| Roel Janssen | |
| Birth Date: | 16 June 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Venlo, Netherlands |
| Currentclub: | VVV-Venlo |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Height: | 1.79 m[1] |
| Position: | Centre-back, left-back |
| Youthyears1: | 1995–1998 |
| Youthclubs1: | Venlosche Boys |
| Youthyears2: | 1998–2011 |
| Youthclubs2: | VVV-Venlo |
| Years1: | 2011–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Fortuna Sittard |
| Caps1: | 131 |
| Goals1: | 16 |
| Years2: | 2016–2020 |
| Clubs2: | VVV-Venlo |
| Caps2: | 103 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Fortuna Sittard |
| Caps3: | 52 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | VVV-Venlo |
| Caps4: | 28 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 09:19, 14 April 2024 (UTC) |
Roel Janssen (born 16 June 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club VVV-Venlo. He formerly played for Fortuna Sittard.
Janssen was born in Venlo, Netherlands, and began his football career at Venlosche Boys, his hometown club. He moved on to VVV-Venlo, but his contract expired in 2011 before he could make his debut for the first team.[2]
On 9 June 2011, Janssen signed with regional rivals Fortuna Sittard, and he made his professional debut as a substitute for Tim Dreesen in an Eerste Divisie match against FC Oss on 23 September 2011.[3] A few months later, in December 2011, he signed a contract with the club until 2013, with an option for another year.[4] Janssen made eight appearances for Fortuna in his first season, but in the 2012–13 season, he became a regular starter and remained so throughout the season. His contract was extended for two more years in 2014.[5] In January 2015, Janssen, now the team captain, was very productive, scoring the winning goals in games against MVV and Helmond Sport, and even scoring a hat-trick against rivals Roda JC.[6] He finished the 2014–15 season with 10 goals in 36 games.
In June 2016, Janssen returned to his former club, VVV-Venlo, on a two-year contract.[7] He became a key player in defense for VVV and helped them to promotion to the Eredivisie in his first season back, as the club won the second division title.[8] His contract was extended for two more years in June 2018.[9] However, in 2020, his contract with VVV was terminated.[10]
On 21 April 2020, Janssen signed a three-year contract with his former club, Fortuna Sittard, as announced by the club.[11]
On 10 August 2023, Janssen returned to VVV-Venlo on a one-year deal.[12]
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Fortuna Sittard | 2011–12 | Eerste Divisie | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Eerste Divisie | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 36 | 10 | |||
| 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 6 | |||
| Total | 131 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 141 | 17 | |||
| VVV-Venlo | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 103 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 107 | 1 | ||||
| Fortuna Sittard | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 52 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 55 | 0 | ||||
| VVV-Venlo | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 314 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 332 | 18 | |||
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