# 2015–16 SBV Vitesse season

During the 2015–16 season Vitesse Arnhem participated in the Dutch Eredivisie, in the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Europa League.

## Players
### Squad details

    As of 8 May 2016
| No. | name. | Pos. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Club caps | Club goals | Int. apps | Int. goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Eloy Room | GK | Nijmegen | (1989-02-06) 6 February 1989 (age 35) | 117 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2008 | Free | 30 June 2018 |
| 22 | Piet Velthuizen | GK | Nijmegen | (1986-11-03) 3 November 1986 (age 37) | 240 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Hércules | 26 July 2011 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 48 | Jeroen Houwen | GK | Venray | (1996-02-18) 18 February 1996 (age 28) | – | – | – | – | Academy | 1 July 2013 | Free | 30 June 2018 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Maikel van der Werff | CB/RB/LB | Hoorn | (1989-04-22) 22 April 1989 (age 35) | 28 | 0 | – | – | PEC Zwolle | 19 February 2015 | Free | 30 June 2019 |
| 5 | Kelvin Leerdam | LB/DM/CB | Paramaribo | (1990-06-24) 24 June 1990 (age 34) | 73 | 11 | – | – | Feyenoord | 2 July 2013 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 6 | Arnold Kruiswijk | CB | Groningen | (1984-11-02) 2 November 1984 (age 39) | 40 | 0 | – | – | Heerenveen | 19 May 2014 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 8 | Kosuke Ota | LB/CB | Tokyo | (1987-07-23) 23 July 1987 (age 37) | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | FC Tokyo | 1 January 2016 | Free | 30 June 2020 |
| 17 | Kevin Diks | RB/CB | Apeldoorn | (1996-10-06) 6 October 1996 (age 28) | 63 | 2 | – | – | Academy | 1 July 2014 | Free | 30 June 2018 |
| 37 | Guram Kashia (c) | CB/RB | Tbilisi | (1987-07-04) 4 July 1987 (age 37) | 211 | 18 | 42 | 1 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 31 August 2010 | € 300K | 30 June 2020 |
| 44 | Thomas Oude Kotte | CB | Apeldoorn | (1996-03-20) 20 March 1996 (age 28) | 2 | 0 | – | – | Academy | 1 July 2015 | Free | 30 June 2018 |
| 45 | Leeroy Schorea | RB/LB | Nijmegen | (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 (age 27) | – | – | – | – | Academy | 1 July 2015 | Free | 30 June 2018 |
| 49 | Julian Lelieveld | RB/CB | Arnhem | (1997-11-24) 24 November 1997 (age 26) | 2 | 0 | – | – | Academy | 29 July 2015 | Free | 30 June 2020 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Valeri Kazaishvili | AM/SS/RW | Ozurgeti | (1993-01-23) 23 January 1993 (age 31) | 118 | 27 | 13 | 3 | Olimpi | 9 August 2011 | Nominal | 30 June 2018 |
| 11 | Denys Oliynyk | LW/AM | Zaporizhia | (1987-06-16) 16 June 1987 (age 37) | 62 | 10 | 12 | 0 | Dnipro | 26 May 2014 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 13 | Nathan | AM/LW/SS | Blumenau | (1996-03-13) 13 March 1996 (age 28) | 19 | 2 | – | – | Chelsea | 10 July 2015 | Loan | 30 June 2016 |
| 18 | Marvelous Nakamba | CM/DM/LB | Hwange | (1994-01-19) 19 January 1994 (age 30) | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Nancy | 13 August 2014 | Free | 30 June 2018 |
| 20 | Danilo Pantić | AM/LW | Ruma | (1996-10-26) 26 October 1996 (age 27) | 8 | 0 | – | – | Chelsea | 13 July 2015 | Loan | 30 June 2016 |
| 21 | Sheran Yeini | DM/RB | Tel Aviv | (1986-12-08) 8 December 1986 (age 37) | 27 | 1 | 16 | 0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 20 April 2015 | Free | 30 June 2019 |
| 26 | Milot Rashica | AM/RW/LW | Vushtrri | (1996-06-28) 28 June 1996 (age 28) | 34 | 8 | – | – | Kosova Vushtrri | 10 February 2015 | € 300K | 30 June 2018 |
| 30 | Renato Ibarra | RW | Ambuquí | (1991-01-20) 20 January 1991 (age 33) | 146 | 12 | 26 | 0 | El Nacional | 8 July 2011 | € 2M | 30 June 2017 |
| 31 | Arshak Koryan | RW/LW | Sochi | (1995-06-17) 17 June 1995 (age 29) | – | – | – | – | Lokomotiv Moscow | 2 February 2015 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 34 | Lewis Baker | CM/AM/RW | Luton | (1995-04-25) 25 April 1995 (age 29) | 34 | 5 | – | – | Chelsea | 27 June 2015 | Loan | 30 June 2016 |
| 40 | Elmo Lieftink | DM/CM | Deventer | (1994-02-03) 3 February 1994 (age 30) | – | – | – | – | Academy | 30 March 2015 | Free | 30 June 2018 |
| 41 | Mo Osman | AM/LW | Qamishli | (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 30) | 1 | 0 | – | – | Academy | 30 March 2015 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 42 | Mitchell van Bergen | RW/LW/AM | Oss | (1999-08-27) 27 August 1999 (age 25) | 1 | 0 | – | – | Academy | 17 December 2015 | Free | 30 June 2018 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Isaiah Brown | SS/RW/LW | Peterborough | (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 (age 27) | 24 | 1 | – | – | Chelsea | 10 July 2015 | Loan | 30 June 2016 |
| 9 | Dominic Solanke | ST/SS | Basingstoke | (1997-09-14) 14 September 1997 (age 27) | 26 | 7 | – | – | Chelsea | 4 August 2015 | Loan | 30 June 2016 |
| 43 | Zhang Yuning | ST/SS | Wenzhou | (1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 (age 27) | 8 | 2 | – | – | Hangzhou Greentown | 1 July 2015 | Free | 30 June 2017 |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 26 | MF | Milot Rashica | 18 | Non-EU | Kosova Vushtrri | Transfer Y | Summer | 2018 | €300K |
| 3 | DF | Maikel van der Werff | 25 | EU | PEC Zwolle | Transfer Y | Summer | 2019 | Free |
| 40 | MF | Elmo Lieftink | 21 | EU | Youth system | Promoted Y | Summer | 2018 | Free |
| 41 | MF | Mo Osman | 21 | EU | Youth system | Promoted Y | Summer | 2016 | Free |
| 21 | MF | Sheran Yeini | 28 | Non-EU | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Transfer Y | Summer | 2019 | Undisclosed |
| 34 | MF | Lewis Baker | 20 | EU | Chelsea | Loan Y | Summer | 2016 | Free |
| 13 | MF | Nathan | 19 | Non-EU | Chelsea | Loan Y | Summer | 2016 | Free |
| 7 | FW | Isaiah Brown | 18 | EU | Chelsea | Loan Y | Summer | 2016 | Free |
| 20 | MF | Danilo Pantić | 18 | Non-EU | Chelsea | Loan Y | Summer | 2016 | Free |
| 9 | FW | Dominic Solanke | 17 | EU | Chelsea | Loan Y | Summer | 2016 | Free |
| 8 | DF | Kosuke Ota | 27 | Non-EU | FC Tokyo | Transfer Y | Winter | 2020 | Undisclosed |
Total spending: €300,000

### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| — | MF | Mo Hamdaoui | 22 | EU | Go Ahead Eagles | Transfer Y | Summer | Undisclosed |
| 23 | DF | Jan-Arie van der Heijden | 27 | EU | Free agent | Contract Ended Y | Summer | Free |
| 3 | DF | Dan Mori | 26 | Non-EU | Free agent | Contract Ended Y | Summer | Free |
| 20 | MF | Zakaria Labyad | 22 | EU | Sporting CP | Loan Return Y | Summer | Free |
| 6 | MF | Josh McEachran | 22 | EU | Chelsea | Loan Return Y | Summer | Free |
| 27 | MF | Bertrand Traoré | 19 | Non-EU | Chelsea | Loan Return Y | Summer | Free |
| 2 | DF | Wallace | 21 | Non-EU | Chelsea | Loan Return Y | Summer | Free |
| 7 | MF | Marko Vejinović | 25 | EU | Feyenoord | Transfer Y | Summer | €3.5M |
| 25 | MF | Gino Bosz | 22 | EU | Heracles | Transfer Y | Summer | Undisclosed |
| 10 | MF | Davy Pröpper | 23 | EU | PSV | Transfer Y | Summer | €4.5M |
| 9 | FW | Uroš Đurđević | 21 | Non-EU | Free agent | Contract Rescinded Y | Summer | Free |
| 35 | DF | Rochdi Achenteh | 27 | Non-EU | Willem II | Transfer Y | Winter | Free |
| 14 | FW | Abiola Dauda | 27 | Non-EU | Heart of Midlothian | Loan Y | Winter | Free |
Total gaining: €8,000,000

#### Balance

Total: €7,700,000

## Competition
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Eredivisie | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 035.29 |
| KNVB Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Europa League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 000.00 |
| Total | 37 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 032.43 |
Updated to match played 8 May 2016 Source: Competitions

### Eredivisie
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | Groningen | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 50 | Qualification for the European competition play-offs |
| 8 | PEC Zwolle | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 48 | Qualification for the European competition play-offs |
| 9 | Vitesse | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 46 | |
| 10 | NEC | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 46 | |
| 11 | ADO Den Haag | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 43 | |
* ↑ Four teams played for one spot in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.

#### Results
### Europa League
#### Third qualifying round
## Statistics
### Appearances

| No. | Pos. | Name | Eredivisie | Eredivisie | KNVB Cup | KNVB Cup | Europa League | Europa League | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Eloy Room | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Maikel van der Werff | 25 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 (1) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Kelvin Leerdam | 14 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 (1) | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Arnold Kruiswijk | 20 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Isaiah Brown | 12 (10) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 (10) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Kosuke Ota | 15 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 (1) | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Dominic Solanke | 21 (4) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 (4) | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Valeri Kazaishvili | 31 (2) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 (2) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Denys Oliynyk | 18 (7) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 (7) | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Nathan | 4 (14) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 4 (15) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Kevin Diks | 29 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 (1) | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Marvelous Nakamba | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 20 | MF | Danilo Pantić | 0 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (8) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Sheran Yeini | 23 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 (3) | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Piet Velthuizen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Milot Rashica | 29 (2) | 8 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 30 (4) | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Renato Ibarra | 8 (8) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (8) | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | MF | Lewis Baker | 23 (8) | 5 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 (9) | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | Guram Kashia | 26 (1) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 (1) | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 40 | MF | Elmo Lieftink | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | Mohammed Osman | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | Mitchell van Bergen | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | FW | Zhang Yuning | 1 (7) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (7) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | Thomas Oude Kotte | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | Leeroy Schorea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | GK | Jeroen Houwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | DF | Julian Lelieveld | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club in August/January transfer window or on loan |||||||||||||
| 14 | FW | Abiola Dauda | 4 (7) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (7) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Rochdi Achenteh | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 6 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | FW | Uroš Đurđević | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 8 May 2016. Source: Vitesse

### Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Eredivisie | KNVB Cup | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | MF | 10 | Valeri Kazaishvili | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | MF | 26 | Milot Rashica | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Dominic Solanke | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | MF | 11 | Denys Oliynyk | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | MF | 34 | Lewis Baker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | DF | 37 | Guram Kashia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | FW | 14 | Abiola Dauda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | 13 | Nathan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | 17 | Kevin Diks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | 43 | Zhang Yuning | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | 5 | Kelvin Leerdam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 7 | Isaiah Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 18 | Marvelous Nakamba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 21 | Sheran Yeini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 54 | 1 | 0 | 57 |
Last updated: 8 May 2016. Source: