Julian Lelieveld (born 24 November 1997) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for club

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional football club based in Waalwijk, that is currently competing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' ('Roman Catholic Combination' in Dutch) and was established as a merger ...

Club career

Vitesse

Born in

Arnhem Arnhem ( or ; german: Arnheim; South Guelderish: ''Èrnem'') is a city and municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands about 55 km south east of Utrecht. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland, located on both banks of ...

, Lelieveld joined Vitesse Arnhem's youth setup in 2005, aged eight, after playing for VV Hattem. He made his professional debut on 30 July 2015, coming on as a late substitute for fellow youth graduate

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in a 3–0 away loss against

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, for the season's

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. On 1 May 2016, Lelieveld made his league debut in a 3–1 defeat against

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, in which he featured for the entirety of the fixture along with Thomas Oude Kotte. Ahead of the 2016–17 campaign, Lelieveld was promoted to the first team along with several other academy teammates including Arshak Koryan, Thomas Oude Kotte, Zhang Yuning, Jeroen Houwen and

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. Along with his promotion, he was reassigned the number 29, after holding the number 49 last season. On 25 May 2018, Lelieveld agreed to join

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...

side Go Ahead Eagles on a season-long loan. In the summer of 2022, Lelieveld signed a three-year contract with

Career statistics

Honours

Jong Vitesse * Derde Divisie – Sunday: 2017–18

References

External links

Vitesse profile

* * * 1997 births Living people Footballers from Arnhem Dutch men's footballers Men's association football defenders Netherlands men's youth international footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players SBV Vitesse players Go Ahead Eagles players De Graafschap players RKC Waalwijk players 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub