| Sven Botman | |
| Full Name: | Sven Adriaan Botman[1] |
| Birth Date: | 12 January 2000[2] |
| Birth Place: | Badhoevedorp, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.93 m[3] |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Newcastle United |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthyears1: | –2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | RKSV Pancratius |
| Youthyears2: | 2009–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | Ajax |
| Years1: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Jong Ajax |
| Caps1: | 28 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Heerenveen (loan) |
| Caps2: | 26 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Lille |
| Caps3: | 62 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2022– |
| Clubs4: | Newcastle United |
| Caps4: | 53 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Netherlands U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam3: | Netherlands U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam4: | Netherlands U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam5: | Netherlands U20 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2020–2022 |
| Nationalteam6: | Netherlands U21 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 23:32, 11 March 2024 (UTC) |
Sven Adriaan Botman (born 12 January 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Newcastle United. He has represented the Netherlands at youth levels under-15 through under-21.
On 23 June 2018, Botman made his debut for the senior team of Ajax in a friendly against VVSB.[4] He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong Ajax on 17 August 2018 in a game against Roda JC Kerkrade.[5]
On 15 May 2020 he signed a deal with Ajax, which would keep him at the club until 30 June 2023. However, a few months later, on 31 July 2020, he signed a five-year deal with the French club Lille OSC, who bought him from Ajax for almost 7 million euros.[6] He made a good start[7] and was a starter for the entire 2020/21 season. Lille surprisingly won the Ligue 1 and, for the first time in the club's history, also the Trophée des Champions. This supercup was won by a 1–0 victory over Coupe de France Paris Saint-Germain.
On 28 June 2022, Botman signed for Premier League club Newcastle United on a five-year deal for €40 million.[8] On 24 September 2023, Botman scored his first goal for Newcastle in a record 8–0 away win over Sheffield United.[9] In March 2024, he sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury during an FA Cup match against Manchester City, which would sideline him for six to nine months.[10]
He has captained the Netherlands at under-21 level, as well as being called up to the senior Netherlands squad for the first time in November 2020.[11] In October 2022, Botman was included in the preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[12]
Botman's girlfriend Chana Kesselaar is a fashion stylist from Amsterdam. The pair have been in a long-term relationship since 2016.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Jong Ajax | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||||
| Heerenveen (loan) | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
| Lille | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3 | |||
| Total | 62 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 3 | |||
| Newcastle United | 2022–23 | Premier League | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | |||
| Total | 53 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 66 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 169 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 203 | 9 | |||
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