Sven Botman

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Sven Botman
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Botman playing for Lille in 2021
Personal information
Full name Sven Adriaan Botman[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Badhoevedorp, Netherlands
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[3]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Number 4
Youth career
–2009 RKSV Pancratius
2009–2020 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Jong Ajax 28 (2)
2019–2020 → Heerenveen (loan) 26 (2)
2020–2022 Lille 62 (3)
2022– Newcastle United 71 (2)
International career
2015 Netherlands U15 5 (0)
2015–2016 Netherlands U16 5 (0)
2017 Netherlands U18 3 (0)
2018–2019 Netherlands U19 10 (0)
2019 Netherlands U20 2 (0)
2020–2022 Netherlands U21 12 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:02, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

Sven Adriaan Botman (born 12 January 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays primarily as a centre-back for Premier League club Newcastle United. He has represented the Netherlands at youth levels under-15 through under-21.

Club career

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Ajax

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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]

Lille

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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.

Newcastle United

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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] On 16 December, Botman made his return from his anterior cruciate ligament injury in a Professional Development League Premier League 2 game vs the Chelsea F.C. Development Squad and Academy[11]

International career

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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.[12] In October 2022, Botman was included in the preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[13]

Personal life

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Botman's girlfriend Chana Kesselaar is a fashion stylist from Amsterdam. The pair have been in a long-term relationship since 2016.[14]

He welcomed daughter Giulia with girlfriend Chana in September 2024.

Career statistics

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As of match played 22 November 2025[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] 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[16] Eredivisie 26 2 4 0 — — — 30 2
Lille 2020–21[17] Ligue 1 37 0 2 0 — 8[c] 0 — 47 0
2021–22[18] Ligue 1 25 3 1 0 — 5[d] 0 1[e] 0 32 3
Total 62 3 3 0 — 13 0 1 0 79 3
Newcastle United 2022–23[19] Premier League 36 0 1 0 7 0 — — 44 0
2023–24[20] Premier League 17 2 3 0 1 0 1[d] 0 — 22 2
2024–25[21] Premier League 8 0 0 0 2 0 — — 10 0
2025–26[22] Premier League 10 0 0 0 1 0 4[d] 0 — 15 0
Total 71 2 4 0 11 0 5 0 — 91 2
Career total 187 9 11 0 11 0 18 0 1 0 228 9
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Coupe de France, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Appearance in Trophée des Champions

Honours

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Lille

Newcastle United

References

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  6. ^ Botman to Lille, VoetbalPrimeur.nl, 31 July 2020
  7. ^ Good start for Botman at Lille VI, 19 October 2020
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