Lars Hutten

Lars Hutten

Personal information
Date of birth	(1990-03-18) 18 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Tilburg, Netherlands
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	JPS
	Willem II
2002–2010	PSV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Willem II	19	(0)
2012	→ Veendam (loan)	17	(2)
2012–2013	Veendam	26	(12)
2013–2015	Excelsior	35	(12)
2014–2015	→ Helmond Sport (loan)	22	(2)
2015–2016	Fortuna Sittard	36	(11)
2016–2017	SV Rödinghausen	19	(5)
2017–2019	Fortuna Sittard	45	(6)
2019–2021	TOP Oss	25	(2)
2021–2023	Kozakken Boys	41	(5)
Total		285	(57)
International career
2004–2005	Netherlands U15	4	(0)
2005–2006	Netherlands U16	6	(0)
2008–2009	Netherlands U19	3	(0)
2010	Netherlands U20	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lars Hutten (born 18 March 1990) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger.

In his career, he featured for various clubs in the Netherlands, including a tenure at Germany's SV Rödinghausen for one season. Throughout these stints, he accumulated a total of 310 competitive appearances and scored 67 goals.

Hutten represented the Netherlands in youth football, featuring prominently in the under-16, under-19, and under-20 teams. In total, he earned 14 caps across these national youth sides.

Club career

Early career

Hutten played as a youth for JPS in Tilburg-Noord, until joining local Eredivisie side Willem II at a young age.^[1] He was later signed by PSV at the age of 12, where he progressed through the youth system. In the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons, Hutten played in Jong PSV, the reserve team. On 23 September 2008, Hutten started in a KNVB Cup matchup between Jong PSV and PSV. The reserves team lost the game 3–0.^[2]

Willem II

In the summer of 2010, Hutten returned to his hometown to play for his former club, Willem II.^[3] The then newly appointed head coach Gert Heerkes had a spot left in the first team roster. In the preparation for the new season he made such a strong impression which meant that he made his debut in the Eredivisie in the first match of the 2010–11 season on 7 August 2010 against Heracles Almelo. Hutten played instead of the injured Paweł Wojciechowski and was preferred over Rowin van Zaanen.^[4]

On 20 July 2011, during a friendly against Fortuna Sittard, Hutten broke his metatarsal bone, which meant he was sidelined for ten weeks.^[5]

Veendam

After being loaned out to SC Veendam in 2012, he signed a permanent deal with the club at the expiration of his loan deal.^[6] At the end of March 2013, Veendam went bankrupt and Hutten became a free agent as a result.^[7] He trained at FC Groningen in early April 2013 together with three other former Veendam players.^[8]

Excelsior

On 11 May 2013, it was announced that Hutten was joining Excelsior on a two-year contract.^[9] As part of that team, Hutten secured promotion to the Eredivisie in the 2013–14 season. He was loaned out to Helmond Sport for the 2014–15 season.^[10][11]

Fortuna Sittard and Rödinghausen

Hutten became a free agent in July 2015 and started training at Fortuna Sittard. There, he impressed and signed a contract a one-year contract in August 2015.^[12] From 2016 he played for German Regionalliga West club SV Rödinghausen,^[13] before returning to Fortuna Sittard in September 2017.^[14]

TOP Oss

On 25 June 2019, TOP Oss announced the signing of Hutten on a two-year contract.^[15][16]

Kozakken Boys

On 18 February 2021, it was announced that Hutten would join Kozakken Boys in the Tweede Divisie for the 2021–22 season.^[17] He made his debut on 21 August as a starter in a 1–0 away win over Quick Boys.^[18] In the following game, on 28 August, Hutten scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 home draw against GVVV.^[19]

Hutten officially retired from playing on 13 January 2023, explaining that the challenges of juggling a football career alongside his work as a real estate agent, ongoing studies, and family responsibilities were becoming too demanding.^[20]

International career

Hutten has appeared for both the Netherlands under-19 team and under-20 team.^[21] Before, he was also a part of the under-16 team.^[22] He gained 14 total caps for various Netherlands national youth teams.

References

1. "Lars Hutten: 'De thuiswedstrijden moeten weer gaan leven'" (in Dutch). SBV Excelsior. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
2. "'Bizar' PSV-onderonsje" (in Dutch). Trouw. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
3. "Willem II contracteert Gravenbeek en Hutten". FCUpdate.nl (in Dutch). 24 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
4. "Willem II'er Hutten lijkt Van Zaanen af te troeven om basisplek". www.soccernews.nl (in Dutch). 5 August 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
5. van der Put, Max (21 July 2011). "Willem II'er Hutten breekt middenvoetsbeentje" (in Dutch). Brabants Dagblad. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
6. "Hutten blijft bij SC Veendam" (in Dutch). RTV Noord. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
7. "Tilburgse Veendam-speler Lars Hutten slachtoffer van faillissement Veendam" (in Dutch). Omroep Brabant. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
8. "FC Groningen biedt onderdak aan vier Veendam-spelers" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
9. "Excelsior contracteert Hutten" (in Dutch). Rijnmond. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
10. "De Kogel definitief naar Almere, Helmond huurt Hutten". www.fcupdate.nl (in Dutch). 1 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
11. "Lars Hutten op huurbasis naar Helmond Sport" (in Dutch). Helmond Sport. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
12. "Vast contract voor Lars Hutten" (in Dutch). Sittard-Geleen Nieuws. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
13. Sundermann, Lars (5 August 2016). "Fußball-Regionalliga: Lars Hutten spielt seit Sommer beim SV Rödinghausen". www.westfalen-blatt.de (in German). Westfalen-Blatt. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
14. "Hutten keert terug bij Fortuna Sittard". FOX Sports (in Dutch). 14 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
15. "Lars Hutten voor twee jaar naar Oss" (in Dutch). TOP Oss. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
16. Raijer, Jules (25 June 2019). "TOP Oss verrast met komst ervaren Lars Hutten" (in Dutch). Brabants Dagblad. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
17. Pluijmert, Wout (18 February 2021). "Lars Hutten (30) verruilt TOP Oss voor Kozakken Boys: 'Ik hoef straks niet meer overdag te trainen'". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch).
18. "Quick Boys vs. Kozakken Boys – 21 August 2021". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
19. Hendriks, Eit (28 August 2021). "Bitter schiet GVVV in de slotfase naast Kozakken Boys". De Gelderlander (in Dutch).
20. "Lars Hutten (Kozakken Boys) stopt per direct met voetballen". Regio-Voetbal (in Dutch). 13 January 2023. Archived from the original on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
21. "Van Zwam ziet potentie in Onder 19" (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
22. "Lars Hutten - jeugd mannen onder 16". Royal Dutch Football Association. Retrieved 6 September 2020.

External links

• Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
• Lars Hutten at Soccerway