Jean-Paul Boetius

Jean-Paul Boetius (born 22 March 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Netherlands national team.

He made his debut for hometown club Feyenoord in 2012 at the age of 18 and remained at the club for three years before moving to Swiss club FC Basel. At Basel, he failed to establish himself. Following a loan to Belgian side Genk in the second half of the 2016–17 season, he returned to Feyenoord.

Having represented the Netherlands at various youth levels, he made one appearance for the senior team in 2014.

Club Career

Feyenoord

Boetius made his debut for Feyenoord at the age of 18, when then-manager Ronald Koeman named him in the starting line-up in De Klassieker, the main football rivalry in The Netherlands, at home against long-time rivals Ajax on 28 October 2012. Having never made the bench before, Boetius was a shock addition in the starting line-up and ended up scoring the equaliser in a game that ended in a 2–2 draw to cap off a positive debut performance. He quickly became a starter for the Rotterdam-based club as a left winger. In his first season in the Eredivisie, Boetius played in 20 league games, scoring 4 goals and delivering 2 assists. Feyenoord finished the 2012–13 season on 3rd position and secured a spot in the Europa League play-off's for the next season. However, Boetius' season was ended prematurely after suffering a knee injury during a training session in April.

Because of the knee injury, Boetius missed the beginning of the 2013–14 season. He made his season debut on 15 September 2013 coming off the bench in the 62nd minute against NEC Nijmegen. Just five minutes after entering the pitch Boetius scored a goal giving his team a 2–1 lead. During the season Boetius scored 10 goals in 29 appearances.

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