During the 2017–18 season Vitesse participated in the Dutch Eredivisie, KNVB Cup, Johan Cruyff Shield and the UEFA Europa League.
Players
Squad details
No. name. Pos. Nat. Place of birth Date of birth (age) Clubcaps Clubgoals Int.apps Int.goals Signed from Date signed Fee Contract End Goalkeepers 21 Michael Tørnes GK Herlev 3 0 – – OB 27 July 2016 Free 30 June 2018 22 Remko Pasveer GK Enschede 34 0 – – PSV 5 July 2017 € 440K 30 June 2020 24 Jeroen Houwen GK Venray 12 0 – – Academy 1 July 2013 Free 30 June 2021 40 Bilal Bayazit GK Amsterdam – – – – Academy 1 July 2017 Free 30 June 2021 Defenders 2 Fankaty Dabo RB/LB Southwark 34 0 – – Chelsea 1 July 2017 Loan 30 June 2018 3 Maikel van der Werff CB/RB/LB Hoorn 64 0 – – PEC Zwolle 19 February 2015 Free 30 June 2019 5 Matt Miazga RB/LB Clifton, New Jersey 72 5 4 1 Chelsea 28 July 2017 Loan 30 June 2018 6 Arnold Kruiswijk CB Groningen 76 1 – – Heerenveen 19 May 2014 Free 30 June 2019 8 Vyacheslav Karavayev RB/LB Moscow 15 0 – – Sparta Prague 31 January 2018 € 1.3M 30 June 2021 28 Alexander Büttner LB/RB/LM Doetinchem 157 11 – – Dynamo Moscow 16 January 2017 Free 30 June 2019 29 Julian Lelieveld RB/CB Arnhem 9 0 – – Academy 29 July 2015 Free 30 June 2020 37 Guram Kashia (c) CB/RB Tbilisi 292 24 60 1 Dinamo Tbilisi 31 August 2010 € 300K 30 June 2020 43 Lassana Faye LB Rotterdam 29 0 – – Academy 1 January 2016 Free 30 June 2019 44 Boyd Lucassen RB/LB Doetinchem – – – – Academy 19 November 2017 Free 30 June 2019 50 Thomas Oude Kotte CB/LB Apeldoorn 10 0 – – Academy 19 April 2016 Free 30 June 2018 51 Gino Bosz CB/DM Rotterdam 1 0 – – Cambuur 1 August 2017 Free 30 June 2018 Midfielders 7 Roy Beerens RW/LW Bladel 16 1 2 0 Reading 31 January 2018 € 1M 30 June 2021 10 Thomas Bruns AM/CM Wierden 39 4 – – Heracles Almelo 1 July 2017 Free 30 June 2021 11 Bryan Linssen RW/LW/AM Neeritter 44 19 – – Groningen 3 July 2017 € 970K 30 June 2020 16 Mitchell van Bergen RW/LW/AM Oss 33 0 – – Academy 17 December 2015 Free 30 June 2020 17 Thulani Serero CM/AM/DM Soweto 38 2 33 2 Ajax 1 July 2017 Free 30 June 2020 19 Mason Mount CM/DM/AM Portsmouth 39 14 – – Chelsea 24 July 2017 Loan 30 June 2018 23 Mukhtar Ali DM/CM Mogadishu 12 0 2 0 Chelsea 17 July 2017 € 490K 30 June 2020 25 Navarone Foor AM/RW/LW Opheusden 75 9 – – NEC 1 July 2016 Free 30 June 2020 47 Lars ten Teije LW Apeldoorn 1 0 – – Academy 1 July 2017 Free 30 June 2020 48 Jesse Schuurman CM/DM Bemmel 1 0 – – Academy 16 January 2018 Free 30 June 2019 Forwards 9 Tim Matavž ST Šempeter pri Gorici 41 17 35 10 FC Augsburg 1 July 2017 Undisclosed 30 June 2020 14 Luc Castaignos ST Schiedam 37 3 – – Sporting CP 7 August 2017 Loan 30 June 2018 39 Martijn Berden ST The Hague – – – – PSV 1 July 2016 Free 30 June 2019 42 Thomas Buitink ST Nijkerk 4 0 – – Academy 11 February 2018 Free 30 June 2019
Transfers
In
Total spending: €4.2M
Out
Total gaining: €21.6M
Balance Total: €17.4M
Pre-season Following the conclusion of the 2016–17 campaign, Vitesse announced they would play Oostende, Sparta Prague and Reading in July 2017.
Competitions
Overview
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| European play-offs
| KNVB Cup
| Johan Cruyff Shield
| UEFA Europa League
! Total
Johan Cruyff Shield
Eredivisie
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
The fixtures for the 2017–18 season were announced in June 2017.
European play-offs Four teams will play for a spot in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round. Semi-finals
Final
KNVB Cup
UEFA Europa League
Vitesse qualified for the group stage of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League by winning the 2016–17 KNVB Cup.
Group stage
Statistics
Appearances No.Pos.NameEredivisieKNVB CupJohan Cruyff ShieldEuropa LeagueEuropean Play-offsTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals 2 DF Fankaty Dabo24 (2)010104 (1)00 (1)030 (4)030 3 DF Maikel van der Werff6 (6)01000100 (2)08 (8)020 5 DF Matt Miazga29 (3)31000604140 (3)480 6 DF Arnold Kruiswijk3 (1)0001000004 (1)000 7 MF Roy Beerens11 (1)10000004015 (1)100 8 DF Vyacheslav Karavayev7 (4)00000004011 (4)000 9 FW Tim Matavž27 (3)140 (1)0104 (1)14236 (5)1730 10 MF Thomas Bruns21 (8)31010511 (2)029 (10)4100 11 MF Bryan Linssen331510105242441970 14 FW Luc Castaignos8 (20)210003 (2)10 (2)012 (24)370 16 MF Mitchell van Bergen3 (7)00 (1)0000 (1)00 (1)03 (10)000 17 MF Thulani Serero28 (1)20010404037 (1)250 19 MF Mason Mount22 (7)910004 (2)03530 (9)1460 21 GK Michael Tørnes00000000000000 22 GK Remko Pasveer2601010600034010 23 MF Mukhtar Ali0 (3)000000 (1)00 (2)00 (6)000 24 GK Jeroen Houwen800000004012000 25 MF Navarone Foor27 (3)310103 (2)04036 (5)320 28 DF Alexander Büttner15 (2)01011404025 (2)151 29 DF Julian Lelieveld3 (1)00 (1)00020005 (2)030 37 DF Guram Kashia3230010604143450 39 FW Martijn Berden00000000000000 40 GK Bilal Bayazit00000000000000 42 FW Thomas Buitink0 (4)0000000000 (4)010 43 DF Lassana Faye190000 (1)02 (3)00 (1)021 (5)020 44 DF Boyd Lucassen00000000000000 47 MF Lars ten Teije0 (1)0000000000 (1)000 48 MF Jesse Schuurman0 (1)0000000000 (1)000 50 DF Thomas Oude Kotte3 (4)0000010004 (4)000 51 DF Gino Bosz00000000000000Players who left the club in August/January transfer window or on loan 1 GK Eloy Room00000000000000 20 MF Mohammed Osman00000000000000 — MF Charlie Colkett1 (5)00 (1)00 (1)01 (2)0002 (9)000 — MF Milot Rashica18 (1)310105 (1)00025 (2)300
Top scorers The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. PlayerEredivisieKNVB CupJohan Cruyff ShieldEuropa LeagueEuropean PlayoffsTotal1MF11 Bryan Linssen150022192FW9 Tim Matavž140012173MF19 Mason Mount90005144DF5 Matt Miazga300014MF10 Thomas Bruns300104DF37 Guram Kashia3000147FW14 Luc Castaignos200103MF25 Navarone Foor300003MF— Milot Rashica30000310MF17 Thulani Serero20000211MF7 Roy Beerens100001DF28 Alexander Büttner001001Own goals50 0016 Total630151281
Clean sheets The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal. PlayerEredivisieKNVB CupJohan Cruyff ShieldEuropa LeagueEuropean PlayoffsTotal122 Remko Pasveer610108224 Jeroen Houwen300003Total9101011
Summary Games played 46 (34 Eredivisie) (1 KNVB Cup) (1 Johan Cruyff Shield) (6 Europa League) (4 Eredivisie European play-offs)Games won 18 (13 Eredivisie) (1 Europa League) (4 Eredivisie European play-offs)Games drawn 14 (10 Eredivisie) (1 KNVB Cup) (1 Johan Cruyff Shield) (2 Europa League)Games lost 14 (11 Eredivisie) (3 Europa League)Goals scored 81 (63 Eredivisie) (1 Johan Cruyff Shield) (5 Europa League) (12 Eredivisie European play-offs)Goals conceded 64 (47 Eredivisie) (1 Johan Cruyff Shield) (10 Europa League) (6 Eredivisie European play-offs)Goal difference +17 (+16 Eredivisie) (+0 KNVB Cup) (+0 Johan Cruyff Shield) (–5 Europa League) (+6 Eredivisie European play-offs)Clean sheets 11 (9 Eredivisie) (1 KNVB Cup) (1 Europa League)Yellow cards 72 (50 Eredivisie) (2 Johan Cruyff Shield) (12 Europa League) (8 Eredivisie European play-offs)Red cards 1 (1 Europa League)Most appearances Bryan Linssen (44 appearances)Top scorer Bryan Linssen (19 goals)Winning Percentage Overall: 18/46 (39.13%)
References
External links Vitesse Official Website