Burnley have signed Dutch left-back Quilindschy Hartman for an undisclosed fee from Eredivisie giants Feyenoord.
The 23-year-old arrives in East Lancashire from his boyhood club and has signed a four-year deal.
Speaking to Clarets+ after his move, Hartman said: “I felt I was ready for something new, something bigger… and I think there is nothing bigger than the Premier League.”
“Now I am going to be there, playing in all those stadiums. I played with all these teams on the PlayStation… I cannot wait.”
Hartman spent time at the VVGZ and Excelsior academies before joining Feyenoord, where he spent 10 years in their youth teams before being awarded his professional contract in the summer of 2020.
He had to wait another two years before making his debut for De club van het volk against RKC Waalwijk on 21 August 2022.
Hartman was full of praise for his time in the Netherlands, saying: “I was, I think, five years old when I came into the academy at Feyenoord and had wonderful years over there.”
Hartman made 35 appearances in his debut season, scoring two goals and assisting five further goals.
The following season was very similar, with Hartman making 38 appearances across both domestic and international competitions, before suffering a serious knee injury in March 2023.
The injury would keep him out for nearly 11 months, before he returned in De Klassieker vs Ajax. He would go on to make 12 more appearances in the league, after being ineligible for UEFA Champions League selection following injury.
Hartman is a full Dutch international, and has made four international appearances for the Netherlands, scoring one goal – against France in a 2024 EURO qualifier.
Scott Parker's second swift addition
The left-back is Scott Parker’s second signing in less than 24 hours in less than 24 hours, and he was full of praise for his new manager, saying: “Scott Parker made very clear how he thinks of me as a player and how he thinks about the team… he gave me the feeling that this would be the right place.”
Competition for the left-back spot
The left-back has clear ambitions to play in the Premier League and will be competing with Bashir Humphries and Lucas Pires for the left-back spot.
Humphries may well play across either centre-back or right-back, with his versatility having been utilised across the back four last campaign, although most of his successful performances came on the left flank.
Pires impressed towards the end of the season when Humphries was ruled out with a quad injury for the last three months of the season. However, the Brazilian struggled initially with the physical nature of the Championship.
Speaking on what the fans can expect from him, the left-back said: “I am pretty fast as well, attacking-minded… I like to have the ball at my feet, to pass the ball through the lines. They can expect me running as hard as I can down the line.”
“I think I am quite aggressive without the ball… I like to defend.”
“I always work hard for the team… I give my all,” the Dutchman added.
