| Olivier Aertssen | |
| Birth Date: | 7 August 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Veldhoven, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.83m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | PEC Zwolle |
| Youthclubs1: | Oirschot Vooruit |
| Youthyears2: | –2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | VV Wolphaartsdijk |
| Youthyears3: | 2017–2018 |
| Youthclubs3: | VV Kloetinge |
| Youthyears4: | 2018–2019 |
| Youthclubs4: | Sparta Rotterdam |
| Youthyears5: | 2019–2021 |
| Youthclubs5: | Ajax |
| Years1: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Jong Ajax |
| Caps1: | 63 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs2: | Ajax |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | PEC Zwolle |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam2: | Netherlands U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 16 February 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 03:51, 10 January 2023 (UTC) |
Olivier Aertssen (born 7 August 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for club PEC Zwolle.
Olivier Aertssen started his footballing career in amateur teams between Oirschot, Wolphaartsdijk and Kloetinge, before joining Sparta Rotterdam in 2018 and the Ajax Youth Academy a year later, as they had a partnership with the club from Rotterdam.[1]
Starting the 2021–22 season as a regular with the Ajax youth team, most notably in the UEFA Youth League,[2] [3] [4] Aertssen made his professional debut for Jong Ajax on the 10 January 2022, starting the 2–0 away Eerste Divisie win against Jong Utrecht as a center-back.[5] By doing so he became the fourth youngest professional footballer from the province of Zeeland, just behind John Karelse, Erwin Nuytinck and Rick van Drongelen.[6]
Aertssen was called up to Ajax senior squad regularly in the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons, his only competitive appearance for the team was on 11 January 2023 in a KNVB Cup game against Den Bosch.[7]
On 26 August 2024, Aertssen signed a three-season contract with PEC Zwolle.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Jong Ajax | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 1 | — | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 63 | 1 | — | — | — | 63 | 1 | ||||||
| Ajax Amsterdam | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 1 | |||