Steven van der Sloot

Steven van der Sloot
Personal information
Full name Steven Ako van der Sloot
Date of birth (2002-07-06) 6 July 2002
Place of birth Limbé, Cameroon
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Fortuna Düsseldorf
Number 2
Youth career
Quick Steps
–2012 Haaglandia
2012–2015 ADO Den Haag
2015–2019 Feyenoord
2019–2020 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Jong Ajax 13 (0)
2022–2024 Schalke 04 II 44 (3)
2024 Schalke 04 7 (0)
2024–2026 ADO Den Haag 72 (8)
2026– Fortuna Düsseldorf 0 (0)
International career
2017–2018 Netherlands U16 7 (1)
2018–2019 Netherlands U17 13 (0)
2019 Netherlands U18 3 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner2019 Ireland
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 April 2026

Steven Ako van der Sloot (born 6 July 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for German 3. Liga club Fortuna Düsseldorf. Born in Cameroon, he represented the Netherlands at youth international level.

Club career

Van der Sloot transferred to the Ajax youth academy on 28 May 2019.[1] He joined the Schalke 04 youth academy on 18 May 2022.[2][3] He made his first team debut for Schalke 04 in the 2. Bundesliga in a 1–1 away draw against Hannover 96 on 7 April 2024, coming on as a substitute in the 84th minute for Cédric Brunner.[4]

Van der Sloot joined the Eerste Divisie club ADO Den Haag on 6 July 2024.[5] He made his debut on 10 August 2024 against VVV-Venlo.[6]

International career

Van der Sloot was born in Cameroon to a Dutch father and a Cameroonian mother, and holds dual citizenship.[7] He played for the Netherlands' youth national teams.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 April 2026[9]
Club Season League National cup[a] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 30—30
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 100—100
Total 130—130
Schalke 04 II 2022–23 Regionalliga West 193—193
2023–24 Regionalliga West 250—250
Total 443—443
Schalke 04 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 700070
ADO Den Haag 2024–25 Eerste Divisie 37010380
2025–26 Eerste Divisie 36810378
Total 73820758
Career total 134112013611
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup

Honours

ADO Den Haag

Netherlands U17

References

  1. ↑ "Talent Van der Sloot van Feyenoord naar Ajax". fr12.nl. 28 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Steven van der Sloot schließt sich der Knappenschmiede an". Schalke 04. 18 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Van der Sloot (Jong Ajax) is clubs voor en bevestigt transfer naar Schalke 04". voetbalprimeur.nl. 18 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Hannover 96 - FC Schalke 04 1:1". DFB. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "ADO Den Haag presenteert Steven van der Sloot als eerste nieuwe versterking". ADO Den Haag. 6 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "DEN HAAG vs. VENLO". Soccerway. 10 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Talent Alert:Discover young Steven Ako, Cameroon/Netherlands citizen going the Dutch way". 10 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
  9. ↑ Steven van der Sloot at Soccerway
  10. ↑ Engelen, Siep; Rosendaal, Rian (10 April 2026). "ADO Den Haag have been crowned KKD champions, yet they will not receive the trophy just yet, for a surprising reason". goal.com. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "Netherlands retain #U17EURO title: at a glance". UEFA. 19 May 2019.
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