{{Short description|Dutch footballer (born 1995)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Collin Seedorf | image = | fullname = Collin Dean Seedorf<ref name="WF">{{Worldfootball.net|collin-seedorf|new_id=pe368841}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|05|01|df=y}} | birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands | height = 1.81 m<ref name="WF"/> | position = Centre-back | currentclub = Željezničar | clubnumber = 33 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = CTO '70 | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = SV Diemen | youthyears3 = {{0|0000}}–2014 | youthclubs3 = Utrecht | youthyears4 = 2014 | youthclubs4 = Brabant United | years1 = 2014–2017 | clubs1 = RKC Waalwijk | caps1 = 45 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 2017–2018 | clubs2 = Inverness Caledonian Thistle | caps2 = 14 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2018–2020 | clubs3 = Eindhoven | caps3 = 48 | goals3 = 5 | years4 = 2020 | clubs4 = Emmen | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2021–2025 | clubs5 = Eindhoven | caps5 = 139 | goals5 = 5 | years6 = 2025– | clubs6 = Željezničar | caps6 = 30 | goals6 = 2 | pcupdate = 25 May 2026 }} '''Collin Dean Seedorf''' (born 1 May 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar.
==Club career== ===RKC Waalwijk=== Seedorf made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for RKC Waalwijk on 24 November 2014 in a game against Jong PSV.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/11/24/netherlands/eerste-divisie/jong-psv/rkc-waalwijk/1691363/|title=Game Report by Soccerway|date=24 November 2014}}</ref>
===Inverness Caledonian Thistle=== Seedorf signed for Scottish Championship club Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 5 July 2017.<ref name=herald>{{cite web |url=http://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/Sport/Football/Caley-Thistle-add-nephew-of-Clarence-Seedorf-as-John-Robertson-makes-fourth-summer-signing-05072017.htm |title=Caley Thistle add Collin Seedorf - nephew of Clarence - as John Robertson makes fourth summer signing |first=Jamie |last=Durent |work=Strathspey & Badenoch Herald |publisher=Scottish Provincial Press Ltd |date=5 July 2017 |access-date=5 July 2017 |archive-date=9 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009133613/https://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/Sport/Football/Caley-Thistle-add-nephew-of-Clarence-Seedorf-as-John-Robertson-makes-fourth-summer-signing-05072017.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> He received a red card in his second game of the season against Greenock Morton. He was then ruled out of the side due to a serious ankle injury which he sustained against Royal Signals F.C. in a mid-week bounce game at Fort George. At the end of the 2017–18 season, it was announced that Seedorf would be among the handful of players leaving the club due to a lack of funds following a significantly reduced parachute payment.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ictfc.com/news/club-news/2196-ins-and-outs-aaron-and-daniel-sign-new-deals |title=New deals for Daniel and Aaron |publisher=Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC |date=3 May 2018 |access-date=3 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504155312/http://ictfc.com/news/club-news/2196-ins-and-outs-aaron-and-daniel-sign-new-deals |archive-date=4 May 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Eindhoven=== On 7 July 2018, Seedorf returned to the Netherlands to sign for Eindhoven in the Eerste Divisie.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fc-eindhoven.nl/nieuws/fc-eindhoven-contracteert-collin-seedorf-1029|title=FC Eindhoven contracteert Collin Seedorf|last=Webbees|website=fc-eindhoven.nl|access-date=7 July 2018|archive-date=5 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505002511/http://fc-eindhoven.nl/nieuws/fc-eindhoven-contracteert-collin-seedorf-1029|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fc-eindhoven.nl/1e-elftal/spelers/collin-seedorf|title=FC Eindhoven Players - Collin Seedorf|access-date=17 August 2018|archive-date=27 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627102815/http://fc-eindhoven.nl/1e-elftal/spelers/collin-seedorf|url-status=dead}}</ref> After spending the first half of the 2020–21 season with Emmen in the top tier Eredivisie, he returned to Eindhoven on 1 February 2021.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FC Eindhoven|url=https://www.fc-eindhoven.nl/seedorf-maakt-comeback-bij-fc-eindhoven/|title=SEEDORF MAAKT COMEBACK BIJ FC EINDHOVEN!|date=1 February 2021|access-date=2 October 2021|language=nl}}</ref>
===Željezničar=== On 25 June 2025, Seedorf signed a two-year contract with Bosnian Premier League side Željezničar.<ref>{{cite news |date=25 June 2025 |title=Collin Seedorf novi igrač Željezničara |url=https://fkzeljeznicar.ba/foto-collin-seedorf-novi-igrac-zeljeznicara/83811/ |publisher=fkzeljeznicar.ba |access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref> He made his debut against Koper in a 2025–26 UEFA Conference League first qualifying round first leg on 10 July 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/zeljeznicar-u-96-minuti-izbjegao-poraz-od-kopra-i-zadrzao-sanse-za-drugo-pretkolo/250710176|title=Željezničar u 96. minuti izbjegao poraz od Kopra i zadržao šanse za drugo pretkolo|date=10 July 2025|access-date=10 July 2025|language=bs|author=D.P.|publisher=Klix.ba}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 league draw against Rudar Prijedor on 9 August 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/zeljeznicar-ponovo-kiksao-na-grbavici-rudar-odnio-vrijedan-bod/250809111|title=Željezničar ponovo kiksao na Grbavici, Rudar odnio vrijedan bod|date=9 August 2025|access-date=9 August 2025|language=bs|author=A.A.|publisher=Klix.ba}}</ref>
==Personal life== Born in the Netherlands, Seedorf is of Surinamese descent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.natiosuriname.com/p/profvoetballers-van-surinaamse-afkomst.html|title=Profvoetballers van Surinaamse afkomst|website=Natio Suriname | Voetbal|access-date=22 November 2020|archive-date=24 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924084846/https://www.natiosuriname.com/p/profvoetballers-van-surinaamse-afkomst.html|url-status=usurped}}</ref> He is the nephew of former Dutch international and four time Champions League winner, Clarence Seedorf.<ref name=herald/>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 25 May 2026}}<ref>{{Soccerway|collin-seedorf/380919|access-date=25 May 2026}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|RKC Waalwijk |2014–15 |Eerste Divisie |17||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||2 |- |2015–16 |Eerste Divisie |19||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||20||0 |- |2016–17 |Eerste Divisie |9||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2<ref group=lower-alpha name="EerstPO">Appearance in the Eerste Divisie play-offs</ref>||0||12||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !45!!2!!2!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!2!!0!!49!!2 |- |Inverness Caledonian Thistle |2017–18<ref name="CS17">{{soccerbase season|103640|2017|access-date=23 July 2017}}</ref> |Scottish Championship |14||0||0||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||2<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC">Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup</ref>||0||19||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Eindhoven |2018–19 |Eerste Divisie |33||4||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||34||4 |- |2019–20 |Eerste Divisie |15||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||16||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !48!!5!!2!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!0!!0!!50!!5 |- |Emmen |2020–21 |Eredivisie |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0 |- |rowspan="6"|Eindhoven |2020–21 |Eerste Divisie |9||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||9||0 |- |2021–22 |Eerste Divisie |30||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4<ref group=lower-alpha name="EerstPO"/>||0||34||1 |- |2022–23 |Eerste Divisie |34||3||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2<ref group=lower-alpha name="EerstPO"/>||0||38||3 |- |2023–24 |Eerste Divisie |28||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||30||0 |- |2024–25 |Eerste Divisie |38||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||39||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !139!!5!!5!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!6!!0!!150!!5 |- |Željezničar |2025–26 |Bosnian Premier League |30||2||3||1||colspan="2"|—||2||0||colspan="2"|—||35||3 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !276!!14!!12!!1!!3!!0!!2!!0!!10!!0!!303!!15 |} {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
==Honours== '''Inverness Caledonian Thistle''' *Scottish Challenge Cup: 2017–18<ref>{{cite web|title=Dumbarton 0–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43445358|publisher=BBC Sport|last=Crawford|first=Kenny|date=24 March 2018|access-date=1 May 2018}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== *{{Sofascore|collin-seedorf/611756}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Seedorf, Collin}} Category:1995 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Amsterdam Category:Dutch men's footballers Category:Dutch people of Surinamese descent Category:Sportspeople of Surinamese descent Category:Men's association football defenders Category:RKC Waalwijk players Category:Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players Category:FC Eindhoven players Category:FC Emmen players Category:FK Željezničar Sarajevo players Category:Eerste Divisie players Category:Scottish Professional Football League players Category:Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Category:Dutch expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Colin Category:21st-century Dutch sportsmen