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 28)
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 9 (7)
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 13 July 2024

Club career

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Utrecht

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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.

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

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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

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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. On 23 June, He scored a brace in a 7–1 thrashing win over Albirex Niigata (S).

International career

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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 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 23 June 2024[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Uefa Champions League Europa League Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Utrecht 2014–15 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
Total 44 7 5 3 0 0 0 0 49 10
PSV Eindhoven 2016–17 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
Total 62 6 8 1 5 0 1 0 76 7
Jong PSV 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4
FC Utrecht 2019–20 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
Total 93 19 7 2 0 0 0 0 100 21
Club Season League Cup AFC Competition AFF Competition Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lion City Sailors 2024–25 Singapore Premier League 9 7 1 0 1 0 1 0 12 7
Career total 215 41 21 6 7 0 1 0 246 48

Honours

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PSV

Lion City Sailors

References

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  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
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