Jasper Schendelaar (born 2 September 2000) is a Dutch professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting ...

for

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is ...

club

PEC Zwolle PEC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2021–22 season. They have played in the Eredivisie for a tot ...

Club career

Schendelaar made his

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as th ...

debut for Jong AZ on 24 August 2018 in a game against Cambuur, as a starter. On 8 June 2020, AZ agreed to loan out Schendelaar to SC Telstar for the 2020–21 season. On 12 June 2021, he signed a two-year contract with

. A backup to Kostas Lamprou during his first season at the club, Schendelaar was chosen as the new starter in goal ahead of the 2022–23 season. He made his debut for the club on 7 August 2022, the first matchday of the season, in a 2–1 win against

De Graafschap VBV De Graafschap () is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the De Vijverberg stadium ...

International career

He was the starting goalkeeper for

Netherlands national under-17 football team The Netherlands national under-17 football team represents the Netherlands in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond — KNVB, the governing body for football in the Netherlands. Th ...

at the

2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship The 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-17 Euro 2017) was the 16th edition of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (35th edition if the Under-16 era is also included), the annual international youth football champi ...

, as Netherlands were eliminated by Germany in the quarterfinal.

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* Living people 2000 births Footballers from Alkmaar Men's association football goalkeepers Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers AZ Alkmaar players Jong AZ players SC Telstar players PEC Zwolle players Eerste Divisie players 21st-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-footy-goalkeeper-stub