Alje Schut

Alje Schut (born 18 February 1981) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Alje Schut
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-02-18) 18 February 1981
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2012 FC Utrecht[lower-alpha 1] 112 (5)
2012–2015 Mamelodi Sundowns 67 (9)
2015–2016 Kozakken Boys 18 (0)
Total 197 (13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Utrecht, Schut played for FC Utrecht, Mamelodi Sundowns and Kozakken Boys.[1][2]

Schut began his career with hometown club FC Utrecht, making his professional debut on 3 October 1999.[3]

In 2004 he spent 7 months injured following a bacterial infection in his knee.[4] In March 2005 he suffered another knee injury, ending his season.[5] He was still suffering from that same injury in January 2006; at that time he was expected to return to fitness in April 2006.[6]

He suffered further injuries, and only played 51 league between 2005 and March 2010.[7][8]

In August 2011, after spending thirteen seasons with FC Utrecht, Schut was the longer-serving player of any club in the Eredivisie.[3]

By October 2011 Schut was the club captain of FC Utrecht.[9]

Personal life

In February 2015 he stated his desire to become a primary school teacher after retirement.[4]

Notes
  1. Career statistics only available from 2005–06 season onwards.
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References
  1. "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  2. Alje Schut at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  3. "Alje Schut meest honkvaste speler in de Eredivisie" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  4. "Alje Schut: FC Utrecht is heel goed in afbraakvoetbal" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 23 February 2005. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  5. "Seizoen lijkt voorbij voor Alje Schut" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 7 March 2005. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  6. "Alje Schut nog tot april aan de kant" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 26 January 2006. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  7. "Aan- of afhaken voor Schut bij FC Utrecht" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  8. "Schut: 'Het is mijn goed recht dat ik verder kijk'" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  9. "Schut: 'Trainingscomplex is niet meer van deze tijd'" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2018.


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