Thomas Oude Kotte

Thomas Oude Kotte

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Oude Kotte
Date of birth	20 March 1996
Place of birth	Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Vitesse
Number	22
Youth career
0000–2008	Groen Wit '62
2008–2016	Vitesse
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–	Vitesse	2	(0)
2016–	→ Vitesse II	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2016.

Thomas Oude Kotte (born 20 March 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Vitesse.

Club career

Vitesse

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 team-mates including Arshak Koryan, Mitchell van Bergen, Zhang Yuning, Jeroen Houwen and Julian Lelieveld.^[3] Along with his promotion, Oude Kotte was re-assigned the number 22, after holding the number 44 last season.

Career statistics

As of match played 1 May 2016.

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vitesse	2015–16	Eredivisie	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

References

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.