Silvester van der Water (born 30 September 1996) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a winger for club

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Club career

Almere City

In 2014, van der Water joined the Almere City academy from amateur side

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where he had spent 11 years. Ahead of the 2015–16 season, van der Water was moved up to the club's under-21 team contesting the

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. That same season he was promoted to the senior team, making his senior debut on 12 February 2016 as an 82nd minute substitute for Travis Brent in a 2–1

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defeat to

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. He scored his first senior goals for the club on his third appearance, netting a brace in a 7–0 win over

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. He began the following season a regular starter but as Almere City's form declined, van der Water was dropped to the bench, earning most of his playing time as either a substitute or with the under-21s. After eight goals in nine games in the

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with Jong Almere City to start the 2017–18 season, van der Water earned a recall to the first-team. He scored 12 goals in 26

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appearances before proving instrumental in the 2017–18 promotion playoffs with three goals and three assists in six games as Almere City reached the final but missed out on the club's first promotion to the Eredivisie, losing to

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3–2 over two legs.

Heracles Almelo

On 31 May 2018, van der Water agreed a three-year (with one optional year) contract with

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club

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. On 18 August 2018 he made his first division debut as an 81st minute substitute as part of a 4–2 win over

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. He registered one assist in his first season with the club, failing to score a senior goal although he scored 12 goals in 14 appearances with Jong Heracles in the Reservecompetitie. He eventually scored his first senior goal for Heracles on matchday two of the 2019–20 season as part of a 1–1 draw with

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. After scoring and assisting in the 2020–21 season opening 2–0 victory over

, van der Water pulled out of the squad for the week two 4–0 defeat to Willem II on 20 September 2020 following reported transfer interest from

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team Orlando City. He met with manager

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the following day for discussions and was fined for his absence before being sent home to train away from the team with the club addressing the issue in an official statement. He returned to the squad the following week for the 1–1 draw with

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. Transfer speculation returned in the winter window and on 19 February 2021, Wormuth confirmed van der Water had been given permission to leave the squad to complete a transfer. With three goals and four assists in the first half of the season, van der Water was second only to

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in goal involvements on the team at the time of his transfer.

Orlando City

On 23 February 2021, Orlando City confirmed the signing of van der Water on a three-year contract plus a club option on a TAM deal. He made his club debut on 17 April as substitute for

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in the 80th minute of a season-opening goalless draw with

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. Van der Water made his first start in place of the suspended Nani on 22 May 2021. He provided the assist for

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on the only goal of the game and was named

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as Orlando beat

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1–0 to maintain their unbeaten start to the season. He scored his first goal for the club on 29 May 2021 as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat away to

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Cambuur

On 1 July 2022, Van der Water signed a three-year contract with an option for an additional year with Cambuur. On 1 February 2024, van der Water was loaned by

PEC Zwolle Prins Hendrik Ende Desespereert Nimmer Combinatie Zwolle, commonly known as PEC Zwolle, is a Dutch professional football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football. They have played in the Ered ...

RKC Waalwijk

On 2 September 2024, van der Water moved to

until the end of the season.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

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