Jip Bartels

Jip Bartels
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-01-10) 10 January 1993
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Position Striker
Youth career
Kampong
Jong Utrecht
Jong Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 TEC 41 (14)
2017 Avondale
2018 Preston Lions
2019 Pascoe Vale
2021–2025 Ajax Zaterdag 32 (7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jip Bartels (born 10 January 1993) is a Dutch footballer who played as a striker.

Early life

Born in Utrecht,[1] Bartels was regarded as a prospect of Dutch side Ajax and received interest from English Premier League side Arsenal.[2] He played in the academies of Utrecht and Ajax, but three cruciate ligament injuries denied him a professional career.[3]

Club career

Bartels started his career with Dutch side TEC, where he made forty-one league appearances and scored fourteen goals. In 2021, he signed for Dutch side Ajax Zaterdag, where he captained the club.[4]

Personal life

Bartels attended the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, where he was regarded as a high performing student.[5] Bartels established a company that helps schools in Australia integrate physical activity into their curriculum.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Utrechter Bartels aan de slag bij Ajax amateurs". RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). 27 March 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Jakobs, Geert-Jan (5 April 2021). "Waarom dit verloren Ajax-talent niet met Davy Klaassen wil ruilen". Voetbal International (in Dutch).
  3. ↑ Westerhof, Wessel (9 September 2015). "Jip Bartels vindt plezier in het voetbal terug bij TEC". Het Amsterdamsche Voetbal (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Vlietstra, Bart (28 October 2021). "Ook bij de amateurs stroomt het Ajax-dna door de aderen van spelers en staf". De Volkskrant (in Dutch).
  5. ↑ van Raalte, Sam (23 May 2016). "Van Ajax-toptalent naar VU-superstudent: het bitterzoete verhaal van Jip Bartels". Vice (in Dutch).
  6. ↑ Smit, Jordi (31 March 2021). "Ajax Zaterdag strikt uit Australië teruggekeerde Jip Bartels". Het Amsterdamsche Voetbal (in Dutch).
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