Shane van Aarle
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| Date of birth | 5 August 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bakel, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Juventus Next Gen | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Club Brugge | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Royal Excel Mouscron | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | FC Eindhoven | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | FC Eindhoven | 28 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Juventus Next Gen | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Netherlands U19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:46, 3 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:46, 3 July 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Shane van Aarle (born 5 August 2006) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie C Group B club Juventus Next Gen.
Career
[edit]Van Aarle was raised in Wetteren, Belgium with his mother. He is a youth product of the Belgian clubs Club Brugge and Royal Excel Mouscron, before returning to the Netherlands with the youth academy of FC Eindhoven in 2022.[2] On 9 December 2024, he debuted with FC Eindhoven in a 4–0 Eerste Divisie win over Jong Utrecht.[3] On 14 May 2025, he transferred to Juventus Next Gen in the Serie C on a contract until 2029.[4]
International career
[edit]Born in the Netherlands, Van Aarle was born to a Dutch father and Rwandan mother.[5] He was part of the Netherlands U19s that won the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[6]
Honours
[edit]Netherlands U19
References
[edit]- ^ "Van Aarle rondt droomtransfer af: Eindhoven-verdediger tekent bij Juventus". VoetbalPrimeur.nl. 14 May 2025.
- ^ Hermus, Bob (22 February 2025). "Hoe deze jeugdspeler (18) plots in de basis staat bij FC Eindhoven: 'Ik had dit seizoen alleen maar op debuut gehoopt'". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch).
- ^ Hermus, Bob (9 December 2024). "Volwassen FC Eindhoven kent geen genade en wint met klinkende cijfers van Jong FC Utrecht" (in Dutch).
- ^ "Shane van Aarle (18) verruilt FC Eindhoven voor Juventus: 'Jongensdroom'". Omroep Brabant. 14 May 2025.
- ^ Twagirumukiza, Janvier (14 May 2025). "Rwandan defender Shane Van Aarle joins Italian giants Juventus". The Kaminuza Star.
- ^ "Definitieve selectie Onder 19 (m) voor EK in Roemenië". Royal Dutch Football Association (Press release) (in Dutch). 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Under-19 EURO final report: Netherlands edge Spain for first title". uefa.com. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Shane van Aarle at Soccerway
- Ons Oranje profile
- 2006 births
- Living people
- People from Gemert-Bakel
- Dutch men's footballers
- Netherlands men's international footballers
- Dutch people of Rwandan descent
- Men's association football defenders
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen
- FC Eindhoven players
- Juventus Next Gen players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Dutch expatriates in Belgium
- Dutch expatriates in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy