Bartholomew Schenkeveld (; born 28 August 1991) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for

Greek Super League The Super League Greece 1 (), or Stoiximan Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Greece and the highest level of the Greek football league system. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and repla ...

club

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club based in the City of Athens. Panathinaikos is one of the mos ...

. Besides the Netherlands, he has played in Australia and Greece.

Early life

Schenkeveld was born and raised in Den Hoorn, South Holland, a village between the cities

The Hague The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the c ...

and

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , ; ; ) is the second-largest List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city in the Netherlands after the national capital of Amsterdam. It is in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, part of the North S ...

in the Netherlands.

Club career

Youth career

At the age of five, Schenkeveld started his youth career at the local amateur club SV Den Hoorn. After one season, Schenkeveld joined the Feyenoord youth academy as

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, but got quickly turned into a defender. Schenkeveld successfully went through the complete academy, but had a major injury setback at the age of 15. The youngster partially tore his

cruciate ligament Cruciate ligaments (also cruciform ligaments) are pairs of ligaments arranged like a letter X. They occur in several joints of the body, such as the knee joint, wrist joint and the atlanto-axial joint. In a fashion similar to the cords in ...

, which caused him to be out for five months. When he was about to make his comeback, he tore his cruciate ligament completely. In total, Schenkeveld had to recover for almost two years. On 29 November 2008, Schenkeveld was able to make his comeback for Feyenoord U19 in the youth match against Sparta Rotterdam U19 (2–1). Feyenoord youth coach Jean-Paul van Gastel was impressed by Schenkeveld's comeback: "If you work this hard for one-and-a-half years and you come back like this, it's unbelievable. I was standing at the sideline with goosebumps."

Feyenoord (2009–2012)

On 29 November 2009, exactly one year after his comeback, Schenkeveld made his official debut for Feyenoord's first team in the

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...

away match against

ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation ...

(0–2). Due to

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's suspension, Schenkeveld played on the

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position, as

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switched to

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. On 7 January 2010, Schenkeveld signed his first professional contract with the

club. It was confirmed that he will stay in

de Kuip Stadion Feijenoord (), more commonly known by its nickname De Kuip (, the Tub), is a stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was completed in 1937. The name is derived from the Feijenoord district in Rotterdam, and from the club with the same na ...

until summer 2012, with an option for another season. On 23 December 2011, Schenkeveld joined another Rotterdam based team

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on a loan deal.

Heracles Almelo and PEC Zwolle (2012–2017)

Between 2012 and 2017, Schenkeveld played for

clubs

Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941. Heracles won the Eerste Divisie title during the 2004–05 season, gaining promotion to t ...

and

Zwolle Zwolle () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the Capital city, capital of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Overijssel ...

Melbourne City

In August 2017,

A-League A-League Men, also known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional soccer league in Australia and New Zealand and the highest level of the Australian soccer league system. Established in 2004 as the A-League by the ...

club Melbourne City announced it had signed Schenkeveld on a 2-year deal. On 22 January 2019, Schenkeveld scored his first goal for the club in a stoppage time winner against the

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (colloquially known as Western Sydney, Wanderers, or simply as WSW) is an Australian professional association football, association football club based in the Western Sydney region of Sydney, New South W ...

. He departed Melbourne City in July 2019.

Panathinaikos

On 28 August 2019,

Superleague Greece The Super League Greece 1 (), or Stoiximan Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Greece and the highest level of the Greek football league system. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and repl ...

club

announced they had signed Schenkeveld on a two-year deal. He had a good first season with the Greens, receiving positive comments for his performance despite the poor team results. On 13 November 2020, Schenkeveld signed a contract extension, until the summer of 2023. On 18 May 2021, he underwent surgery to restore instability in his ankle and stayed out of action for 6 months. After his injury, he played two games with

Panathinaikos B Panathinaikos Football Club B, known as Panathinaikos B, (Greek language, Greek: ΠΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός B) was a Greek football club based in Athens, Greece. Founded in 2021, they played as the reserve team of Panathinaikos F.C., Panath ...

. After his return to the first team he became again a starter defender and he slotted in seamlessly, forging a strong pairing in the heart of defence with

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. Shenkeveld proved pivotal for the Greens as they went six straight league games without conceding a single goal at the 2021–22 Superleague play offs. On 11 May 2022 he scored a goal at the Derby of the eternal enemies against

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...

, helping Panathinaikos take a very important away win which helped them return to European competitions after a five-year absence. On 16 December 2022, Schenkeveld signed a new contract, running until the summer of 2025.

International career

Youth teams

Schenkeveld made his international youth debut on 6 December 2005. Schenkeveld was the captain of the youngest Dutch representative team, the Netherlands U15, in the friendly home match against Ireland U15 (3–1). The youngster continued his international career in the Netherlands U16, but was forced to skip the U17 and U18 representative teams due to his major injury.

Netherlands U19

After his comeback, Schenkeveld restarted his international career on 20 August 2009, as he got selected for the Netherlands U19 by youth coach Wim van Zwam for the first time.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Panathinaikos *

Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup (), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Betsson Greek Cup for sponsorship reasons is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's footba ...

: 2021–22, 2023–24

References

External links

Voetbal International profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schenkeveld, Bart 1991 births Living people People from Midden-Delfland Men's association football central defenders Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Eredivisie players A-League Men players Super League Greece players Super League Greece 2 players Feyenoord players Excelsior Rotterdam players Heracles Almelo players PEC Zwolle players Melbourne City FC players Panathinaikos F.C. players Panathinaikos F.C. B players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Footballers from South Holland 21st-century Dutch sportsmen