# 2023–24 Jong FC Utrecht season

The 2023-24 season will be the 8th season of Jong FC Utrecht at the second level of Dutch football. Before that, they played in the Beloften Eredivisie.

## Players
### U23-team squad

    As of 23 April 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | NED | Mattijs Branderhorst |
| — | GK | DEN | Andreas Dithmer (on loan from FC Copenhagen) |
| — | GK | NED | Mees Eppink |
| — | GK | NED | Kevin Gadellaa |
| — | GK | NED | Sep van der Heijden |
| — | GK | NED | Thijmen Nijhuis |
| — | GK | NED | Calvin Raatsie |
| — | GK | NED | Devin Remie |
| — | DF | NED | Achraf Boumenjal |
| — | DF | NED | Michel Driezen |
| — | DF | NED | Massien Ghaddari |
| — | DF | NED | Björn Hardley |
| — | DF | USA | Rickson van Hees |
| — | DF | CUW | Nazjir Held |
| — | DF | NED | Per Kloosterboer |
| — | DF | NED | Wessel Kooy |
| — | DF | NED | Yannick Leliendal |
| — | DF | NED | Joshua Mukeh (captain) |
| — | DF | AUS | Joshua Rawlins |
| — | DF | NED | Jozhua Vertrouwd |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | NED | Neal Viereck |
| — | MF | DEN | Silas Andersen |
| — | MF | NED | Nordin Bukala |
| — | MF | NED | Lynden Edhart |
| — | MF | NED | Rafik El Arguioui |
| — | MF | NED | Olivier van Eldik |
| — | MF | IRQ | Zidane Iqbal |
| — | MF | IDN | Ivar Jenner |
| — | MF | NED | Sil van der Wegen |
| — | MF | NED | Gibson Yah |
| — | FW | NED | Mees Akkerman |
| — | FW | DEN | Tobias Augustinus-Jensen |
| — | FW | ENG | Adrian Blake |
| — | FW | NED | Tijn den Boggende |
| — | FW | BEL | Anthony Descotte |
| — | FW | NED | Jesse van de Haar |
| — | FW | NED | Aurelio Oehlers |
| — | FW | NED | Mees Rijks |
| — | FW | DEN | Emil Rohd Schlichting |
* 1 2 3 4 Left during the season.

## Transfers
### Summer
#### Transfers in

| Nat. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Particularities |
| DEN | MF | Silas Andersen | Inter U19 | Purchased |
| DEN | FW | Emil Rohd Schlichting | FC Kopenhagen U19 | Purchased |
| NED | DF | Björn Hardley | Manchester United U21 | Transfer free |
| USA | DF | Rickson van Hees | FC Twente/Heracles U21 | Transfer free |
| NED | GK | Devin Remie | Feyenoord U21 | Transfer free |
| NED | DF | Neal Viereck | Ajax U18 | Transfer free |
| NED | FW | Mees Akkerman | FC Utrecht U18 | Internal transfer |
| NED | MF | Nordin Bukala | FC Utrecht U18 | Internal transfer |
| NED | MF | Rafik El Arguioui | FC Utrecht U18 | Internal transfer |
| NED | FW | Jesse van de Haar | FC Utrecht U18 | Internal transfer |
| CUW | DF | Nazjir Held | FC Utrecht U18 | Internal transfer |
| NED | DF | Per Kloosterboer | FC Utrecht U18 | Internal transfer |
| NED | DF | Wessel Kooy | FC Utrecht U18 | Internal transfer |
| NED | MF | Sil van der Wegen | FC Utrecht U18 | Internal transfer |
| MAR | FW | Mohamed Akharaz | ADO Den Haag U21 | Back from loan |
| NED | FW | Mohamed Mallahi | Roda JC Kerkrade | Back from loan |
| NED | DF | Joshua Mukeh | TOP Oss | Back from loan |

#### Transfers out

| Nat. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Particularities |
| NED | FW | Mohamed Mallahi | Helmond Sport | Sold |
| NED | DF | Christopher Mamengi | Almere City FC | Sold |
| NED | FW | Derensili Sanches Fernandes | Excelsior Rotterdam | Sold |
| NED | DF | Jozhua Vertrouwd | CD Castellón | Sold |
| NED | DF | Reda Akmum | Without club | Transfer free |
| NED | DF | Julliani Eersteling | AO Agia Napa | Transfer free |
| NED | MF | Yuya Ikeshita | FC Den Bosch | Transfer free |
| NED | GK | Jordy Steins | Roda JC Kerkrade | Transfer free |
| CUW | DF | Dylan Timber | VVV-Venlo | Transfer free |
| NED | FW | Dion Versluis | NAC Breda U21 | Transfer free |
| CUW | FW | Gio-Renys Felicia | Without club | Contract terminated |
| NED | MF | Eliano Reijnders | PEC Zwolle | Back from loan (+option to buy) |

### Winter
#### Transfers in

| Nat. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Particularities | Ref. |
| NED | DF | Michel Driezen | FC Twente/Heracles U21 | Purchased | |
| DEN | GK | Andreas Dithmer | FC Copenhagen | On loan (+option to buy) | |

#### Transfers out

| Nat. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Particularities | Ref. |
| NED | FW | Mees Rijks | Vålerenga IF | Sold | |
| AUS | DF | Joshua Rawlins | Perth Glory | On loan | |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competition
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Keuken Kampioen Divisie | 14 August 2023 | 10 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 20th | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 74 | −42 | 013.16 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 74 | −42 | 013.16 |
Last updated: 13 May 2024 Source: Soccerway

### Keuken Kampioen Divisie
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 16 | Jong PSV | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 81 | −18 | 40 | Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie |
| 17 | Telstar | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 47 | 68 | −21 | 35 | |
| 18 | TOP Oss | 38 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 32 | 66 | −34 | 34 | |
| 19 | Den Bosch | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 33 | |
| 20 | Jong FC Utrecht | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 74 | −42 | 26 | Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie |

##### Period 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 13 | Jong AZ | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 11 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
| 14 | NAC Breda | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 11 | |
| 15 | Jong FC Utrecht | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 11 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
| 16 | MVV Maastricht | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 10 | |
| 17 | Den Bosch | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 9 | |

##### Period 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 15 | Helmond Sport | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 11 | |
| 16 | Telstar | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 10 | |
| 17 | Jong FC Utrecht | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 7 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
| 18 | TOP Oss | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 7 | |
| 19 | Jong PSV | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 5 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |

##### Period 3

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 16 | Jong Ajax | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 9 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
| 17 | Cambuur | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 8 | |
| 18 | Emmen | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 7 | |
| 19 | Jong FC Utrecht | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 5 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
| 20 | Eindhoven | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 5 | |

##### Period 4

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 16 | ADO Den Haag | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 9 | |
| 17 | Eindhoven | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 9 | |
| 18 | Cambuur | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 8 | |
| 19 | VVV-Venlo | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 | |
| 20 | Jong FC Utrecht | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 3 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 13 May 2024. Source: Eerste divisie

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | D | L | L | D | D | D | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | D |
| Position | 15 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2023.

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

Friendlies
| No. | Name | |
| 1. | Mohamed Mallahi | 2 |
| 1. | Aurelio Oehlers | 2 |
| 3. | Mees Akkerman | 1 |
| 3. | Adrian Blake | 1 |
| 3. | Mees Rijks | 1 |
| 3. | Emil Rohd Schlichting | 1 |
| 3. | Neal Viereck | 1 |
| Own goals opponent | Own goals opponent | – |
| Totals | Totals | 9 |
| No. | Name | |
| 1. | Jesse van de Haar | 6 |
| 2. | Mees Rijks | 5 |
| 3. | Tobias Augustinus-Jensen | 3 |
| 3. | Adrian Blake | 3 |
| 3. | Lynden Edhart | 3 |
| 6. | Rafik El Arguioui | 2 |
| 6. | Nazjir Held | 2 |
| 8. | Mees Akkerman | 1 |
| 8. | Silas Andersen | 1 |
| 8. | Anthony Descotte | 1 |
| 8. | Wessel Kooy | 1 |
| 8. | Aurelio Oehlers | 1 |
| 8. | Emil Rohd Schlichting | 1 |
| 8. | Sil van der Wegen | 1 |
| Own goals opponent | Own goals opponent | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | 32 |

### Assists

| No. | Name | |
| 1. | Emil Rohd Schlichting | 4 |
| 2. | Olivier van Eldik | 3 |
| 3. | Rafik El Arguioui | 2 |
| 3. | Yannick Leliendal | 2 |
| 3. | Mees Rijks | 2 |
| 3. | Gibson Yah | 2 |
| 7. | Mees Akkerman | 1 |
| 7. | Tobias Augustinus-Jensen | 1 |
| 7. | Adrian Blake | 1 |
| 7. | Nazjir Held | 1 |
| 7. | Ivar Jenner | 1 |
| 7. | Sil van der Wegen | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | 21 |

## Attendance Stadion Galgenwaard

| Round | Opponent | Attendance | Total attendance | Average |
| Keuken Kampioen Divisie |||||
| 2 | FC Groningen | 1,030 | 1,030 | 1,030 |
| 7 | SC Cambuur | 468 | 1,498 | 749 |
| 8 | NAC Breda | 678 | 2,176 | 725 |
| 33 | Willem II | 876 | 3,052 | 763 |
| 36 | ADO Den Haag | 837 | 3,889 | 778 |

## Attendance Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch

| Round | Opponent | Attendance | Total attendance | Average |
| Friendlies |||||
| N/A | Wuppertaler SV | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | TOP Oss | Unknown | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | Telstar | Unknown | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | Jong Sparta Rotterdam | Unknown | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | FC Den Bosch | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keuken Kampioen Divisie |||||
| 4 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 762 | 762 | 762 |
| 12 | MVV Maastricht | 253 | 1,015 | 508 |
| 16 | De Graafschap | 452 | 1,467 | 489 |
| 11 | Jong PSV | 310 | 1,777 | 444 |
| 17 | Telstar | 272 | 2,049 | 410 |
| 19 | FC Eindhoven | 310 | 2,359 | 393 |
| 21 | VVV-Venlo | 303 | 2,662 | 380 |
| 24 | Jong Ajax | 371 | 3,033 | 379 |
| 25 | Jong AZ | 262 | 3,295 | 366 |
| 27 | TOP Oss | 366 | 3,661 | 366 |
| 29 | Helmond Sport | 322 | 3,983 | 362 |
| 30 | FC Emmen | 354 | 4,337 | 361 |
| 34 | FC Den Bosch | 282 | 4,619 | 355 |
| 38 | FC Dordrecht | 419 | 5,038 | 360 |
* 1 2 Behind closed doors.