jong Heracles 16 (12)
2018– Heracles Almelo 52 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 February 2021

Club career

Almere City

In 2014, van der Water joined the Almere City academy from amateur side SDO Bussum where he had spent 11 years.[1][2] Ahead of the 2015–16 season, van der Water was moved up to the club's under-21 team contesting the Beloften Eredivisie. That same season he was promoted to the senior team, making his senior debut on 12 February 2016 as an 82nd minute substitute for Travis Brent in a 2–1 Eerste Divisie defeat to FC Eindhoven. He scored his first senior goals for the club on his third appearance, netting a brace in a 7–0 win over Jong PSV.[3] He began the following season a regular starter but as Almere City's form declined, van der Water was dropped to the bench, earning most of his playing time as either a substitute or with the under-21s.[4]

After eight goals in nine games in the Derde Divisie with Jong Almere City to start the 2017–18 season, van der Water earned a recall to the first-team. He scored 12 goals in 26 regular season appearances before proving instrumental in the 2017–18 promotion playoffs with three goals and three assists in six games as Almere City reached the final but missed out on the club's first promotion to the Eredivisie, losing to De Graafschap 3–2 over two legs.[4]

Heracles Almelo

On 31 May 2018, van der Water agreed a three-year (with one optional year) contract with Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo.[1] On 18 August 2018 he made his first division debut as an 81st minute substitute as part of a 4–2 win over ADO Den Haag. He registered one assist in his first season with the club, failing to score a senior goal although he scored 12 goals in 14 appearances with Jong Heracles in the Reservecompetitie. He eventually scored his first senior goal for Heracles on matchday two of the 2019–20 season as part of a 1–1 draw with Fortuna Sittard.

After scoring and assisting in the 2020–21 season opening 2–0 victory over ADO Den Haag, van der Water pulled out of the squad for the week two 4–0 defeat to Willem II on 20 September 2020 following reported transfer interest from MLS team Orlando City. He met with manager Frank Wormuth the following day for discussions and was fined for his absence before being sent home to train away from the team with the club addressing the issue in an official statement.[5][6] He returned to the squad the following week for the 1–1 draw with PSV Eindhoven.

Career statistics

Club
As of 30 January 2021
Club Season Division League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Playoffs Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Apps Apps Goals
Jong Almere City 2015–16 Beloften Eredivisie 1610——1610
2016–17 Derde Divisie 269——269
2017–18 98——98
Total 512700005127
Almere City 2015–16 Eerste Divisie 32001[lower-alpha 2]042
2016–17 2741000284
2017–18 2612106[lower-alpha 3]33315
Total 561820736521
Jong Heracles 2018–19 Reservecompetitie 1412——1412
2019–20 20——20
Total 161200001612
Heracles Almelo 2018–19 Eredivisie 120001[lower-alpha 4]0130
2019–20 23733—2610
2020–21 17320—193
Total 521053105813
Career Total 17567738319073
  1. Includes KNVB Cup.
  2. 2015–16 Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs.
  3. 2017–18 Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs.
  4. 2018–19 Eredivisie Europa League playoffs.

References
  1. "Heracles Almelo contracteert Silvester van der Water". www.almeloosweekblad.nl (in Dutch).
  2. "SDO apetrots op Silvester van der Water". www.bussumsnieuws.nl (in Dutch).
  3. "Almere City FC - Jong PSV". www.psv.nl. 3 July 2015.
  4. "The 50 Eredivisie U21 Stars To Watch 2018/19: Silvester van der Water". Football Oranje. 7 August 2018.
  5. "Maximale boete voor Van der Water na onacceptabel gedrag". Heracles (in Dutch). 21 September 2020.
  6. "Heracles stuurt Van der Water met 'maximale boete' terug naar huis". nos.nl (in Dutch).
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