Olivier Aertssen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 August 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Veldhoven, Netherlands[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PEC Zwolle | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Oirschot Vooruit | |||
| –2017 | VV Wolphaartsdijk | ||
| 2017–2018 | VV Kloetinge | ||
| 2018–2019 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| 2019–2021 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Jong Ajax | 63 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Ajax | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | PEC Zwolle | 20 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Netherlands U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | Netherlands U19 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2025 ‡ 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]
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]