Wessel Dammers
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth |
Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Randers | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Feyenoord | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Feyenoord | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Cambuur (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Fortuna Sittard | 65 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | Groningen | 45 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Willem II (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Willem II | 34 | (1) |
| 2023– | Randers | 78 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Netherlands U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Netherlands U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2014 | Netherlands U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Netherlands U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2025 | |||
Wessel Dammers (born 1 March 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains Danish Superliga club Randers.[1][2]
Club career
Dammers is a youth exponent from Feyenoord. He made his senior debut on 11 December 2014 against Standard Liège in a UEFA Europa League game. He replaced Terence Kongolo after 67 minutes in a 0–3 away win.[3]
On 27 March 2020, Dammers signed a three-year contract with Groningen.[4] On 29 January 2022, Dammers joined Willem II on loan until the end of the season.[5]
On 24 August 2022, Dammers returned to Willem II on a permanent basis and signed a three-year contract.[6] A year later, on 25 June 2023, Dammers signed a three-year deal with Danish Superliga club Randers FC.[7] Just before the 2024-25 season he was appointed captain, replacing Björn Kopplin.[8] In January 2026 he extended his contract until 2030, despite speculation that he would leave at the end of his contract.[9][10]
Honours
Individual
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: May 2022[11]
- Eerste Divisie Team of the Year: 2022–23[12]
References
- ^ Wessel Dammers at Soccerway
- ^ Wessel Dammers at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Standard vs. Feyenoord - 11 December 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "FC Groningen trekt Wessel Dammers aan". fcgroningen.nl (in Dutch). FC Groningen. 27 March 2020. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Welkom Wessel!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Willem II. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Wessel, welkom terug!" (in Dutch). Willem II. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ RANDERS FC HENTER WESSEL DAMMERS, randersfc.dk, 25 June 2023
- ^ "Bertelsen tager anførerbindet fra Kopplin: Her er Randers FC's nye anfører" (in Danish). Randers Amtsavis. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ^ "Wessel Dammers forlænger til 2030" (in Danish). Randers FC. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ^ "Snart kan kaptajnen tale med andre klubber: Derfor er en ny aftale ikke på plads med Dammers" (in Danish). Randers Amtsavis. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ^ "Seven clubs provide players for Eredivisie team of the month (May)". eredivisie.eu. 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Team van het Jaar: PEC Zwolle hofleverancier; Armenteros rechtsbuiten". Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
External links
- Profile - Voetbal International
- Netherlands profile at OnsOranje