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 birth Amersfoort, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
Lion City Sailors
Number 10
Youth career
VVZA
Roda '46
2010–2015 Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Utrecht 44 (7)
2016–2019 PSV 62 (6)
2018–2019 Jong PSV 9 (4)
2019–2024 Utrecht 92 (19)
2024– Lion City Sailors 1 (1)
International career
2014 Netherlands U19 2 (0)
2015 Netherlands U20 3 (0)
2016–2018 Netherlands U21 16 (3)
2016–2017 Netherlands 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 January 2024

Club career edit

Utrecht edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

 
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 edit

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 edit

Club edit

As of 15 March 2023.[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continent Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Utrecht 2014–15 Eredivisie 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
2015–16 37 5 5 3 0 0 42 8
2016–17 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
Total 44 7 5 3 0 0 49 10
PSV Eindhoven 2016–17 Eredivisie 27 5 2 1 4 0 33 6
2017–18 31 1 4 0 1 0 36 1
2018–19 4 0 2 0 1 0 7 0
Total 62 6 8 1 6 0 76 7
Jong PSV 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 9 4 0 0 0 0 9 4
Total 9 4 0 0 0 0 9 4
PSV Eindhoven 2019–20 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FC Utrecht 2019–20 Eredivisie 16 5 1 0 0 0 17 5
2020–21 29 4 2 2 0 0 31 6
2021–22 26 9 2 0 0 0 28 9
2022–23 11 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
2023–24 11 1 1 0 0 0 12 1
Total 93 19 7 2 0 0 100 21
Lion City Sailors 2024–25 Singapore Premier League 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
Total 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
Career total 208 36 20 6 6 0 234 42
Notes

International caps edit

No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 10 November 2016 Johan Cruyff Arena, Netherlands   Belgium 1-1 (draw) Friendly
2 14 November 2016 Stade Josy Barthel , Luxembourg   Luxembourg 3-1 (won) 2018 UEFA World Cup Qualifiers
3 5 June 2017 De Kuip, Netherlands   Ivory Coast 5-0 (won) Friendly

U21 International caps edit

No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 25 March 2016 La Manga Club Football Stadium, Spain   Norway 1-0 (won) Friendly
2 28 March 2016 La Manga Club Football Stadium, Spain   Serbia 1-0 (won) Friendly
3 2 September 2016 FC Minsk Stadium, Belarus   Belarus 2-2 (draw) 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
4 24 March 2017 Pinatar Arena, Spain   Finland 2-0 (won) Friendly
5 27 March 2017 Pinatar Arena, Spain   Austria 0-1 (lost) Friendly
6 1 September 2017 De Vijverberg, Netherlands   England 1-1 (draw) 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
7 5 September 2017 St Mirren Park , Scotland   Scotland 0-2 (lost) 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
8 6 October 2017 De Vijverberg, Netherlands   Latvia 3-0 (won) 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
9 10 October 2017 Obolon Arena, Ukraine   Ukraine 1-1 (draw) 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
10 10 November 2017 De Vijverberg, Netherlands   Andorra 8-0 (won) 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
11 22 March 2018 De Vijverberg, Netherlands   Belgium 1-4 (lost) Friendly
12 27 March 2018 Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella, Andorra   Andorra 1-0 (won) 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
13 6 September 2018 Carrow Road, England   England 0-0 (draw) 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
14 11 September 2018 De Vijverberg, Netherlands   Scotland 1-2 (lost) 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
15 12 October 2018 Skonto Stadium, Latvia   Latvia 3-0 (won) 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
16 16 October 2018 De Vijverberg, Netherlands   Ukraine 3-0 (won) 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

U21 International goals edit

No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 1 September 2017 De Vijverberg, Netherlands   England 1-1 (draw) 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
2 6 October 2017 De Vijverberg, Netherlands   Latvia 3-0 (won) 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
3 10 November 2017 De Vijverberg, Netherlands   Andorra 8-0 (won) 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

U20 International caps edit

No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 7 October 2015 Voith-Arena, Germany   England 1-3 (lost) Friendly
2 10 October 2015 Städtisches Waldstadion, Germany   Luxembourg 1-2 (lost) Friendly
3 13 October 2015 Voith-Arena, Germany   Turkey 1-0 (won) Friendly

U19 International caps edit

No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 14 November 2014 The Falkirk Stadium, Scotland   Scotland 1-1 (draw) Friendly
2 18 November 2014 Sportpark Parkzicht, Netherlands   Belgium 3-1 (won) Friendly

Honours edit

Club edit

PSV

Lion City Sailors edit

References edit

  1. ^ "PSV ACQUIRES BART RAMSELAAR FROM FC UTRECHT".
  2. ^ "PSV Eindhoven 3-0 Ajax". BBC Sport.
  3. ^ "Ramselaar heading back to Utrecht".
  4. ^ "Kevin Strootman back for Netherlands, Timothy Fosu-Mensah out". espnfc.co.uk. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  5. ^ Bart Ramselaar at Soccerway

External links edit