Thomas Oude Kotte (born 20 March 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eerste Divisie club Roda JC.

Thomas Oude Kotte
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-03-20) 20 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Roda JC
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2008 Groen Wit '62
2008–2016 Vitesse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Jong Vitesse 75 (6)
2016–2018 Vitesse 9 (0)
2018–2021 Excelsior 63 (2)
2021–2022 Vendsyssel 26 (2)
2022–2024 Telstar 64 (1)
2024– Roda JC 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:33, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Vitesse

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In 2008, Oude Kotte joined Vitesse from local side Groen Wit '62. On 19 April 2016, after impressing at youth level, Oude Kotte made his senior debut against PSV replacing Japanese full-back Kosuke Ota in the 90th minute.[1] On 1 May 2016, Oude Kotte was given his first Vitesse start in a 3–1 defeat against Utrecht, in which he featured for the entirety of the fixture along with Julian Lelieveld.[2]

Ahead of the 2016–17 campaign, Oude Kotte was promoted to the Vitesse first-team along with several other academy teammates including Arshak Koryan, Mitchell van Bergen, Zhang Yuning, Jeroen Houwen and Julian Lelieveld.[3] Along with his promotion, Oude Kotte was reassigned the number 22, after holding the number 44 last season. However, following the arrival of Henk Fraser, Oude Kotte was demoted back to the reserve squad and failed to make a senior appearance all season.

Following several substitute appearances, Oude Kotte made his return to the first-team squad, during Vitesse's 1–0 home victory over French side, Nice in their UEFA Europa League group-stage campaign, featuring for the full 90 minutes.[4] On 29 March 2018, Oude Kotte was offered a new deal, however, opted to reject it to pursue a career abroad and in turn leave in June 2018.[5]

Excelsior

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Despite expressing his desire to move abroad, Oude Kotte opted to join fellow Eredivisie side, Excelsior on a three-year deal in June 2018.[6]

Vendsyssel

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On 23 July 2021, Oude Kotte moved to Denmark, where he signed a two-year deal with Danish 1st Division club Vendsyssel FF.[7] He made his debut for the club on 27 July, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Esbjerg fB.[8] On 7 November, he scored his first goal for Vendsyssel, heading home a corner in the 57th minute, in a 4–1 victory against HB Køge.[9][10] A year later, in June 2022, Vendsyssel announced the departure of Oude Kotte.[11] He scored twice in 27 appearances for the club.[12]

Telstar

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Oude Kotte returned to the Netherlands after one season, signing a one-year contract with Eerste Divisie club Telstar.[13] He made his competitive debut for the club on 8 August 2022, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Jong Ajax on the first matchday of the season.[14][15] On 10 January 2023, he scored his first goal for Telstar, a consolation goal in a 3–1 KNVB Cup loss to Twente.[16]

Roda JC

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On 13 June 2024, Oude Kotte joined Roda JC on a two-year deal.[17] He made his competitive debut for the club on 12 August, starting in the season's opening fixture under manager Bas Sibum, as Roda suffered a heavy 6–1 defeat to Jong AZ.[18][19]

Career statistics

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As of match played 30 October 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Vitesse 2014–15 Beloften Eredivisie 1 0 1 0
2015–16 Beloften Eredivisie 16 2 16 2
2016–17 Tweede Divisie 33 1 33 1
2017–18 Derde Divisie 25 3 25 3
Total 75 6 75 6
Vitesse 2015–16 Eredivisie 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2016–17 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Eredivisie 7 0 0 0 1[b] 0 0 0 8 0
Total 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
Excelsior 2018–19 Eredivisie 21 0 0 0 2[c] 0 23 0
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 21 0 2 2 23 2
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 21 2 2 1 23 3
Total 63 2 4 3 2 0 69 5
Vendsyssel 2021–22 1st Division 26 2 1 0 27 2
Telstar 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 33 0 1 1 34 1
2023–24 Eerste Divisie 31 1 0 0 31 1
Total 64 1 1 1 65 2
Roda JC 2024–25 Eerste Divisie 12 0 1 0 13 0
Career total 249 11 7 4 1 0 2 0 259 15
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Danish Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs

Honours

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Jong Vitesse

References

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  1. ^ "Match PSV vs. Vitesse (2 : 2)". OneFootball. 19 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Vitesse vs. Utrecht". Soccerway. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  3. ^ "FIVE YOUTHS IN LINE WITH A-SELECTION". SBV Vitesse. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Vitesse vs. Nice". Soccerway. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Thomas Oude Kotte vertrekt: 'Niet geslaagd bij Vitesse'". de Gelderlander. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Thomas Oude Kotte komende drie jaar in het rood-zwart". SBV Excelsior Official Site. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Vendsyssel skriver kontrakt med hollænder". Vendsyssel FF (in Danish). 23 July 2021. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Esbjerg fB – Vendsyssel FF 1:1 (1. Division 2021/2022, 1. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Vendsyssel FF – HB Køge 4:1 (1. Division 2021/2022, 15. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  10. ^ Margren, Sara (7 November 2021). "Vendsyssel ydmygede tandløse HB Køge". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  11. ^ To spillere med kontraktudløb i Vendsyssel FF, facebook.com, 22 June 2022
  12. ^ a b Thomas Oude Kotte at WorldFootball.net
  13. ^ Lambers, Milo (20 July 2022). "Mike Snoei kan nieuwe aanwinsten inpassen bij Telstar. Al zijn die nog niet fit: Voor die jongens is de voorbereiding vorige week begonnen". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Jong Ajax deelt de punten met Telstar: Conceição luistert debuut op met goal". Voetbalnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 8 August 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Ajax II vs. Telstar – 8 August 2022". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Twente naar achtste finales KNVB-beker na soepele zege op Telstar". NOS (in Dutch). 10 January 2023. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  17. ^ "RODA JC HAALT THOMAS OUDE KOTTE BINNEN" [RODA JC BRINGS IN THOMAS OUDE KOTTE]. www.rodajckerkrade.nl (in Dutch). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Versterkt Jong AZ boekt recordzege in KKD tegen armlastig Roda JC". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 12 August 2024. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  19. ^ Kleinen, Jelle (12 August 2024). "Afgang voor Roda JC in openingsronde: 6-1 nederlaag tegen Jong AZ". L1 Nieuws (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  20. ^ Radstaat, Edwin (20 May 2018). "Jong Vitesse kampioen na ruime zege op Blauw Geel'38, UNA te sterk voor Westlandia". Voetbal247.nl (in Dutch).
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