Silvester van der Water

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Silvester van der Water
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Personal information
Full name Silvester van der Water
Date of birth (1996-09-30) 30 September 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Blaricum, Netherlands
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Orlando City
Number 14
Youth career
2003–2014 SDO Bussum
2014–2015 Almere City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Jong Almere City 51 (27)
2016–2018 Almere City 56 (18)
2018–2020 Jong Heracles 16 (12)
2018–2021 Heracles Almelo 53 (10)
2021– Orlando City 28 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 February 2022

Silvester van der Water (born 30 September 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Orlando City in Major League Soccer.

Club career[]

Almere City[]

In 2014, van der Water joined the Almere City academy from amateur side SDO Bussum where he had spent 11 years.[1][2] Ahead of the 2015–16 season, van der Water was moved up to the club's under-21 team contesting the Beloften Eredivisie. 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 Eerste Divisie defeat to FC Eindhoven. He scored his first senior goals for the club on his third appearance, netting a brace in a 7–0 win over Jong PSV.[3] 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.[4]

After eight goals in nine games in the Derde Divisie 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 regular season 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 De Graafschap 3–2 over two legs.[4]

Heracles Almelo[]

On 31 May 2018, van der Water agreed a three-year (with one optional year) contract with Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo.[1] On 18 August 2018 he made his first division debut as an 81st minute substitute as part of a 4–2 win over ADO Den Haag. 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 Fortuna Sittard.

After scoring and assisting in the 2020–21 season opening 2–0 victory over ADO Den Haag, 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 MLS team Orlando City. He met with manager Frank Wormuth 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.[5][6] He returned to the squad the following week for the 1–1 draw with PSV Eindhoven. 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.[7][8] With three goals and four assists in the first half of the season, van der Water was second only to Rai Vloet in goal involvements on the team at the time of his transfer.[9]

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.[10] He made his club debut on 17 April as substitute for Alexandre Pato in the 80th minute of a season-opening goalless draw with Atlanta United.[11] Van der Water made his first start in place of the suspended Nani on 22 May 2021. He provided the assist for Tesho Akindele on the only goal of the game and was named player of the match as Orlando beat Toronto FC 1–0 to maintain their unbeaten start to the season.[12] He scored his first goal for the club on 29 May 2021 as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat away to New York Red Bulls.[13]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 27 February 2022
Club Season Division League Cup[a] Continental Playoffs Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Apps Apps Goals
Jong Almere City 2015–16 Beloften Eredivisie 16 10 — — — 16 10
2016–17 Derde Divisie 26 9 — — — 26 9
2017–18 9 8 — — — 9 8
Total 51 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 27
Almere City 2015–16 Eerste Divisie 3 2 0 0 — 1[b] 0 4 2
2016–17 27 4 1 0 — 0 0 28 4
2017–18 26 12 1 0 — 6[c] 3 33 15
Total 56 18 2 0 0 0 7 3 65 21
Jong Heracles 2018–19 Reservecompetitie 14 12 — — — 14 12
2019–20 2 0 — — — 2 0
Total 16 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 12
Heracles Almelo 2018–19 Eredivisie 12 0 0 0 — 1[d] 0 13 0
2019–20 23 7 3 3 — — 26 10
2020–21 18 3 2 0 — — 20 3
Total 53 10 5 0 0 3 1 0 59 13
Orlando City 2021 MLS 27 3 — 1[e] 0 1 0 29 3
2022 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 28 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 30 3
Career total 204 70 7 3 1 0 9 3 221 76
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup.
  2. ^ 2015–16 Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs.
  3. ^ 2017–18 Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs.
  4. ^ 2018–19 Eredivisie Europa League playoffs.
  5. ^ Leagues Cup

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Heracles Almelo contracteert Silvester van der Water". www.almeloosweekblad.nl (in Dutch).
  2. ^ "SDO apetrots op Silvester van der Water". www.bussumsnieuws.nl (in Dutch).
  3. ^ "Almere City FC - Jong PSV". www.psv.nl. 3 July 2015.
  4. ^ a b "The 50 Eredivisie U21 Stars To Watch 2018/19: Silvester van der Water". Football Oranje. 7 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Maximale boete voor Van der Water na onacceptabel gedrag". Heracles (in Dutch). 21 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Heracles stuurt Van der Water met 'maximale boete' terug naar huis". nos.nl (in Dutch).
  7. ^ "Wormuth: "Iets goed te maken tegen RKC"". Heracles (in Dutch). 19 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Heracles-aanvaller Van der Water nu echt op weg naar Amerika". www.ad.nl (in Dutch). 19 February 2021.
  9. ^ "2020-2021 Heracles Almelo Stats". FBref.com.
  10. ^ "Orlando City SC Acquires Dutch Forward Silvester van der Water". orlandocitysc.com. Orlando City SC. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Recap: Orlando City SC 0, Atlanta United 0". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Recap: Orlando City SC 1, Toronto FC 0". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  13. ^ Citro, Michael (29 May 2021). "Orlando City Suffers First 2021 Loss 2-1 at New York Red Bulls". The Mane Land.

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