Silvester van der Water
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Silvester van der Water | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Blaricum, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Heracles Almelo | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2014 | SDO Bussum | ||
| 2014–2015 | Almere City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Jong Almere City | 51 | (27) |
| 2016–2018 | Almere City | 56 | (18) |
| 2018–2020 | Jong Heracles | 16 | (12) |
| 2018– | Heracles Almelo | 52 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 February 2021 | |||
Silvester van der Water (born 30 September 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Heracles Almelo in the Dutch Eredivisie.
Club career
Almere City
In 2014, van der Water joined the Almere City academy from amateur side SDO Bussum where he had spent 11 years.[1][2] Ahead of the 2015–16 season, van der Water was moved up to the club's under-21 team contesting the Beloften Eredivisie. That same season he was promoted to the senior team, making his senior debut on 12 February 2016 as an 82nd minute substitute for Travis Brent in a 2–1 Eerste Divisie defeat to FC Eindhoven. He scored his first senior goals for the club on his third appearance, netting a brace in a 7–0 win over Jong PSV.[3] He began the following season a regular starter but as Almere City's form declined, van der Water was dropped to the bench, earning most of his playing time as either a substitute or with the under-21s.[4]
After eight goals in nine games in the Derde Divisie with Jong Almere City to start the 2017–18 season, van der Water earned a recall to the first-team. He scored 12 goals in 26 regular season appearances before proving instrumental in the 2017–18 promotion playoffs with three goals and three assists in six games as Almere City reached the final but missed out on the club's first promotion to the Eredivisie, losing to De Graafschap 3–2 over two legs.[4]
Heracles Almelo
On 31 May 2018, van der Water agreed a three-year (with one optional year) contract with Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo.[1] On 18 August 2018 he made his first division debut as an 81st minute substitute as part of a 4–2 win over ADO Den Haag. He registered one assist in his first season with the club, failing to score a senior goal although he scored 12 goals in 14 appearances with Jong Heracles in the Reservecompetitie. He eventually scored his first senior goal for Heracles on matchday two of the 2019–20 season as part of a 1–1 draw with Fortuna Sittard.
After scoring and assisting in the 2020–21 season opening 2–0 victory over ADO Den Haag, van der Water pulled out of the squad for the week two 4–0 defeat to Willem II on 20 September 2020 following reported transfer interest from MLS team Orlando City. He met with manager Frank Wormuth the following day for discussions and was fined for his absence before being sent home to train away from the team with the club addressing the issue in an official statement.[5][6] He returned to the squad the following week for the 1–1 draw with PSV Eindhoven.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 30 January 2021
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup[a] | Playoffs | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Apps | Apps | Goals | |||
| Jong Almere City | 2015–16 | Beloften Eredivisie | 16 | 10 | — | — | 16 | 10 | ||
| 2016–17 | Derde Divisie | 26 | 9 | — | — | 26 | 9 | |||
| 2017–18 | 9 | 8 | — | — | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 27 | ||
| Almere City | 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6[c] | 3 | 33 | 15 | ||
| Total | 56 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 65 | 21 | ||
| Jong Heracles | 2018–19 | Reservecompetitie | 14 | 12 | — | — | 14 | 12 | ||
| 2019–20 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | ||
| Heracles Almelo | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 26 | 10 | |||
| 2020–21 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 3 | |||
| Total | 52 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 13 | ||
| Career Total | 175 | 67 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 190 | 73 | ||
References
- ^ a b "Heracles Almelo contracteert Silvester van der Water". www.almeloosweekblad.nl (in Dutch).
- ^ "SDO apetrots op Silvester van der Water". www.bussumsnieuws.nl (in Dutch).
- ^ "Almere City FC - Jong PSV". www.psv.nl. 3 July 2015.
- ^ a b "The 50 Eredivisie U21 Stars To Watch 2018/19: Silvester van der Water". Football Oranje. 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Maximale boete voor Van der Water na onacceptabel gedrag". Heracles (in Dutch). 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Heracles stuurt Van der Water met 'maximale boete' terug naar huis". nos.nl (in Dutch).
External links
- Silvester van der Water at Soccerway
- Silvester van der Water at WorldFootball.net
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)