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Bart Schenkeveld
Dutch footballer
Bartholomew Schenkeveld (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɑrt ˈsxɛŋkəˌvɛlt]; born 28 August 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Greek Super League club Panathinaikos, for which he captains. Besides the Netherlands, he has played in Australia and Greece.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bartholomew Schenkeveld | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-08-28) 28 August 1991 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Den Hoorn, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Panathinaikos | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1997 | SV Den Hoorn | ||
| 1997–2009 | Feyenoord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Feyenoord | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Excelsior (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2012–2015 | Heracles Almelo | 61 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Zwolle | 32 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Melbourne City | 52 | (1) |
| 2019– | Panathinaikos | 122 | (4) |
| 2021 | Panathinaikos B | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Netherlands U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2024 | |||
Schenkeveld was born and raised in Den Hoorn, South Holland, a village between the cities The Hague and Rotterdam in the Netherlands.[2]
Youth career
At the age of five, Schenkeveld started his youth career at the local amateur club SV Den Hoorn. After one season, Schenkeveld joined the Feyenoord youth academy as right winger, but got quickly turned into a defender.[3] Schenkeveld successfully went through the complete academy, but had a major injury setback at the age of 15. The youngster partially tore his cruciate ligament, which caused him to be out for five months. When he was about to make his comeback, he tore his cruciate ligament completely. In total, Schenkeveld had to recover for almost two years.
On 29 November 2008, Schenkeveld was able to make his comeback for Feyenoord U19 in the youth match against Sparta Rotterdam U19 (2–1). Feyenoord youth coach Jean-Paul van Gastel was impressed by Schenkeveld's comeback: "If you work this hard for one-and-a-half years and you come back like this, it's unbelievable. I was standing at the sideline with goosebumps."[4][5]
Feyenoord (2009–2012)
On 29 November 2009, exactly one year after his comeback, Schenkeveld made his official debut for Feyenoord's first team in the Eredivisie away match against ADO Den Haag (0–2). Due to Giovanni van Bronckhorst's suspension, Schenkeveld played on the right back position, as Kelvin Leerdam switched to left back.[6]
On 7 January 2010, Schenkeveld signed his first professional contract with the Rotterdam club. It was confirmed that he will stay in de Kuip until summer 2012, with an option for another season.[2]
On 23 December 2011, Schenkeveld joined another Rotterdam based team Excelsior on a loan deal.
Heracles Almelo and PEC Zwolle (2012–2017)
Between 2012 and 2017, Schenkeveld played for Eredivisie clubs Heracles Almelo and Zwolle.
Melbourne City
In August 2017, A-League club Melbourne City announced it had signed Schenkeveld on a 2-year deal.[7] On 22 January 2019, Schenkeveld scored his first goal for the club in a stoppage time winner against the Western Sydney Wanderers FC.[8] He departed Melbourne City in July 2019.[9]
Panathinaikos
On 28 August 2019, Superleague Greece club Panathinaikos announced it had signed Schenkeveld on a two-year deal.[10] Schenkeveld as soon as he found his feet in the 2019–20 season. He is regarded as the player of the season and is a kind of player the club have lacked for years.
On 13 November 2020, Schenkeveld signed a contract extension, until the summer of 2023. [11] On 18 May 2021, Bart Senkefeld underwent surgery to restore instability in his ankle and was out of action for 6 months.[12] After his injury he played two games with Panathinaikos B. After his return to the first team he became again a starter defender and he slotted in seamlessly, forging a strong pairing in the heart of defence with Fran Vélez. They were a major reason why the Greens went six straight league games at Superleague play offs without conceding a single goal. On 11 May 2022 he scored a goal at the Derby of the eternal enemies against Olympiacos an Panathinaikos take a very important away win which helped him to return on European competition after five years.
On 16 December 2022, Schenkeveld signed a new contract, running until the summer of 2025. [13]
Youth teams
Schenkeveld made his international youth debut on 6 December 2005. Schenkeveld was the captain of the youngest Dutch representative team, the Netherlands U15, in the friendly home match against Ireland U15 (3–1).[14] The youngster continued his international career in the Netherlands U16, but was forced to skip the U17 and U18 representative teams due to his major injury.
Netherlands U19
After his comeback, Schenkeveld restarted his international career on 20 August 2009, as he got selected for the Netherlands U19 by youth coach Wim van Zwam for the first time.[15]
Club
- As of 21 February 2024[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Feyenoord | 2009–10 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Excelsior (loan) | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | |
| Heracles Almelo | 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 65 | 0 | |||
| PEC Zwolle | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| Melbourne City | 2017–18 | A-League | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| Total | 52 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 57 | 1 | |||
| Panathinaikos | 2019–20 | Super League Greece | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 32 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Total | 121 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 145 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 285 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 322 | 9 | ||
Panathinaikos
- "Schenkeveld verbindt zich tot medio 2012 aan Feyenoord" [Schenkeveld commits himself to Feyenoord until 2012]. Feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). 7 January 2010. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
- "Debuut Bart Schenkeveld bij Feyenoord tegen ADO Den Haag" [Debut Bart Schenkeveld at Feyenoord vs ADO Den Haag]. SV Den Hoorn (in Dutch). 28 November 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- "Video: Schenkeveld over zijn ervaringen bij eerste elftal" [Video: Schenkeveld about his experiences with the first team squad]. Feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). 5 December 2009. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
- "Winst voor Feyenoord A1 en B1, gelijkspel C1" [Wins for Feyenoord U19 and U17, draw U15]. FR-Fanatic.com (in Dutch). 29 November 2008. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
- "Feyenoord vecht zich naar zege in Den Haag: 0–2" [Feyenoord fights to victory in The Hague: 0–2]. Feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). 29 November 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- "City confirm Schenkeveld signing". Four Four Two. 21 August 2017. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- "Schenkeveld wins it for City". Hyundai A-League. 22 January 2019.
- Window, Jacob. "Bart Schenkeveld leaves Melbourne City". a-league.com.au. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- "Επίσημο: Στον Παναθηναϊκό ο Σένκεφελντ". www.sport24.gr. 28 August 2019.
- "Παναθηναϊκός: Υπέγραψε μέχρι το 2023 ο Σένκεφελντ". www.sport24.gr. 13 November 2020.
- "Παναθηναϊκός: Από 2,5 έως 3 μήνες εκτός ο Σένκεφελντ". www.sport24.gr. 18 May 2021.
- "Παναθηναϊκός: Ανανέωσε και ο Σένκεφελντ έως το 2025". www.sport24.gr. 16 December 2022.
- "'Kicken' als aanvoerder van het jongste Oranje" ['Tripping' as captain of the youngest Oranje]. KNVB (in Dutch). 8 December 2005. Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- "Vierlandentoernooi voor Onder 19" [Fourcountrytournament for U19]. Ons Oranje (in Dutch). 20 August 2009. Archived from the original on 23 August 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
- "B. Schenkeveld". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- Georgakopoulos, George (22 May 2022). "Panathinaikos ends eight-year trophy drought lifting the Greek Cup". Ekathimerini. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
- Bart Schenkeveld at Soccerway