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FC Utrecht

2022–23 season
Owner	Frans van Seumeren Holding B.V. (99%) Stichting Beheer Aandelen FC Utrecht (1%)
Chairman	Pieter Leyssius
Head coach	Henk Fraser (until 14 December 2022) Michael Silberbauer (from 28 December 2022)
Stadium	Stadion Galgenwaard
Eredivisie	7th
KNVB Cup	Quarter-final
Play-offs	Semi-final
Top goalscorer	League: Anastasios Douvikas (19) All: Anastasios Douvikas (22)
Highest home attendance	22,065 (vs. FC Emmen, 28 May 2023)
Lowest home attendance	15,807 (vs. Vitesse, 11 September 2022)
Average home league attendance	19,769
Biggest win	0–4 (vs. FC Volendam, 12 November 2022)
Biggest defeat	6–1 (vs. PSV, 16 October 2022)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2022–23 season is the 53rd season in the existence of FC Utrecht and the club's 53rd consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, FC Utrecht participated in this season's editions of the KNVB Cup. In the regular season, they have qualified for the play-offs, for this they played for a place in the second round of the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 28 May 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  GRE Vasilis Barkas (on loan from Celtic) 2 DF  NED Mark van der Maarel 3 DF  NED Tommy St. Jago 5 DF  NED Hidde ter Avest 6 MF  GER Can Bozdogan (on loan from FC Schalke 04) 7 MF  DEN Victor Jensen 7 FW  NED Daishawn Redan (on loan from Hertha BSC) 8 MF  NED Luuk Brouwers 9 FW  GRE Anastasios Douvikas 10 MF  USA Taylor Booth 11 FW  MAR Mimoun Mahi 11 FW  GER Amin Younes (on loan from Ettifaq FC) 14 DF  NED Ramon Hendriks (on loan from Feyenoord) 15 DF  NED Djevencio van der Kust 16 GK  NED Fabian de Keijzer 17 DF  SUR Sean Klaiber 18 MF  NED Jens Toornstra 19 FW  BEL Anthony Descotte (on loan from RSC Charleroi) 19 MF  FRA Albert Lottin 20 MF  MAR Zakaria Labyad 20 FW  FRA Arthur Zagre (on loan from AS Monaco)

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF  NED Django Warmerdam 22 MF  NED Sander van de Streek 23 MF  NED Bart Ramselaar 24 DF  NED Nick Viergever (captain) 25 DF  NED Ruben Kluivert 26 MF  BEL Othmane Boussaid 27 DF  FRA Modibo Sagnan (on loan from Real Sociedad) 28 FW  NED Bas Dost 29 FW  FRA Moussa Sylla 30 FW  JPN Naoki Maeda (on loan from Nagoya Grampus) 31 GK  NED Thijmen Nijhuis 32 GK  NED Calvin Raatsie 33 DF  NED Mike van der Hoorn 34 DF  NED Christopher Mamengi 37 FW  NED Derensili Sanches Fernandes 38 MF  EST Rocco Robert Shein 39 MF  NED Lynden Edhart 39 FW  NED Jesse van de Haar 46 DF  NED Rick Meissen 51 GK  NED Sep van der Heijden 61 GK  NED Kevin Gadellaa

1. ^ Left during the season.

Transfers

Summer

Transfers in

Nat.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Particularities	Ref.
NED	MF	Luuk Brouwers	Go Ahead Eagles	Purchased
NED	DF	Mike van der Hoorn	Arminia Bielefeld	Purchase obligation
EST	MF	Rocco Robert Shein	FC Flora	Buy option lifted
USA	MF	Taylor Booth	Bayern München II	Transfer free
NED	FW	Bas Dost	Club Brugge	Transfer free
SUR	DF	Sean Klaiber	Ajax	Transfer free
NED	GK	Calvin Raatsie	Jong Ajax	Transfer free
NED	MF	Jens Toornstra	Feyenoord	Transfer free
NED	DF	Nick Viergever	Greuther Fürth	Transfer free
GRE	GK	Vasilis Barkas	Celtic	On loan
GER	MF	Can Bozdogan	FC Schalke 04	On loan (+option to buy)
NED	DF	Ramon Hendriks	Feyenoord	On loan (+option to buy with repurchase option)
JPN	FW	Naoki Maeda	Nagoya Grampus	On loan (+option to buy)
NED	FW	Daishawn Redan	Hertha BSC	On loan (+option to buy)
FRA	DF	Modibo Sagnan	Real Sociedad	On loan (+option to buy, if lifted contract till 2026)
GER	FW	Amin Younes	Ettifaq FC	On loan
NED	DF	Ruben Kluivert	Jong FC Utrecht	Internal transfer
NED	DF	Djevencio van der Kust	Jong FC Utrecht	Internal transfer
NED	MF	Davy van den Berg	Roda JC Kerkrade	Back from loan
SWE	DF	Emil Bergström	Willem II	Back from loan
MAR	DF	Benaissa Benamar	FC Volendam	Back from loan (with promotion final transfer)
NED	GK	Maarten Paes	FC Dallas	Back from loan (+option to buy)

Transfers out

Nat.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Particularities	Ref.
NED	MF	Urby Emanuelson	End of career
NED	DF	Willem Janssen	End of career
NED	MF	Adam Maher	Damac FC	Sold
NED	DF	Sylian Mokono	Heracles Almelo	Sold
NED	MF	Quinten Timber	Feyenoord	Sold
NED	FW	Henk Veerman	FC Volendam	Sold
SWE	FW	Pontus Almqvist	FK Rostov	Was a transfer due to special Russia/Ukraine rule
MAR	DF	Benaissa Benamar	FC Volendam	Final transfer through promotion
NED	GK	Maarten Paes	FC Dallas	Buy option lifted
SWE	DF	Emil Bergström	Without club	Transfer free
SWE	MF	Simon Gustafson	BK Häcken	Transfer free
GER	GK	Eric Oelschlägel	FC Emmen	Transfer free
NED	MF	Joris van Overeem	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Transfer free
NED	FW	Remco Balk	SC Cambuur	On loan
NED	MF	Davy van den Berg	Jong FC Utrecht	Internal transfer
NED	DF	Christopher Mamengi	Jong FC Utrecht	Internal transfer
JPN	FW	Naoki Maeda	Nagoya Grampus	Back from loan
NED	DF	Mike van der Hoorn	Arminia Bielefeld	Back from loan (+purchase obligation)

Winter

Transfers in

Nat.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Particularities	Ref.
DEN	MF	Victor Jensen	Ajax	Purchased
MAR	MF	Zakaria Labyad	Without club	Transfer free
BEL	FW	Anthony Descotte	RSC Charleroi	On loan (+option extra season rent and option to buy)

Transfers out

Nat.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Particularities	Ref.
FRA	FW	Moussa Sylla	SM Caen	Sold
NED	FW	Daishawn Redan	Hertha BSC	Terminated the loan earlier
FRA	FW	Arthur Zagre	AS Monaco	Terminated the loan earlier
MAR	FW	Mimoun Mahi	SC Cambuur	On loan
NED	DF	Djevencio van der Kust	Houston Dynamo FC	On loan (+option to buy)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 July 2022 Friendly	FC Utrecht	2–4	Queen's Park	Utrecht, Netherlands
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Veerman 30' El Azrak 58' Booth	Report	Murray 12', 56' Savoury 73' Trialist 77'	Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

6 July 2022 Friendly	KRC Genk	2–1	FC Utrecht	Alkmaar, Netherlands
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Németh 30' El Khannous 56'	Report	Van de Streek 15'	Stadium: Sportpark Overdie Attendance: 0 Referee: Preston Henshuijs
Note: Behind closed doors.

8 July 2022 Friendly	sc Heerenveen	0–1	FC Utrecht	Jubbega, Netherlands
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Van der Hoorn 90+1'	Stadium: Sportpark 't Heidefjild Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Gerbert Stegeman

13 July 2022 Friendly	Club Brugge	4–2	FC Utrecht	Knokke-Heist, Belgium
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Lang 13' Viergever 20' (o.g.) Jutglà 68', 73'	Report	Douvikas 28' Mahi 88' Van der Hoorn	Stadium: Belfius Basecamp Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Debeuckelaere
Note: Behind closed doors.

16 July 2022 Friendly	KV Kortrijk	2–1	FC Utrecht	Kortrijk, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Benchaib 39' Gueye 84' Radovanovic	Report	Boussaid 84' Redan	Stadium: Guldensporenstadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Unknown

20 July 2022 Friendly	FC Utrecht	4–0	OFI Crete	Utrecht, Netherlands
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Douvikas 9' Veerman 29' Redan 79', 90'	Report		Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Stan Teuben

23 July 2022 Friendly	FC Utrecht	2–1	De Graafschap	Utrecht, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Redan 65', 78'	Report	Gravenberch 8' Fortes	Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch Attendance: 0 Referee: Unknown
Note: Behind closed doors.

27 July 2022 Friendly	FC Utrecht	0–1	AEK Athens	Alkmaar, Netherlands
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Van der Maarel	Report	García 50' Szymański	Stadium: Sportpark Overdie Attendance: 0 Referee: Unknown
Note: Behind closed doors.

30 July 2022 Shakhtar Global Tour for Peace	FC Utrecht	2–2	Shakhtar Donetsk	Utrecht, Netherlands
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Redan 7' Kryvtsov 65' (o.g.) Bozdogan	Report	Bondarenko 41' Kryskiv 47' Sudakov	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 8,511 Referee: Jannick van der Laan

20 September 2022 Friendly	Ajax	1–2	FC Utrecht	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Unknown CEST (UTC+2)	Lucca 11' Magallan   64' Pierie	Report	Brouwers 33' Meissen 45+1' Redan Younes	Stadium: De Toekomst Attendance: 0 Referee: Jannick van der Laan
Note: Behind closed doors.

17 December 2022 Friendly	FC Utrecht	0–1	Servette FC	Campoamor, Spain
14:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Van de Streek 28' (o.g.)	Stadium: Real Club de Golf Campoamor Resort Attendance: Unknown Referee: Pablo Pérez Alcocer

23 December 2022 Friendly	FC Utrecht	0–3	FC Groningen	Utrecht, Netherlands
13:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Suslov 7' Pepi 23', 57'	Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch Attendance: Unknown Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

23 December 2022 Friendly	ADO Den Haag	4–4	FC Utrecht	The Hague, Netherlands
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	De Waal 13' Severina 38' Werker 68' Broekhuizen 77'	Report	Klaiber 30' Sylla 34' Bozdogan 49' Redan 59'	Stadium: Bingoal Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Unknown
Note: Behind closed doors.

30 December 2022 Friendly	RKC Waalwijk	0–2	FC Utrecht	Waalwijk, Netherlands
Unknown CET (UTC+1)		Report	Dost 37' Boussaid 54'	Stadium: Unknown Attendance: 0 Referee: Unknown
Note: Behind closed doors.

1. According to VI 30, page 78.

Competitions

Overall record

Last updated: 5 June 2023
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

League table

Results summary

Last updated: 28 May 2023.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.

KNVB Cup

Play-offs

Semi-final

Statistics

Goalscorers

Friendlies

No.	Name
1.	Daishawn Redan	6
2.	Othmane Boussaid	2
	Anastasios Douvikas	2
	Henk Veerman	2
5.	Rayan El Azrak	1
	Can Bozdogan	1
	Luuk Brouwers	1
	Bas Dost	1
	Mike van der Hoorn	1
	Sean Klaiber	1
	Mimoun Mahi	1
	Rick Meissen	1
	Sander van de Streek	1
	Moussa Sylla	1
Own goals opponent		1
Totals		23

Eredivisie No. Name 1. Anastasios Douvikas 19 2. Bas Dost 9 Sander van de Streek 9 4. Othmane Boussaid 3 5. Taylor Booth 2 Nick Viergever 2 7. Can Bozdogan 1 Anthony Descotte 1 Mike van der Hoorn 1 Victor Jensen 1 Sean Klaiber 1 Zakaria Labyad 1 Daishawn Redan 1 Modibo Sagnan 1 Moussa Sylla 1 Jens Toornstra 1 Own goals opponent 1 Totals 55

KNVB Cup No. Name 1. Sander van de Streek 3 2. Anastasios Douvikas 2 3. Sean Klaiber 1 Naoki Maeda 1 Jens Toornstra 1 Nick Viergever 1 Own goals opponent - Totals 9

Play-offs No. Name 1. Anastasios Douvikas 1 Nick Viergever 1 Own goals opponent – Totals 2

Assists

Eredivisie No. Name 1. Othmane Boussaid 5 Can Bozdogan 5 Jens Toornstra 5 4. Taylor Booth 4 Anastasios Douvikas 4 Sean Klaiber 4 7. Bas Dost 2 Sander van de Streek 2 Amin Younes 2 10. Luuk Brouwers 1 Mike van der Hoorn 1 Victor Jensen 1 Moussa Sylla 1 Totals 37

KNVB Cup No. Name 1. Othmane Boussaid 2 2. Sean Klaiber 1 Sander van de Streek 1 Totals 4

Play-offs No. Name 1. Sander van de Streek 1 Totals 1

Monthly Awards

Month	Type of award	Player	Ref.
November	Player of the Month	Taylor Booth	1
	Team of the Month		2
January		Anastasios Douvikas	3
May			4

Attendance

Home games

Round	Opponent	Attendance	Total attendance	Average
Friendlies
N/A	Queen's Park FC	1,200	1,200	1,200
N/A	OFI Crete	1,000	2,200	1,100
N/A	De Graafschap	0	0	1,100
N/A	AEK Athens	0	0	1,100
N/A	Shakhtar Donetsk	8,511	10,711	3,570
N/A	Servette FC	Unknown	10,711	3,570
N/A	FC Groningen	Unknown	10,711	3,570
Eredivisie
2	SC Cambuur	21,019	21,019	21,019
4	Ajax	21,471	42,490	21,245
6	Vitesse	15,807	58,297	19,432
7	N.E.C. Nijmegen	17,547	75,844	18,961
9	AZ	20,873	96,717	19,343
11	Sparta Rotterdam	20,048	116,765	19,461
13	FC Groningen	19,904	136,669	19,524
15	Feyenoord	20,857	157,526	19,691
18	Excelsior Rotterdam	17,058	174,584	19,398
20	sc Heerenveen	19,444	194,028	19,403
22	PSV	22,043	216,071	19,643
24	Fortuna Sittard	18,634	234,705	19,559
26	Go Ahead Eagles	20,006	254,711	19,593
27	FC Volendam	22,050	276,761	19,769
29	FC Twente	18,324	295,085	19,672
32	RKC Waalwijk	18,926	314,011	19,626
34	FC Emmen	22,065	336,076	19,769
KNVB Cup
Quarter-final	SV Spakenburg	21,733	21,733	21,733
Play-offs
Semi-final	Sparta Rotterdam	16,841	16,841	16,841

1. ^ Match played at Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch.
2. According to VI 30, page 78.
3. Match played at the sports park of VV Alkmaarsche Boys.
4. Match played in Stadion Galgenwaard.
5. Match played in Campoamor, Spain.

Away supporters

References

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External links

• Official website

• FC Utrecht seasons
• Dutch football clubs 2022–23 season