Sem de Wit (born 30 March 1995) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for

DVS '33 DVS '33 Ermelo (, English: ''Strong Through Unity'') is a Dutch amateur football club from Ermelo, founded 1 September 1933. The club currently competes in the Derde Divisie, the fourth tier of league football in the Netherlands. The club evo ...

Career

Netherlands

After playing for various youth teams in

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, de Wit made his debut for Almere City FC on 14 September 2012 vs.

SC Cambuur SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2020–21 Ee ...

. Across 2 seasons with Almere City, he made 28 total appearances (27 in the

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 the ...

). de Wit then joined

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 f ...

, and was loaned out to

FC Dordrecht Football Club Dordrecht, or simply FC Dordrecht () is a professional Dutch association football club based in Dordrecht, a city in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. They currently compete in the Eerste Divisie, ...

. However, he did not make any appearances for Dordrecht's first team. de Wit later joined Fortuna Sittard on loan, where he made 14 appearances in the

2014–15 Eerste Divisie The 2014–15 Eerste Divisie, known as Jupiler League for sponsorship reasons, was the fifty-ninth season of Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1955. It began in August 2014 with the first matches of the season and will end in May 2015 w ...

United States

After playing four seasons in the Netherlands, de Wit joined

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club Vancouver Whitecaps 2. He was called up to the

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six times, making his debut in a 2016 friendly against Crystal Palace FC. In 2017, he signed a short-term non-MLS agreement with the club to appear for the club in the

Canadian Championship The Canadian Championship (french: Championnat canadien) is an annual soccer tournament contested by premier Canadian professional teams. The winner is awarded the Voyageurs Cup and Canada's berth in the CONCACAF Champions League. It is contest ...

, appearing for the club on May 23 against the Montreal Impact. de Wit joined

FC Cincinnati Football Club Cincinnati, commonly known as FC Cincinnati, is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Cincinnati. The club plays in the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The ...

ahead of the

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. Ahead of their inaugural season in 2019, de Wit joined USL Championship side Hartford Athletic.

Germany

Ahead of the 2020–21 season, de Wit joined Regionalliga West club

SV Straelen Sportverein 19 Straelen e.V., commonly known as simply SV 19 Straelen or SV Straelen, is a Football in Germany, German association football club from Straelen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was established in 1919 and today has nearly 2,400 m ...

References

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Sem de Wit Interview
1995 births Living people Dutch footballers Almere City FC players FC Dordrecht players ADO Den Haag players Fortuna Sittard players de Wit, Sem de Wit, Sem de Wit, Sem Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Footballers from Utrecht (city) de Wit, Sem Association football defenders {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub