Bart Ramselaar (born 29 June 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays either as an attacking-midfielder or winger for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors.
.jpg) Ramselaar with Utrecht in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Amersfoort, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lion City Sailors | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VVZA | |||
| Roda '46 | |||
| 2010–2015 | Utrecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Utrecht | 44 | (7) |
| 2016–2019 | PSV | 62 | (6) |
| 2018–2019 | Jong PSV | 9 | (4) |
| 2019–2024 | Utrecht | 92 | (19) |
| 2024– | Lion City Sailors | 39 | (18) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Netherlands U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Netherlands U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Netherlands U21 | 16 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Netherlands | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 May 2026 | |||
Club career
editUtrecht
editAt Utrecht, Ramselaar quickly became known as a great talent. He went through all the senior youth teams there and made his debut in the Eredivisie against Feyenoord on 1 March 2015. Ramselaar scored his first goal on 17 May 2015 in the 3–3 draw away match against Vitesse. On 2 February 2016, he scored a brace during the 2015–16 KNVB Cup quarter-finals against PSV where his team advance to the semi-finals. Ramselaar also played the entire match in the 2016 KNVB Cup final but see the team finished as runner-ups.
PSV
editIn August 2016, PSV reach agreement to sign Ramselaar from Utrecht, putting pen to paper on a five-year contract. The transfer fee was rumored to be for around €5 million.[1] Ramselaar made his debut on 28 August 2016 in a goalless draw in the home game against Groningen. He make his UEFA Champions League debut in a 1–0 lost to Atletico Madrid on 13 September.
On 15 April 2018, he came off the bench as PSV beat rivals Ajax 3–0 to clinch the 2017–18 Eredivisie title.[2]
Return to Utrecht
editOn 24 August 2019, Ramselaar returned to Utrecht where he was deemed surplus to requirements by PSV manager, Mark van Bommel.[3] On 15 December, he scored a brace in a 3–1 win over Heracles Almelo.
On 31 October 2021, Ramselaar scored his first professional career hat-trick in a 5–1 league win over Willem II.
Ramselaar made 11 appearances in his final Eredivisie season – scoring in his side’s 2-0 victory over Go Ahead Eagles in December 2024 – before moving to Singapore to join the Sailors.[4]
Lion City Sailors
edit
On 26 February 2024, Ramselaar moved to Southeast Asia to join Singapore Premier League side, Lion City Sailors, reuniting with his former Utrecht assistant coach, Aleksandar Ranković at the club. His move to Singapore became the second most expensive signing in the league's history for a reported fee of about €1.5 million (SGD$2.2 million). On his official debut for the club on 4 May 2024, he helped his club to win the 2024 Singapore Community Shield in a 2–0 win against Albirex Niigata (S) also making his debut in Singapore football. On 10 May, Ramselaar scored his first goal for the club in the opening league match of the 2024–25 season against Hougang United in a 4–1 win. On 23 June, He scored a brace in a 7–1 thrashing win over Albirex Niigata (S). On 16 March 2025, Ramselaar scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 win against Balestier Khalsa in the 2024–25 Singapore Cup. Despite Maxime Lestienne's equaliser in the 91st minute of the 2025 AFC Champions League Two final against Sharjah, the Sailors finished as a runner-up after conceding in the 97th minute to finish the game in a 1–2 defeat.[5] Bart helped the club overcome the disappointment of losing the ACL 2 final by scoring the winner in the final against BG Tampines Rovers and finishing as top scorer in the Singapore Cup with six goals.[6]
After an outstanding 2025–26 campaign in which he contributed eight goals and 11 assists across 20 league appearances, Ramselaar was among the nominees for the coveted Player of the Year award.[7]
With 54 goal contributions in 72 appearances over the course of his first 2 seasons with the Sailors, Ramselaar extended his contract for a further 2 years at the conclusion of the 2025-26 season.[8]
International career
editRamselaar received his first call up to represent the senior Netherlands team in May 2016 for friendly matches against Ireland, Poland and Austria but didn't make any single appearances.[9] On 9 November 2016, Ramselaar make his debut in friendly match that contested in a 1–1 draw against Belgium.
On 13 November 2016, Ramselaar was named in the starting line-up to face Luxembourg during the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match.[4]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 30 May 2026[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Uefa Champions League | Europa League | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Utrecht | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2015–16 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total | 44 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 10 | ||
| PSV Eindhoven | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 |
| 2017–18 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 62 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 7 | ||
| Jong PSV | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| Utrecht | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
| 2020–21 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | ||
| 2022–23 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Total | 93 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 21 | ||
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC Competition | AFF Competition | Total | ||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lion City Sailors | 2024–25 | Singapore Premier League | 20 | 10 | 6 [a] | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 19 |
| 2025–26 | 20 | 8 | 3 [b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | ||
| 2026–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 [c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 40 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 71 | 27 | ||
| Career total | 246 | 52 | 28 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 302 | 68 | ||
Honours
editPSV
Lion City Sailors
- AFC Champions League Two runner-up: 2024–25
- Singapore Premier League: 2024–25, 2025–26
- Singapore Cup: 2024–25, 2025–26
- Singapore Community Shield: 2024; runner-up: 2025
Individual
- Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2024–25, 2025–26
References
edit- ↑ "PSV ACQUIRES BART RAMSELAAR FROM FC UTRECHT".
- ↑ "PSV Eindhoven 3-0 Ajax". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Ramselaar heading back to Utrecht". Football Oranje. 23 August 2019.
- 1 2 "Who is Bart Ramselaar, the former Dutch international signed by Singapore's Lion City Sailors?". CNA. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ "Sharjah edge Sailors to savour glory". AFC.com. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ↑ Sailors, Lion City (13 August 2025). "Bart Ramselaar ready to write the next chapter in Sailors' journey". Lion City Sailors FC. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ Sailors, Lion City (20 May 2026). "Bart headlines Sailors' SPL Awards Night nominations after title-winning campaign". Lion City Sailors FC. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ "LCS Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ "Kevin Strootman back for Netherlands, Timothy Fosu-Mensah out". espnfc.co.uk. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ↑ Bart Ramselaar at Soccerway
External links
edit- Bart Ramselaar at WorldFootball.net
- Bart Ramselaar at Voetbal International Archived 20 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
- Netherlands profile at OnsOranje at the Wayback Machine (archived 2016-03-31)