Julian Lelieveld (born 24 November 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk.

Julian Lelieveld
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-11-24) 24 November 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Arnhem, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
RKC Waalwijk
Number 2
Youth career
2004–2006 VV Hattem
2006–2015 Vitesse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Jong Vitesse 35 (5)
2016–2020 Vitesse 21 (0)
2018–2019Go Ahead Eagles (loan) 35 (0)
2020–2022 De Graafschap 74 (2)
2022– RKC Waalwijk 58 (2)
International career
2014–2015 Netherlands U18 7 (0)
2015–2016 Netherlands U19 12 (0)
2016–2018 Netherlands U20 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:15, 30 March 2018 (UTC)

Club career edit

Vitesse edit

Born in Arnhem, Lelieveld joined Vitesse Arnhem's youth setup in 2005, aged eight, after playing for VV Hattem. He made his professional debut on 30 July 2015, coming on as a late substitute for fellow youth graduate Kevin Diks in a 3–0 away loss against Southampton, for the season's UEFA Europa League.[1] On 1 May 2016, Lelieveld made his league debut in a 3–1 defeat against Utrecht, in which he featured for the entirety of the fixture along with Thomas Oude Kotte.[2]

Ahead of the 2016–17 campaign, Lelieveld was promoted to the first team along with several other academy teammates including Arshak Koryan, Thomas Oude Kotte, Zhang Yuning, Jeroen Houwen and Mitchell van Bergen.[3] Along with his promotion, he was reassigned the number 29, after holding the number 49 last season.

On 25 May 2018, Lelieveld agreed to join Eerste Divisie side Go Ahead Eagles on a season-long loan.[4]

In the summer of 2022, Lelieveld signed a three-year contract with RKC Waalwijk.[5]

Career statistics edit

As of match played 3 November 2018.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vitesse 2015–16 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 2 0
2016–17 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Eredivisie 4 0 1 0 2[a] 0 0 0 7 0
2018–19 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Eredivisie 6 0 1 0 7 0
Total 11 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 16 0
Go Ahead Eagles (loan) 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 35 0 2 0 4[b] 1 41 1
Career total 46 0 4 0 3 0 4 1 57 1
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs

Honours edit

Jong Vitesse

References edit

  1. ^ "Southampton 3–0 Vitesse". BBC Sport. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  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.
  4. ^ "JULIAN LELIEVELD OP HUURBASIS NAAR GO AHEAD EAGLES". SBV Vitesse Official Site. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. ^ "RKC Waalwijk versterkt zich tot medio 2025 met Julian Lelieveld" (in Dutch). RKC Waalwijk. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  6. ^ Radstaat, Edwin (20 May 2018). "Jong Vitesse kampioen na ruime zege op Blauw Geel'38, UNA te sterk voor Westlandia". Voetbal247.nl (in Dutch).

External links edit