Olivier Aertssen

Olivier Aertssen
Personal information
Date of birth	7 August 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Veldhoven, Netherlands
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	PEC Zwolle
Youth career
	Oirschot Vooruit
0000–2017	VV Wolphaartsdijk
2017–2018	VV Kloetinge
2018–2019	Sparta Rotterdam
2019–2021	Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team
2021–2024	Jong Ajax
2023–2024	Ajax
2024–	PEC Zwolle
International career‡
2022	Netherlands U18
2022	Netherlands U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 February 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:51, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

Olivier Aertssen (born 7 August 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle.^[1]

Club career

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.^[2]^[3]

Starting the 2021–22 season as a regular with the Ajax youth team, most notably in the UEFA Youth League,^[4]^[5]^[6] 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.^[2] 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.^[7]

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.^[8]

On 26 August 2024, Aertssen signed a three-season contract with PEC Zwolle.^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 February 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	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

References

^ ^a ^b Olivier Aertssen at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b Boogert, Rudy (10 January 2022). "Zeeuwse jongeling maakt vanavond zijn profdebuut voor Jong Ajax" [Zeeland youngster will make his professional debut for Young Ajax tonight]. Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ "Oud Oirschot Vooruit speler Olivier Aertssen maakt carrière bij AFC Ajax!" [Former Oirschot Vooruit player Olivier Aertssen continues his career at AFC Ajax!]. Twitter (in Dutch). Oirschot Vooruit. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ "Op naar een nieuw Youth League-duel | De voorbeelden van Olivier Aertssen". Ajax (in Dutch). 17 October 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ Kole, Menno (7 December 2021). "Ongelukkige uitschakeling voor Olivier Aertssen in Youth League" [Unfortunate elimination for Olivier Aertssen in Youth League]. Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ Zwagerman, Thijs (28 December 2021). "Kweekvijver: Beste elftal Ajax-talenten van de eerste seizoenshelft". Ajax Showtime (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ Boogert, Rudy (11 January 2022). "Ajacied Olivier Aertssen in top 5 van Zeeuwse profjonkies" [Ajax player Olivier Aertssen in top 5 of Zeeland professionals]. Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ "Den Bosch v Ajax game report". Soccerway. 11 January 2023.
^ "Olivier Aertssen nieuwe aanwinst PEC Zwolle" [Olivier Aertssen is a new acquisition of PEC Zwolle] (in Dutch). PEC Zwolle. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.