Jesper Verlaat

Jesper Verlaat
Personal information
Full name Jesper Verlaat
Date of birth (1996-06-04) 4 June 1996
Place of birth Zaanstad, Netherlands
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Defender, defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Werder Bremen II
Number 4
Youth career
2001–2003 FC Oberneuland
2003–2005 Admira Wacker
2005–2007 Sturm Graz
2007–2010 Ferreiras
2010–2012 CD Odiáxere
2012–2015 Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Werder Bremen II 25 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 August 2016.


Jesper Verlaat (born 4 June 1996) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defender for Werder Bremen II. He is the son of former Dutch footballer Frank Verlaat, who also played for Bremen.

Career

Verlaat, who can be mobilised both in midfield and in central defence, began his career at FC Oberneuland before moving to the youth academy of Admira Wacker in 2003. Subsequently, Verlaat played at Sturm Graz. When his parents relocated to Algarve, Portugal in 2007, Verlaat played for various Portuguese teams until. He moved to Bremen in summer 2012 after a trial with the U-17s.[1]

On 13 March 2015, Verlaat made his debut for the U-23 team of Werder, when he came on as a substitute for Onur Capin just before the end against TSV Havelse. In the summer he moved into the second team, which had been promoted to the 3. Liga. He made his debut on 1 November 2015 as a substitute in the 29th minute in the 3–2 home win against Chemnitzer FC.[2] Since then Verlaat has become a regular player. His first goal for the second team came on 7 November 2015, during the 1–2 away defeat against Fortuna Köln.[3]

References

  1. Stefan Freye: Werder verpflichtet Jesper Verlaat (Weser-Kurier on 12 August 2012, accessed on 7 November 2015)
  2. Dritter Heimsieg in Folge: Bremen hält Anschluss kicker.de, accessed on 7 November 2015
  3. Fortunas Serie hält - Bremen verliert nach zwei Siegen wieder kicker.de, accessed on 7 November 2015
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