Jort van der Sande (born 25 January 1996) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

FC Den Bosch

Van der Sande joined the youth academy of

FC Den Bosch FC Den Bosch () is a football club from 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. They were founded 18 August 1965, as FC Den Bosch/BVV. They are the successor of BVV (1906) and Wilhelmina (1890). Their stadium is called ' De Vliert', an 8,500 all-seater. ...

at age 10. He made his professional debut in the

for the club on 15 August 2014 in a match against

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. He scored his first goal for the club on 6 February 2015 away against

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, which ended in a 3–0 away win. Van der Sande scored the final goal in the match, after an assist from

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. Van der Sande signed a contract extension with FC Den Bosch in March 2017, which would keep him at the club until 30 June 2019. He finished his stint with FC Den Bosch with 104 league appearances in which he scored 21 goals and made 11 assists. He also appeared for the reserve team, Jong FC Den Bosch, playing in the

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and

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FC Eindhoven

On 17 June 2019, Van der Sande moved to

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as a free agent, signing a three-year contract with the Eerste Divisie side. He made his debut on 9 August in a 2–1 away win over

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. Shortly after arriving, on 21 August 2019, he suffered a

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fracture, sidelining him for at least three months. Van der Sande scored his first goal for the club on 17 December 2019 in a 2–0 away win over

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in the

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. Van der Sande had a strong 2021–22 season, scoring 13 goals in 39 appearances. He contributed as Eindhoven qualified for promotion play-offs, where they were, however, knocked out by

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in the semi-finals.

NAC Breda

On 25 April 2022, Van der Sande signed a two-year contract with

with an option for an additional year.

Career statistics

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sande, Jort van der Living people 1996 births Sportspeople from 's-Hertogenbosch Footballers from North Brabant Dutch footballers Men's association football forwards FC Den Bosch players FC Eindhoven players NAC Breda players Eerste Divisie players Derde Divisie players Vierde Divisie players