Eric Botteghin

Eric Botteghin
Botteghin with Feyenoord in 2019.
Personal information
Full name Eric Fernando Botteghin
Date of birth (1987-08-31) 31 August 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Modena
Number 31
Youth career
2003–2006 Grêmio Barueri
2005–2006 → Internacional (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 PEC Zwolle 140 (12)
2011–2013 NAC Breda 64 (5)
2013–2015 Groningen 73 (5)
2015–2021 Feyenoord 135 (9)
2021–2024 Ascoli 94 (9)
2024– Modena 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024

Eric Fernando Botteghin (born 31 August 1987) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Italian Serie B club Modena.

Career

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Botteghin played in the youth academy of Grêmio Barueri, but was also loaned out to Internacional for one season.[2] In January 2007, Botteghin moved from Grêmio Barueri to FC Zwolle in the Netherlands.[3] In 2011, he joined NAC Breda. After two seasons he transferred to FC Groningen.[4][5]

He helped the Green-White Army win the KNVB Cup in 2014–15 against defending champions PEC Zwolle. It was their first major trophy and they qualified for the UEFA Europa League.[6][7]

In 2015 he moved to Feyenoord.[8] In November 2017 he signed a new contract until 2020.[9]

On 22 April 2018, he played as Feyenoord won the 2017–18 KNVB Cup final 3–0 against AZ Alkmaar.[10]

Botteghin signed a one-year contract extension with Feyenoord on 22 July 2020, keeping him at the club until 2021.[2] He left the club after the 2020–21 season, after his contract was not extended.[11]

On 3 August 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Ascoli in Italy.[12]

On 17 July 2024, Botteghin moved to Modena on a one-season deal.[13]

Personal life

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Botteghin is a Brazilian with Italian ancestry; his paternal great-grandfather was originally from Treviso and moved to Brazil during the World War II.[14] Due to that, he is also an Italian citizen through jus sanguinis.[15]

Career statistics

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As of match played 2 November 2024|[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
PEC Zwolle 2006–07 Eerste Divisie 14 3 0 0 — — 14 3
2007–08 27 2 0 0 — — 27 2
2008–09 36 5 0 0 — 2[b] 0 38 5
2009–10 35 1 1 0 — 1[b] 0 37 1
2010–11 27 1 2 0 — 4[b] 0 33 1
Total 139 12 3 0 — 7 0 149 12
NAC Breda 2011–12 Eredivisie 32 2 1 0 — — 33 2
2012–13 32 3 2 1 — — 34 4
Total 64 5 3 1 — — 67 6
Groningen 2013–14 Eredivisie 38 2 3 1 — — 41 3
2014–15 34 3 5 0 2[c] 0 — 41 3
2015–16 1 0 0 0 0 0 1[d] 0 2 0
Total 73 5 8 1 2 0 1 0 84 6
Feyenoord 2015–16 Eredivisie 22 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 25 1
2016–17 34 4 3 1 5[c] 0 1[d] 0 43 5
2017–18 12 0 3 0 1[e] 0 1[d] 0 17 0
2018–19 22 2 1 0 1[c] 1 1[d] 0 25 3
2019–20 20 2 3 0 9[c] 2 — 32 4
2020–21 25 1 1 0 4[c] 0 — 30 1
Total 135 9 14 2 20 3 3 0 172 14
Ascoli 2021–22 Serie B 32 2 1 0 — — 33 2
2022–23 37 3 2 0 — — 39 3
2023–24 25 4 1 0 — — 26 4
Total 94 9 5 0 — — 99 9
Modena 2024–25 Serie B 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Career total 509 40 33 4 22 3 11 0 575 47
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
  3. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b c d Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  5. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League

Honours

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Groningen

Feyenoord[16]

References

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  1. ^ Eric Botteghin at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b "Botteghin blijft bij Feyenoord". feyenoord.nl. Feyenoord. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Profile". www.vi.nl. Voetbal International.
  5. ^ Eric Botteghin at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Groningen claim first trophy with KNVB Cup triumph". Goal.com. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  7. ^ "PEC Zwolle vs. Groningen - 3 May 2015 - Soccerway". za.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ Update: FC Groningen heeft 'op enkele details na' akkoord met Feyenoord (Dutch). Voetbalprimeur. 13 August 2015.
  9. ^ Groenstege, Minne (15 November 2017). "Botteghin verlengt contract bij Feyenoord tot 2020". ad.nl. Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  10. ^ "AZ vs. Feyenoord - 22 April 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ^ "Feyenoord staat stil bij afscheid Van Beek, Nieuwkoop en Botteghin". feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). 4 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Verdediger Botteghin verruilt Feyenoord voor Ascoli". RTL Nieuws. 3 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Calciomercato: Botteghin è gialloblù" [Transfer Market: Botteghin is yellow and blue] (in Italian). Modena. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Le giovanili con Pato, il successo in Olanda e la B: "L'Ascoli ha esaudito il mio desiderio di giocare in Italia"" (in Italian). Gianluca Di Marzio.com. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Ascoli Calcio, Botteghin ha lasciato il Brasile per diventare un nuovo calciatore bianconero" (in Italian). Piceno Time. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  16. ^ a b Eric Botteghin at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 August 2018.


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