24
Age
Defender
Position
Defence — centre
Typical role
Netherlands
Nationality
One of the fastest centre-backs in world football whose lung-busting recovery runs go viral. Van de Ven's pace and ball-carrying ability redefine the position.
International career
28
Caps
1
Intl goals
1
Intl assists
Career clubs
Career transfers
- 8 Aug 2023Transfer
Injury record
Thigh Injury
Jan 2025 – Mar 2025
Hamstring
Dec 2024 – Jan 2025
Hamstring
Oct 2024 – Dec 2024
Knee Injury
Aug 2024 – Sept 2024
Hamstring
Mar 2024
Hamstring
Nov 2023 – Jan 2024
Hip/Thigh Injury
Feb 2022 – Apr 2022
35 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.
Competitions
Recent form
Season by season
| Season | Team | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tottenham | 46 | 6 | 1 | 6.82 |
Discipline
37
Yellow cards
1
Red cards
145
Fouls
Strengths
Attribute profile — pace, shooting, passing, dribbling, defending, physical.
World Cup history
2026: Netherlands' rapid modern centre-back
Career highlights
- Viral recovery runs at Spurs
- Fastest CB in the Premier League
- Netherlands emergence
Achievements
PL Breakthrough (Tottenham)Eredivisie (Wolfsburg youth)Netherlands regular