Othniël Raterink
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 April 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Winterswijk, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cagliari Calcio | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | De Graafschap | ||
| 2024–2025 | → Bayer 04 Leverkusen (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | De Graafschap | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Bayer 04 Leverkusen (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | Cagliari Calcio | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Netherlands U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2023 | Netherlands U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024 | Netherlands U19 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2024 | |||
Othniël Raterink (born 7 April 2006) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cagliari Calcio.
Early life
Raterink was born on 7 April 2006 in Winterswijk, Netherlands. A native of the city, he is the younger brother of Dutch footballer Elie Raterink.
Club career
Raterink started his career with Dutch side De Graafschap, where he made one league appearance and scored one goal. Ahead of the 2024–25 season, he was sent on loan to German Bundesliga side Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Following his stint there, he signed for Italian Serie A side Cagliari Calcio in 2026.[1]
International career
Raterink is a Netherlands youth international. During May 2023, he played for the Netherlands national under-17 football team at the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[1]
Style of play
Raterink plays as a defender and is right-footed.[2] Italian news website CagliariToday wrote in 2026 that he "can play both in a four-man back line and as a full-back in a three-man defense. He has a predominantly attacking mentality, due to his physical and technical characteristics. Raterink is 191 centimeters tall, but despite his height and impressive physicality, he boasts truly impressive pace, allowing him to often be found ready in the attacking zone, racking up the aforementioned stats... [he] can cross fairly well and shoot on goal equally well".[3]
References
- ^ a b Othniël Raterink at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Dit Nederlandse talent traint na opmerkelijke deal mee met Xabi Alonso" [This Dutch talent is training with Xabi Alonso after a remarkable deal] (in Dutch). ESPN. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "Calciomercato Cagliari, ecco chi è Othniel Raterink: caratteristiche tecniche, storia e potenzialità" [Cagliari transfer market: here's who Othniel Raterink is: technical characteristics, history, and potential] (in Italian). CagliariToday. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
External links
- Othniël Raterink at WorldFootball.net