# Roel Janssen

Roel Janssen (born 16 June 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eerste Divisie club VVV-Venlo. He formerly played for Fortuna Sittard.

## Career

Janssen was born in Venlo, Netherlands, and began his football career at Venlosche Boys, his hometown club. He moved on to VVV-Venlo, but his contract expired in 2011 before he could make his debut for the first team.
On 9 June 2011, Janssen signed with regional rivals Fortuna Sittard, and he made his professional debut as a substitute for Tim Dreesen in an Eerste Divisie match against FC Oss on 23 September 2011. A few months later, in December 2011, he signed a contract with the club until 2013, with an option for another year. Janssen made eight appearances for Fortuna in his first season, but in the 2012–13 season, he became a regular starter and remained so throughout the season. His contract was extended for two more years in 2014. In January 2015, Janssen, now the team captain, was very productive, scoring the winning goals in games against MVV and Helmond Sport, and even scoring a hat-trick against rivals Roda JC. He finished the 2014–15 season with 10 goals in 36 games.
In June 2016, Janssen returned to his former club, VVV-Venlo, on a two-year contract. He became a key player in defense for VVV and helped them to promotion to the Eredivisie in his first season back, as the club won the second division title. His contract was extended for two more years in June 2018. However, in 2020, his contract with VVV was terminated.
On 21 April 2020, Janssen signed a three-year contract with his former club, Fortuna Sittard, as announced by the club.
On 10 August 2023, Janssen returned to VVV-Venlo on a one-year deal.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 13 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | KNVB Cup | KNVB Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Fortuna Sittard | 2011–12 | Eerste Divisie | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Fortuna Sittard | 2012–13 | Eerste Divisie | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Fortuna Sittard | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Fortuna Sittard | 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 10 |
| Fortuna Sittard | 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 6 |
| Fortuna Sittard | Total | Total | 131 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 141 | 17 |
| VVV-Venlo | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 |
| VVV-Venlo | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 |
| VVV-Venlo | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 |
| VVV-Venlo | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 |
| VVV-Venlo | Total | Total | 103 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 107 | 1 |
| Fortuna Sittard | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 |
| Fortuna Sittard | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| Fortuna Sittard | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Fortuna Sittard | Total | Total | 52 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 55 | 0 |
| VVV-Venlo | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| VVV-Venlo | 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| VVV-Venlo | Total | Total | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 325 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 343 | 18 |
* 1 2 Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs

## Honours

VVV-Venlo
* Eerste Divisie: 2016–17