Bart Ramselaar
{{short description|Dutch footballer (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Bart Ramselaar
| image = GAE - FC Utrecht - Bart Ramselaar).jpg
| image_size = 175
| caption = Ramselaar with Utrecht in 2023
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|6|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Amersfoort, Netherlands
| height = 1.78 m
| position = Attacking-midfielder / Winger
| currentclub = Lion City Sailors
| clubnumber = 10
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = VVZA
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Roda '46
| youthyears3 = 2010–2015
| youthclubs3 = Utrecht
| years1 = 2015–2016
| clubs1 = Utrecht
| caps1 = 44
| goals1 = 7
| years2 = 2016–2019
| clubs2 = PSV
| caps2 = 62
| goals2 = 6
| years3 = 2018–2019
| clubs3 = Jong PSV
| caps3 = 9
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2019–2024
| clubs4 = Utrecht
| caps4 = 92
| goals4 = 19
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = Lion City Sailors
| caps5 = 17
| goals5 = 9
| nationalyears1 = 2014
| nationalteam1 = Netherlands U19
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2015
| nationalteam2 = Netherlands U20
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2016–2018
| nationalteam3 = Netherlands U21
| nationalcaps3 = 16
| nationalgoals3 = 3
| nationalyears6 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam6 = Netherlands
| nationalcaps6 = 3
| nationalgoals6 = 0
| club-update = 18 April 2025
| nationalteam-update = 18 April 2025
}}
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.
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. On 2 February 2016, he scored a brace during the 2015–16 KNVB Cup quarter-finals against PSV where his team advance to the semi-finals. Ramselaar also played the entire match in the 2016 KNVB Cup final but see the team finished as runner-ups.
= 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. {{cite web |title=PSV ACQUIRES BART RAMSELAAR FROM FC UTRECHT |url=https://www.psv.nl/en/media/artikel/psv-neemt-bart-ramselaar-over-van-fc-utrecht}} Ramselaar made his debut on 28 August 2016 in a goalless draw in the home game against Groningen. He make his UEFA Champions League debut in a 1–0 lost to Atletico Madrid on 13 September.
On 15 April 2018, he came off the bench as PSV beat rivals Ajax 3–0 to clinch the 2017–18 Eredivisie title.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43776657|title=PSV Eindhoven 3-0 Ajax|work=BBC Sport}}
= Return to Utrecht =
On 24 August 2019, Ramselaar returned to Utrecht where he was deemed surplus to requirements by PSV manager, Mark van Bommel. {{cite web |title=Ramselaar heading back to Utrecht |url=https://www.football-oranje.com/ramselaar-heading-back-to-utrecht/}} On 15 December, he scored a brace in a 3–1 win over Heracles Almelo.
On 31 October 2021, Ramselaar scored his first professional career hat-trick in a 5–1 league win over Willem II.
= Lion City Sailors =
File:Johor Darul Ta'zim v Lion City Sailors 45.jpg
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. On 23 June, He scored a brace in a 7–1 thrashing win over Albirex Niigata (S). On 16 March 2025, Ramselaar scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 win against Balestier Khalsa in the 2024–25 Singapore Cup. Despite Maxime Lestienne's equaliser in the 91st minute of the 2025 AFC Champions League Two final against Sharjah, the Sailors finished as a runner-up after conceding in the 97th minute to finish the game in a 1–2 defeat.{{cite web|title= Sharjah edge Sailors to savour glory |url= https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league_two.html/news/sharjah-edge-sailors-to-savour-glory|accessdate=19 May 2025|date=18 May 2025|work=AFC.com}}
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.{{cite web |date=18 May 2016 |title=Kevin Strootman back for Netherlands, Timothy Fosu-Mensah out |url=http://www.espnfc.co.uk/netherlands/story/2875415/kevin-strootman-back-for-netherlands-but-timothy-fosu-mensah-out |accessdate=10 June 2016 |publisher=espnfc.co.uk}} 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 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|16 Feb 2025}}{{Soccerway|bart-ramselaar/394807}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Uefa Champions League !colspan="2"|Europa League !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Utrecht
|rowspan="3"|Eredivisie |5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2015–16
|37 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 | |
| 2016–17
|2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!44 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 10 | |
| rowspan="5"|PSV Eindhoven
|rowspan="4"|Eredivisie |27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 | |
| 2017–18
|31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| 2018–19
|4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019–20
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!62 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 7 | |
| Jong PSV
|9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | |
| rowspan="6"|FC Utrecht
|rowspan="5"|Eredivisie |16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | |
| 2020–21
|29 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6 | |
| 2021–22
|26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | |
| 2022–23
|11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2023–24
|11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!93 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 21 | |
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|AFC Competition !colspan="2"|AFF Competition !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Lion City Sailors
|14 | 8 | 2 {{efn|1 in Community Shield & 1 in Singapore Cup}} | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 11 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!220 | 42 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 260 | 52 |
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Honours
PSV
Lion City Sailors
- AFC Champions League Two runner-up: 2024–25
- Singapore Premier League: 2024–25
- Singapore Cup: 2024–25
- Singapore Community Shield: 2024
Individual
- Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2024–25
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{WorldFootball.net|bart-ramselaar}}
- [http://www.vi.nl/spelers/carriere/bart-ramselaar.htm Voetbal International profile] {{in lang|nl}}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331001442/http://www.onsoranje.nl/team-statistieken/teams/speler/20/5579777f-1b95f563-327066 |title=Netherlands profile at OnsOranje }}
{{FC Utrecht squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramselaar, Bart}}
Category:Footballers from Amersfoort
Category:Dutch men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Netherlands men's international footballers
Category:Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Netherlands men's youth international footballers
Category:Eerste Divisie players
Category:Singapore Premier League players
Category:PSV Eindhoven players
Category:Lion City Sailors FC players
Category:Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore