# 2021–22 FC Utrecht season

The 2021–22 season is the 52nd season in the existence of FC Utrecht and the club's 52nd consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, FC Utrecht participated in this season's editions of the KNVB Cup. In the regular season, they have qualified for the play-offs, for this they played for a place in the second round of the UEFA Europa Conference League.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 25 March 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | NED | Maarten Paes |
| 2 | DF | NED | Mark van der Maarel (vice-captain) |
| 3 | DF | NED | Tommy St. Jago |
| 5 | DF | NED | Hidde ter Avest |
| 6 | MF | NED | Adam Maher |
| 7 | FW | NED | Gyrano Kerk |
| 7 | FW | JPN | Naoki Maeda (on loan from Nagoya Grampus) |
| 8 | MF | NED | Joris van Overeem |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Adrián Dalmau |
| 9 | FW | GRE | Anastasios Douvikas |
| 10 | MF | SWE | Simon Gustafson |
| 11 | FW | MAR | Mimoun Mahi |
| 14 | DF | NED | Willem Janssen (captain) |
| 16 | GK | NED | Fabian de Keijzer |
| 17 | DF | MAR | Benaissa Benamar |
| 17 | FW | SWE | Pontus Almqvist |
| 18 | FW | NED | Henk Veerman |
| 19 | MF | NED | Davy van den Berg |
| 20 | DF | FRA | Arthur Zagre (on loan from AS Monaco) |
| 21 | DF | NED | Django Warmerdam |
| 22 | MF | NED | Sander van de Streek |
| 23 | MF | NED | Bart Ramselaar |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 24 | DF | NED | Christopher Mamengi |
| 25 | DF | NED | Sylian Mokono |
| 26 | MF | BEL | Othmane Boussaid |
| 27 | MF | NED | Quinten Timber |
| 28 | MF | NED | Urby Emanuelson |
| 29 | FW | FRA | Moussa Sylla |
| 30 | FW | NED | Remco Balk |
| 31 | GK | NED | Joey Houweling |
| 31 | GK | NED | Thijmen Nijhuis |
| 32 | GK | GER | Eric Oelschlägel |
| 33 | DF | NED | Mike van der Hoorn (on loan from Arminia Bielefeld) |
| 35 | DF | NED | Djevencio van der Kust |
| 37 | FW | NED | Mohamed Mallahi |
| 38 | MF | EST | Rocco Robert Shein |
| 39 | FW | NED | Mees Rijks |
| 44 | DF | NED | Ruben Kluivert |
| 45 | MF | NED | Raymond Huizing |
| 46 | DF | NED | Rick Meissen |
| 47 | FW | NED | Eros Maddy |
| 61 | GK | NED | Kevin Gadellaa |
| 61 | GK | NED | Sep van der Heijden |
* 1 2 3 4 5 Sold, loaned out or contract terminated during the season.

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

| Nat. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Particularities |
| GRE | FW | Anastasios Douvikas | Volos NFC | |
| NED | MF | Quinten Timber | Jong Ajax | Transfer free |
| NED | DF | Mike van der Hoorn | Arminia Bielefeld | On loan (+purchase obligation) |
| FRA | DF | Arthur Zagre | AS Monaco | On loan (+option to buy) |
| GER | FW | Jonas Arweiler | ADO Den Haag | Back from loan |
| CZE | FW | Václav Černý | FC Twente | Back from loan |
| GAM | DF | Leon Guwara | VVV-Venlo | Back from loan |
| NED | MF | Mitchell van Rooijen | Excelsior | Back from loan |
| NED | FW | Nick Venema | NAC Breda | Back from loan |
| NED | MF | Justin Lonwijk | Viborg FF | Back from loan (+option to buy) |

#### Transfers out

| Nat. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Particularities |
| NED | FW | Gyrano Kerk | Lokomotiv Moscow | |
| GER | FW | Jonas Arweiler | Almere City FC | |
| CZE | FW | Václav Černý | FC Twente | |
| NED | MF | Mitchell van Rooijen | VVV-Venlo | |
| NED | MF | Odysseus Velanas | NAC Breda | |
| NED | FW | Nick Venema | Jong FC Utrecht | |
| NED | FW | Eljero Elia | ADO Den Haag | Contract terminated |
| GAM | DF | Leon Guwara | SSV Jahn Regensburg | Transfer free |
| NED | MF | Justin Lonwijk | Viborg FF | Buy option lifted |
| SWE | DF | Emil Bergström | Willem II | On loan |
| NED | GK | Thijmen Nijhuis | MVV Maastricht | On loan |
| NED | DF | Justin Hoogma | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Back from loan |
| NED | DF | Giovanni Troupée | FC Twente | End of contract |

### Winter
#### Transfers in

| Nat. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Particularities |
| NED | FW | Henk Veerman | sc Heerenveen | |
| JPN | FW | Naoki Maeda | Nagoya Grampus | On loan (+option to buy, if lifted contract till 2025) |
| NED | GK | Thijmen Nijhuis | MVV Maastricht | Terminated the loan early |

#### Transfers out

| Nat. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Particularities |
| ESP | FW | Adrián Dalmau | Sparta Rotterdam | |
| NED | GK | Thijmen Nijhuis | Jong FC Utrecht | |
| NED | MF | Davy van den Berg | Roda JC Kerkrade | On loan |
| MAR | DF | Benaissa Benamar | FC Volendam | On loan (when promotion final transfer) |
| NED | GK | Maarten Paes | FC Dallas | On loan (+option to buy) |

### Outside transfer window
#### Transfers in

| Nat. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Particularities |
| SWE | FW | Pontus Almqvist | FK Rostov | Transfer due to special Russia/Ukraine rule |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### 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 % |
| Eredivisie | 15 August 2021 | 15 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 035.29 |
| KNVB Cup | 26 October 2021 | 14 December 2021 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 050.00 |
| Play-offs | 19 May 2022 | 22 May 2022 | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 036.84 |
Last updated: 23 May 2022 Source: Soccerway

### Eredivisie
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | AZ (O) | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 61 | Qualification for the European competition play-offs |
| 6 | Vitesse | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 51 | Qualification for the European competition play-offs |
| 7 | Utrecht | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 47 | Qualification for the European competition play-offs |
| 8 | Heerenveen | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 41 | Qualification for the European competition play-offs |
| 9 | Cambuur | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 53 | 70 | −17 | 39 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 16 May 2022. Source: Eredivisie

#### 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | D | D | D | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | L | L | D | D | L | W | D | D | L |
| Position | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 11 June 2021.

### Play-offs

Semi-finals

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

Friendlies
| No. | Name | |
| 1. | Adrián Dalmau | 9 |
| 2. | Remco Balk | 8 |
| 3. | Anastasios Douvikas | 6 |
| 3. | Bart Ramselaar | 6 |
| 5. | Gyrano Kerk | 4 |
| 5. | Moussa Sylla | 4 |
| 7. | Othmane Boussaid | 3 |
| 7. | Simon Gustafson | 3 |
| 7. | Sander van de Streek | 3 |
| 10. | Benaissa Benamar | 2 |
| 10. | Mimoun Mahi | 2 |
| 10. | Quinten Timber | 2 |
| 13. | Pontus Almqvist | 1 |
| 13. | Hidde ter Avest | 1 |
| 13. | Mike van der Hoorn | 1 |
| 13. | Djevencio van der Kust | 1 |
| 13. | Mohamed Mallahi | 1 |
| Own goals opponent | Own goals opponent | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | 58 |
* 1 2 3 Sold, loaned out or contract terminated during the season.
| No. | Name | |
| 1. | Anastasios Douvikas | 9 |
| 1. | Bart Ramselaar | 9 |
| 3. | Moussa Sylla | 6 |
| 4. | Mimoun Mahi | 4 |
| 4. | Sander van de Streek | 4 |
| 6. | Simon Gustafson | 3 |
| 7. | Mike van der Hoorn | 2 |
| 7. | Willem Janssen | 2 |
| 7. | Quinten Timber | 2 |
| 10. | Hidde ter Avest | 1 |
| 10. | Mark van der Maarel | 1 |
| 10. | Adam Maher | 1 |
| 10. | Mohamed Mallahi | 1 |
| 10. | Joris van Overeem | 1 |
| 10. | Henk Veerman | 1 |
| 10. | Django Warmerdam | 1 |
| 10. | Arthur Zagre | 1 |
| Own goals opponent | Own goals opponent | 2 |
| Totals | Totals | 51 |
| No. | Name | |
| 1. | Remco Balk | 1 |
| 1. | Othmane Boussaid | 1 |
| 1. | Anastasios Douvikas | 1 |
| 1. | Mike van der Hoorn | 1 |
| 1. | Adam Maher | 1 |
| 1. | Sander van de Streek | 1 |
| 1. | Moussa Sylla | 1 |
| Own goals opponent | Own goals opponent | – |
| Totals | Totals | 7 |
| No. | Name | |
| 1. | Simon Gustafson | 1 |
| 1. | Willem Janssen | 1 |
| 1. | Sander van de Streek | 1 |
| Own goals opponent | Own goals opponent | – |
| Totals | Totals | 3 |

### Assists

| No. | Name | |
| 1. | Othmane Boussaid | 5 |
| 2. | Mimoun Mahi | 4 |
| 2. | Quinten Timber | 4 |
| 4. | Anastasios Douvikas | 3 |
| 4. | Adam Maher | 3 |
| 4. | Moussa Sylla | 3 |
| 7. | Hidde ter Avest | 2 |
| 7. | Simon Gustafson | 2 |
| 7. | Mike van der Hoorn | 2 |
| 7. | Django Warmerdam | 2 |
| 11. | Remco Balk | 1 |
| 11. | Mark van der Maarel | 1 |
| 11. | Sylian Mokono | 1 |
| 11. | Joris van Overeem | 1 |
| 11. | Sander van de Streek | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | 35 |
| No. | Name | |
| 1. | Hidde ter Avest | 1 |
| 1. | Remco Balk | 1 |
| 1. | Adam Maher | 1 |
| 1. | Joris van Overeem | 1 |
| 1. | Bart Ramselaar | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | 5 |
| No. | Name | |
| 1. | Othmane Boussaid | 1 |
| 1. | Simon Gustafson | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | 2 |

## Monthly Awards

| Month | Type of award | Player | Ref. |
| August | Team of the Month | Willem Janssen | 1 |
| April | Team of the Month | Fabian de Keijzer | 2 |

## Attendance
### Home games

| Round | Opponent | Attendance | Total attendance | Average |
| Friendlies |||||
| N/A | KV Mechelen | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N/A | Volos NFC | 200 | 200 | 200 |
| N/A | Venezia FC | 0 | 200 | 200 |
| N/A | Fortuna Sittard | 200 | 400 | 200 |
| N/A | Cercle Brugge | 501 | 901 | 300 |
| N/A | Sparta Rotterdam | 251 | 1,152 | 288 |
| N/A | ADO Den Haag | 0 | 1,152 | 288 |
| Eredivisie |||||
| 1 | Sparta Rotterdam | 16,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 16,000 | 32,000 | 16,000 |
| 5 | RKC Waalwijk | 16,000 | 48,000 | 16,000 |
| 7 | PEC Zwolle | 19,451 | 67,451 | 16,863 |
| 10 | sc Heerenveen | 21,875 | 89,326 | 17,865 |
| 11 | Willem II | 20,469 | 109,795 | 18,299 |
| 14 | Heracles Almelo | 0 | 109,795 | 18,299 |
| 16 | Go Ahead Eagles | 0 | 109,795 | 18,299 |
| 18 | FC Twente | 0 | 109,795 | 18,299 |
| 19 | Ajax | 0 | 109,795 | 18,299 |
| 21 | SC Cambuur | 8,000 | 117,795 | 16,828 |
| 23 | Vitesse | 16,886 | 134,681 | 16.835 |
| 26 | PSV | 22,269 | 156,950 | 17,439 |
| 27 | FC Groningen | 21,221 | 178,181 | 17,817 |
| 29 | Fortuna Sittard | 21,216 | 199,387 | 18,126 |
| 31 | N.E.C. Nijmegen | 20,665 | 220,052 | 18,338 |
| 33 | AZ | 20,085 | 240,137 | 18,472 |
| KNVB Cup |||||
| There have been no home games this season. |||||
| Play-offs |||||
| Semi-finals | Vitesse | 17,524 | 17,524 | 17,524 |
* 1 2 3 4 Match played at Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch.
* 1 2 3 Match played in Stadion Galgenwaard.

### Away supporters

| Round | Opponent | Attendance | Total attendance | Average |
| Eredivisie |||||
| 2 | FC Groningen | 503 | 503 | 503 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 437 | 940 | 470 |
| 6 | N.E.C. Nijmegen | 335 | 1,275 | 425 |
| 8 | Ajax | 830 | 2,105 | 526 |
| 9 | AZ | 750 | 2,855 | 571 |
| 12 | Vitesse | 775 | 3,630 | 605 |
| 13 | SC Cambuur | 0 | 3,630 | 605 |
| 15 | PSV | 0 | 3,630 | 605 |
| 17 | Fortuna Sittard | 0 | 3,630 | 605 |
| 20 | Sparta Rotterdam | 0 | 3,630 | 605 |
| 22 | Heracles Almelo | 0 | 3,630 | 605 |
| 24 | sc Heerenveen | 260 | 3,890 | 556 |
| 25 | Go Ahead Eagles | 400 | 4,290 | 536 |
| 28 | RKC Waalwijk | 430 | 4,720 | 524 |
| 30 | Feyenoord | 531 | 5,251 | 525 |
| 32 | PEC Zwolle | 435 | 5,686 | 517 |
| 34 | Vitesse | 600 | 6,286 | 524 |
| KNVB Cup |||||
| First round | SteDoCo | 361 | 361 | 361 |
| Second round | NAC Breda | 0 | 361 | 361 |
| Play-offs |||||
| Semi-finals | Vitesse | 500 | 500 | 500 |