Eric Botteghin
Botteghin with Feyenoord in 2019.
Personal information
Full name Eric Fernando Botteghin
Date of birth (1987-08-31) 31 August 1987
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Ascoli
Number 33
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– Ascoli 83 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2024

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

Career

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]

Personal life

Botteghin is a Brazilian with Italian ancestry; his paternal grand-grandfather was originally from Treviso and moved to Brazil during the World War II.[13] Due to that, he is also an Italian citizen through jus sanguinis.[14]

Career statistics

As of 23 May 2021[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PEC Zwolle 2006–07 Eerste Divisie 14300——143
2007–08 27200——272
2008–09 36500—2[lower-alpha 1]0385
2009–10 35110—1[lower-alpha 1]0371
2010–11 27120—4[lower-alpha 1]0331
Total 1391230—7014912
NAC Breda 2011–12 Eredivisie 32210——332
2012–13 32321——344
Total 64531——676
Groningen 2013–14 Eredivisie 38231——413
2014–15 343502[lower-alpha 2]0—413
2015–16 1000001[lower-alpha 3]020
Total 735812010846
Feyenoord 2015–16 Eredivisie 220310000251
2016–17 344315[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0435
2017–18 120301[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 3]0170
2018–19 222101[lower-alpha 2]11[lower-alpha 3]0253
2019–20 202309[lower-alpha 2]2—324
2020–21 251104[lower-alpha 2]0—301
Total 13591422033017214
Career total 4113128422311047238
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the Johan Cruyff Shield
  4. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League

Honours

Groningen

Feyenoord[15]

References

  1. ↑ Eric Botteghin at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 "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. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "Ascoli Calcio, Botteghin ha lasciato il Brasile per diventare un nuovo calciatore bianconero" (in Italian). Piceno Time. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  15. 1 2 Eric Botteghin at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 August 2018.


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