Full name Jesper Verlaat Number 4 Height 1.92 m Parents Frank Verlaat Position Defender | Weight 89 kg | |
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Date of birth (1996-06-04) 4 June 1996 (age 20) Playing position | ||
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Jesper Verlaat (born 4 June 1996) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defender for Werder Bremen II. He is the son of former Dutch footballer Frank Verlaat, who also played for Bremen.
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Career
Verlaat, who can be mobilised both in midfield and in central defence, began his career at FC Oberneuland before moving to the youth academy of Admira Wacker in 2003. Subsequently, Verlaat played at Sturm Graz. When his parents relocated to Algarve, Portugal in 2007, Verlaat played for various Portuguese teams until. He moved to Bremen in summer 2012 after a trial with the U-17s.
On 13 March 2015, Verlaat made his debut for the U-23 team of Werder, when he came on as a substitute for Onur Capin just before the end against TSV Havelse. In the summer he moved into the second team, which had been promoted to the 3. Liga. He made his debut on 1 November 2015 as a substitute in the 29th minute in the 3–2 home win against Chemnitzer FC. Since then Verlaat has become a regular player. His first goal for the second team came on 7 November 2015, during the 1–2 away defeat against Fortuna Köln.
