Seppe Rotty

Seppe Rotty
Personal information
Born	(2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 23) Torhout, Belgium
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Spike	345 cm (136 in)
Block	325 cm (128 in)
College / University	Ghent University
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Knack Roeselare
Number	12
Career
Years Teams 2019–2022 2022– Volley Menen Knack Roeselare
National team
2021–  Belgium
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Belgium FIVB Challenger Cup 2024 Linyi

Seppe Rotty (born 12 March 2001) is a Belgian professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Knack Roeselare and the Belgium national team.

Career

Club

As a child, Rotty used to practise tennis and athletics at Houtland Torhout, before accidentally joining the volleyball team of Rembert Torhout.[1][2][3]

After graduating from Topsportschool Vilvoorde in 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Volley Menen.[1] As a player of that club, he was named the 2022 Player of the Year.[4]

For the 2022–23 season, he signed a contract with Knack Roeselare, the Belgian champions of that time.[5] In 2024, he was once again named the Player of the Year.[6]

National team

He made his debut in the senior national team in 2021.[7]

Personal life

Since 2019, he has been studying industrial civil engineering at Ghent University.[1][2]

Honours

Club

• CEV Cup
  • 2022–23 – with Knack Roeselare[8]
• Domestic
  • 2022–23 Belgian SuperCup, with Knack Roeselare
  • 2022–23 Belgian Cup, with Knack Roeselare
  • 2022–23 Belgian Championship, with Knack Roeselare[9]
  • 2023–24 Belgian SuperCup, with Knack Roeselare
  • 2023–24 Belgian Cup, with Knack Roeselare[10]
  • 2023–24 Belgian Championship, with Knack Roeselare[11]

References

1. "Seppe Rotty (Decospan Menen) : "Overdonderd door totaal onverwachte dubbelslag"". Volley Magazine (in Dutch). 11 May 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
2. "The Next Big Thing in Volleyball: Seppe Rotty". CEV. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
3. "Seppe Rotty (23) is uitgegroeid tot een Belgische volleybaltopper: "Ik ben niet snel van mijn melk"". KW (in Dutch). 19 March 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
4. "Menen troeft Roeselare wel af op Volleyproms: Rotty Speler, Depestele coach van het Jaar". Sporza (in Dutch). 9 May 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
5. "Kampioen Roeselare haalt 'Speler van het Jaar' Seppe Rotty en Simon Plaskie weg bij concurrent Menen". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). 12 May 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
6. "Seppe Rotty (Knack Roeselare) is Speler van het Jaar". KW (in Dutch). 16 April 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
7. "Seppe Rotty beleeft zijn eerste dagen als Red Dragon: "Ondanks zware concurrentie vol ambitie"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 27 April 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
8. "Modena crowned #CEVCupM champions after a Golden Set". CEV. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
9. "Knack Roeselare wint 3–0 van Maaseik en eigent zich de veertiende landstitel toe". KW (in Dutch). 5 May 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
10. "Roeselare verovert zestiende Beker van België volley". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 10 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
11. "Knack Roeselare blaast 60 kaarsjes uit". Volley Magazine (in Dutch). 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.

External links

• Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Player profile at Volleybox.net