Wessel Dammers
Dutch footballer (born 1995)
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Wessel Dammers (born 1 March 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains Danish Superliga club Randers.[1][2]
Netherlands
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth |
Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Randers | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Feyenoord | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Feyenoord | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Cambuur (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Fortuna Sittard | 65 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | Groningen | 45 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Willem II (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Willem II | 34 | (1) |
| 2023– | Randers | 78 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Netherlands U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Netherlands U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2014 | Netherlands U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Netherlands U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2025 | |||
Club career
Dammers is a youth exponent from Feyenoord. He made his senior debut on 11 December 2014 against Standard Liège in a UEFA Europa League game. He replaced Terence Kongolo after 67 minutes in a 0–3 away win.[3]
On 27 March 2020, Dammers signed a three-year contract with Groningen.[4] On 29 January 2022, Dammers joined Willem II on loan until the end of the season.[5]
On 24 August 2022, Dammers returned to Willem II on a permanent basis and signed a three-year contract.[6] A year later, on 25 June 2023, Dammers signed a three-year deal with Danish Superliga club Randers FC.[7] Just before the 2024-25 season he was appointed captain, replacing Björn Kopplin.[8] In January 2026 he extended his contract until 2030, despite speculation that he would leave at the end of his contract.[9][10]
Honours
Individual
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: May 2022[11]
- Eerste Divisie Team of the Year: 2022–23[12]
