Bart Ramselaar

Bart Ramselaar (born 29 June 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays either as an attacking midfielder or winger for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors and the Netherlands national team.

Bart Ramselaar
Ramselaar with Utrecht in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-06-29) 29 June 1996 (age 27)
Place of birthAmersfoort, Netherlands
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
Lion City Sailors
Number10
Youth career
VVZA
Roda '46
2010–2015Utrecht
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016Utrecht44(7)
2016–2019PSV62(6)
2018–2019Jong PSV9(4)
2019–2024Utrecht92(19)
2024–Lion City Sailors2(2)
International career
2014Netherlands U192(0)
2015Netherlands U203(0)
2016–2018Netherlands U2116(3)
2016–2017Netherlands3(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024

Club career

Utrecht

At Utrecht, Ramselaar quickly became known as a great talent. He went through all the senior youth teams there and made his debut in the Eredivisie against Feyenoord on 1 March 2015. Ramselaar scored his first goal on 17 May 2015 in the 3–3 draw away match against Vitesse.

PSV

In August 2016, PSV reach agreement to sign Ramselaar from Utrecht, putting pen to paper on a five-year contract. The transfer fee was rumored to be for around €5 million. [1]Ramselaar made his debut on 28 August 2016 in a goalless draw in the home game against Groningen and came off the bench on 15 April 2018 as PSV beat rivals Ajax 3–0 to clinch the 2017–18 Eredivisie title.[2]

Return to Utrecht

On 24 August 2019, Ramselaar returned to Utrecht where he was deemed surplus to requirements by PSV manager, Mark van Bommel. [3]

Lion City Sailors

Ramselaar playing for Lion City Sailors in 2024

On 26 February 2024, Ramselaar moved to Southeast Asia to join Singapore Premier League side, Lion City Sailors, reuniting with his former Utrecht assistant coach, Aleksandar Ranković at the club. His move to Singapore became the second most expensive signing in the league's history for a reported fee of about €1.5 million (SGD$2.2 million). On his official debut for the club on 4 May 2024, he helped his club to win the 2024 Singapore Community Shield in a 2–0 win against Albirex Niigata (S) also making his debut in Singapore football. On 10 May, Ramselaar scored his first goal for the club in the opening league match of the 2024–25 season against Hougang United in a 4–1 win.

International career

Ramselaar received his first call up to represent the senior Netherlands team in May 2016 for friendly matches against Ireland, Poland and Austria but didn't make any single appearances.[4] On 9 November 2016, Ramselaar make his debut in friendly match that contested in a 1–1 draw against Belgium.

On 13 November 2016, Ramselaar was named in the starting line-up to face Luxembourg during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match.

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 March 2023.[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Utrecht2014–15Eredivisie51000051
2015–163755300428
2016–1721000021
Total44753004910
PSV Eindhoven2016–17Eredivisie2752140336
2017–183114010361
2018–1940201070
Total6268160767
Jong PSV2018–19Eerste Divisie94000094
Total94000094
PSV Eindhoven2019–20Eredivisie00000000
Total00000000
FC Utrecht2019–20Eredivisie1651000175
2020–212942200316
2021–222692000289
2022–231101000120
2023–241111000121
Total9319720010021
Lion City Sailors2024–25Singapore Premier League11000021
Total11000021
Career total208362066023442
Notes

International caps

NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
110 November 2016Johan Cruyff Arena, Netherlands  Belgium1-1 (draw)Friendly
214 November 2016Stade Josy Barthel , Luxembourg  Luxembourg3-1 (won)2018 UEFA World Cup Qualifiers
35 June 2017De Kuip, Netherlands  Ivory Coast5-0 (won)Friendly

U21 International caps

NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
125 March 2016La Manga Club Football Stadium, Spain  Norway1-0 (won)Friendly
228 March 2016La Manga Club Football Stadium, Spain  Serbia1-0 (won)Friendly
32 September 2016FC Minsk Stadium, Belarus  Belarus2-2 (draw)2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
424 March 2017Pinatar Arena, Spain  Finland2-0 (won)Friendly
527 March 2017Pinatar Arena, Spain  Austria0-1 (lost)Friendly
61 September 2017De Vijverberg, Netherlands  England1-1 (draw)2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
75 September 2017St Mirren Park , Scotland  Scotland0-2 (lost)2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
86 October 2017De Vijverberg, Netherlands  Latvia3-0 (won)2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
910 October 2017Obolon Arena, Ukraine  Ukraine1-1 (draw)2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
1010 November 2017De Vijverberg, Netherlands  Andorra8-0 (won)2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
1122 March 2018De Vijverberg, Netherlands  Belgium1-4 (lost)Friendly
1227 March 2018Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella, Andorra  Andorra1-0 (won)2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
136 September 2018Carrow Road, England  England0-0 (draw)2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
1411 September 2018De Vijverberg, Netherlands  Scotland1-2 (lost)2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
1512 October 2018Skonto Stadium, Latvia  Latvia3-0 (won)2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
1616 October 2018De Vijverberg, Netherlands  Ukraine3-0 (won)2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

U21 International goals

NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
11 September 2017De Vijverberg, Netherlands  England1-1 (draw)2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
26 October 2017De Vijverberg, Netherlands  Latvia3-0 (won)2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
310 November 2017De Vijverberg, Netherlands  Andorra8-0 (won)2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

U20 International caps

NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
17 October 2015Voith-Arena, Germany  England1-3 (lost)Friendly
210 October 2015Städtisches Waldstadion, Germany  Luxembourg1-2 (lost)Friendly
313 October 2015Voith-Arena, Germany  Turkey1-0 (won)Friendly

U19 International caps

NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
114 November 2014The Falkirk Stadium, Scotland  Scotland1-1 (draw)Friendly
218 November 2014Sportpark Parkzicht, Netherlands  Belgium3-1 (won)Friendly

Honours

Club

PSV

Lion City Sailors

References