Sven Botman

Sven Botman (born 12 January 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Lille. He has represented the Netherlands at youth levels U15 through U20.

Sven Botman
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000
Place of birth Badhoevedorp, Netherlands
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Lille
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2009 RKSV Pancratius
2009-2020 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Jong Ajax 28 (2)
2019–2020 → SC Heerenveen (loan) 26 (2)
2020– Lille 21 (0)
National team‡
2015 Netherlands U15 5 (0)
2015–2016 Netherlands U16 5 (0)
2017 Netherlands U18 3 (0)
2018– Netherlands U19 10 (0)
2019– Netherlands U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:37, 10 December 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Ajax

Botman made his debut for the main squad of AFC Ajax on 23 June 2018 in a friendly against VVSB, as a starter.[1]

He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong Ajax on 17 August 2018 in a game against Roda JC Kerkrade, as a starter.[2]

Lille

On 31 July 2020, Botman signed a 5-year contract with Ligue 1 club Lille.[3] The deal was worth approximately €8 million to €9 million.[4]

International career

He was called up to the senior Netherlands squad in November 2020.[5]

References
  1. "VVSB v Ajax game report". Sky Sports. 23 June 2018.
  2. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 17 August 2018.
  3. "L'international U20 néerlandais, Sven Botman est Lillois". losc.fr (in French). 31 July 2020.
  4. "Official | Lille kick off summer recruitment with Sven Botman from Ajax". Get French Football News. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  5. "Netherlands 3-1 Bosnia & Herzegovina". BBC. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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