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Ted van de Pavert

Ted van de Pavert (born 6 January 1992) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He spent the majority of his career at De Graafschap, making 273 appearances and scoring 14 goals across two stints between 2010 and 2022, with briefer spells at PEC Zwolle and NEC in between. He retired in 2023 following a single season with Roda JC, having made 353 appearances and scored 37 goals in professional football. After retiring, he returned to De Graafschap as a youth coach.

Ted van de Pavert
Van de Pavert in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-06) 6 January 1992 (age 34)
Place of birth Doetinchem, Netherlands
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Youth career
GWVV
De Graafschap
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2016 De Graafschap 136 (7)
2016–2018 PEC Zwolle 23 (2)
2017–2018 → NEC (loan) 27 (2)
2018–2022 De Graafschap 111 (5)
2022–2023 Roda JC 23 (1)
Total 320 (35)
International career
2013 Netherlands U20 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

During his playing career, Van de Pavert earned one cap for the Netherlands under-20s in 2013.

Club career

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De Graafschap

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Van de Pavert progressed through De Graafschap's youth academy. He made his professional debut for the club on 18 December 2010, replacing Leon Broekhof in the 89th minute of a 4–0 Eredivisie loss to SC Heerenveen.[2][3]

He scored his first goal in professional football on 7 August 2011, opening the score by heading in a corner-kick in an eventual 4–1 home loss to Ajax.[4] He suffered relegation to the Eerste Divisie with De Graafschap in the 2011–12 season, losing out in the second round of play-offs to FC Den Bosch.[5]

In three subsequent Eerste Divisie season, De Graafschap would then reach the play-offs for promotion with Van de Pavert; eventually winning promotion back to the Eredivisie in 2015 after a win over FC Volendam.[6] With De Graafschap he finished the 2015–16 season seventeenth place, which also meant participation in the 2016 editions of the play-offs, the fifth season in a row for the club.[7]

Van de Pavert made 157 total appearances for De Graafschap, in which he scored eight goals.[8]

PEC Zwolle

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On 27 May 2016, Van de Pavert signed a three-year contract with PEC Zwolle, who had finished eighth in the Eredivisie the previous season.[9][10] He made his competitive debut for the club on the first matchday of the 2016–17 Eredivisie season, starting at centre-back alongside Dirk Marcellis in a 1–1 away draw against NEC.[11]

Van de Pavert played one season for PEC in which he made 26 total appearances, scoring two goals.[8]

NEC

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After the one season in Zwolle, Van de Pavert was sent on a one-season loan to NEC competing in the second-tier Eerste Divisie. The club also negotiated an option to buy.[12] He appeared in the starting lineup on the first matchday of the season against Almere City.[13] On 25 October 2017, Van de Pavert scored his first goal for NEC in a game against Jong PSV which ended in a 3–3 draw.[14]

Return to De Graafschap

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Van de Pavert returned to his first club De Graafschap on 30 June 2018, signing a two-year contract.[15]

Roda JC

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On 3 August 2022, Van de Pavert joined Roda JC on a one-year contract.[16] He made his debut for the club two days later, replacing Phil Sieben in the 90th minute of a 2–0 away win over Dordrecht on the first matchday of the 2022–23 season.[17][18] On 30 September he made his first start for Roda, also scoring his first goal for the club in a 2–1 league loss to Almere City.[19] Van de Pavert left Roda at the end of the 2022–23 season, as his contract was not extended.[20]

Van de Pavert announced his retirement after leaving Roda JC, and he was appointed youth coach at his former club De Graafschap in October 2023.[21]

International career

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Van de Pavert gained his first and only international cap for the Netherlands U20s on 6 February 2013, coming on as a half-time substitute for Stefano Denswil in a 3–0 loss to Republic of Ireland U21 at Tallaght Stadium.[22][23]

Later career

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After retiring from professional football, Van de Pavert returned to De Graafschap, where he began coaching the club's youth sides, taking charge of the under-14s in 2023 before moving up to serve as assistant coach of the under-21 team.[24] In 2024, he resumed playing, joining lowly Eerste Klasse club SDOUC of Ulft as a forward.[25] In February 2026, Van de Pavert extended his contract at De Graafschap, by which point he had been appointed coach of the under-19s.[24]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[8]
Club Season League KNVB Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
De Graafschap 2010–11 Eredivisie 2000—20
2011–12 Eredivisie 292102[a]0322
2012–13 Eerste Divisie 21120—231
2013–14 Eerste Divisie 342104[a]0392
2014–15 Eerste Divisie 220206[a]1301
2015–16 Eredivisie 282003[a]0312
Total 1367601511578
PEC Zwolle 2016–17 Eredivisie 23230—262
NEC (loan) 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 272201[a]0302
De Graafschap 2018–19 Eredivisie 2000000200
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 25100—251
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 363201[a]1394
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 301002[a]0321
Total 111520311166
Roda JC 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 23110—241
Career total 3203514019235337
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs

References

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  1. ↑ "3 Ted van de Pavert". Roda JC Kerkrade (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 26 January 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "SC Heerenveen zet zwak De Graafschap snel opzij". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 18 December 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Heerenveen vs. De Graafschap – 18 December 2010". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Ajax ondanks valse start ruim langs De Graafschap". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 7 August 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "FC Den Bosch schakelt De Graafschap uit in play-offs". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). 12 May 2012. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "DE GRAAFSCHAP PROMOVEERT!". De Graafschap (in Dutch). 31 May 2015. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Vreman is ervaringsdeskundige in play-offs: maar dat zegt niks". Omroep Gelderland (in Dutch). 15 May 2016. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 Ted van de Pavert at Soccerway
  9. ↑ "Ted van de Pavert versterkt PEC Zwolle!". PEC Zwolle (in Dutch). 27 May 2016. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "Van de Pavert naar PEC Zwolle". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 27 May 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "NEC en PEC openen met gelijkspel". NOS (in Dutch). 5 August 2016. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "Ook Ted van de Pavert wordt verhuurd aan N.E.C." PEC Zwolle (in Dutch). 1 August 2017. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017.
  13. ↑ Geerds, Jelmer (18 August 2017). "Groeneveld excelleert bij zege NEC op Almere City". Voetbal247 (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  14. ↑ "NEC verspeelt onnodig punten tegen Jong PSV, eindstand 3-3". Omroep Gelderland (in Dutch). 25 September 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  15. ↑ "Ted van de Pavert vertrekt naar De Graafschap". PEC Zwolle (in Dutch). 30 June 2018. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018.
  16. ↑ "VAN DE PAVERT TEKENT BIJ RODA JC" (in Dutch). Roda JC Kerkrade. 3 August 2022. Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  17. ↑ Visser, Emil (5 August 2022). "Roda JC wint eerste competitiewedstrijd simpel van FC Dordrecht". De Limburger (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  18. ↑ "FC Dordrecht vs. Roda JC Kerkrade – 5 augustus 2022". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  19. ↑ Kleinen, Jelle (30 September 2022). "Pijnlijke nederlaag voor Roda JC in Almere". 1limburg (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  20. ↑ "Roda JC neemt afscheid van elf spelers". Roda JC Kerkrade (in Dutch). 23 May 2023. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  21. ↑ Willemsen, Raymond (18 October 2023). "Ted van de Pavert terug bij De Graafschap, maar niet als speler". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  22. ↑ "Ted van de Pavert definitief bij Nederlands Beloftenteam". De Graafschap (in Dutch). 1 February 2013. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  23. ↑ "Jong Ierland – Nederlands Beloften elftal". OnsOranje. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  24. 1 2 Vinkenvleugel, Hidde (9 February 2026). "Clubman Van de Pavert langer verbonden aan De Graafschap: 'Ted kent de club door en door'" [Club man Van de Pavert to remain with De Graafschap longer: 'Ted knows the club inside out']. Regio8 (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 16 April 2026. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  25. ↑ Willemsen, Raymond (29 January 2026). "Aanklager komt in actie: vijf duels schorsing voor Ted van de Pavert worden er nul" ["Prosecutor takes action: five-match suspension for Ted van de Pavert becomes zero]. De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2026.
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