Ted van de Pavert (born 6 January 1992) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a

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, known mostly for his tenure with

De Graafschap VBV De Graafschap () is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the De Vijverberg stadium. ...

. Van de Pavert made his professional debut for De Graafschap in 2010, quickly cementing his role as a reliable defender. Over the course of ten seasons spanning the

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 ...

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, and

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from 2010 to 2022, he amassed 273 official appearances for the club, scoring 14 goals. His tenure was briefly interrupted by short spells with

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and

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. In 2023, he drew the curtains on his career after a single season with

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. During his career, he earned a solitary cap for the Netherlands U20 in 2013.

Club career

De Graafschap

Van de Pavert progressed through

's youth academy. He made his professional debut for the club on 18 December 2010, replacing Leon Broekhof in the 89th minute of a 4–0

loss to

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. He scored his first goal in professional football on 7 August 2011, opening the score by heading in a corner-kick in an eventual 4–1 home loss to

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. He suffered relegation to the

with De Graafschap in the 2011–12 season, losing out in the second round of play-offs to

FC Den Bosch FC Den Bosch () is a football club from 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. They were founded 18 August 1965, as FC Den Bosch/BVV. They are the successor of BVV (1906) and Wilhelmina (1890). Their stadium is called 'De Vliert', an 8,500 all-seater. R ...

. In three subsequent Eerste Divisie season, De Graafschap would then reach the play-offs for promotion with Van de Pavert; eventually winning promotion back to the Eredivisie in 2015 after a win over

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. With De Graafschap he finished the 2015–16 season seventeenth place, which also meant participation in the 2016 editions of the play-offs, the fifth season in a row for the club. Van de Pavert made 157 total appearances for De Graafschap, in which he scored eight goals.

PEC Zwolle

On 27 May 2016, Van de Pavert signed a three-year contract with

, who had finished eighth in the Eredivisie the previous season. He made his competitive debut for the club on the first matchday of the

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season, starting at

alongside

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in a 1–1 away draw against

. Van de Pavert played one season for PEC in which he made 26 total appearances, scoring two goals.

NEC

After the one season in Zwolle, Van de Pavert was sent on a one-season loan to

competing in the second-tier Eerste Divisie. The club also negotiated an option to buy. He appeared in the starting lineup on the first matchday of the season against

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. On 25 October 2017, Van de Pavert scored his first goal for NEC in a game against

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which ended in a 3–3 draw.

Return to De Graafschap

Van de Pavert returned to his first club De Graafschap on 30 June 2018, signing a two-year contract.

Roda JC

On 3 August 2022, Van de Pavert joined

on a one-year contract. He made his debut for the club two days later, replacing Phil Sieben in the 90th minute of a 2–0 away win over

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on the first matchday of the 2022–23 season. On 30 September he made his first start for Roda, also scoring his first goal for the club in a 2–1 league loss to

. Van de Pavert left Roda at the end of the 2022–23 season, as his contract was not extended. Van de Pavert announced his retirement after leaving Roda JC, and he was appointed youth coach at his former club De Graafschap in October 2023.

International career

Van de Pavert gained his first and only international cap for the Netherlands U20s on 6 February 2013, coming on as a half-time substitute for

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in a 3–0 loss to Republic of Ireland U21 at

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Career statistics

References

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on Voetbal International {{DEFAULTSORT:Pavert, Ted Van De 1992 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers De Graafschap players PEC Zwolle players NEC Nijmegen players Roda JC Kerkrade players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Footballers from Doetinchem Men's association football defenders