It’s fair to say it’s been a debut season of ups and downs for Burnley’s Quilindschy Hartman.
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The 24-year-old, a summer arrival from Feyenoord, has made 19 appearances in league and cup for the Clarets this term.
But having started strongly, so much so he earned a recall to the Netherlands squad in October, the left-back found himself out of Burnley’s match day squads during the winter.
After a poor performance against Fulham on December 13, the Dutchman didn’t start another league game until exactly three months later when he regained his spot against Bournemouth.
He then followed that up with another starting berth against Fulham in Burnley’s last outing before their recent three-week break.
Hartman’s absence led to suggestions of a fallout with Burnley boss Scott Parker, but – speaking to the club’s Keeping the Faith documentary on X – the full-back insists that’s not been the case.
“My season has gone a little bit in two parts,” he said.
Hartman has endured an up and down debut season at Turf Moor (Photo by Molly Darlington/Getty Images)placeholder image
Hartman has endured an up and down debut season at Turf Moor (Photo by Molly Darlington/Getty Images)
"The first part was very good. I came in new and I fit in quite quickly, which was very good.
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"But then afterwards a lot of things happened in my personal life and that also affected my life on the pitch, which is normal because in the end we’re all human.
"Without going into detail, I experienced some things in my life that made me not be able to be 100 per cent into football.
"But the way the gaffer talked with me and the way he handled that situation was very different to how other gaffers could maybe do that. He was always there for me.
"Sometimes it was hard to read: ‘oh Scott Parker is leaving Q out of this, out of that’ but I was in contact with him the whole time. He was one of the persons that helped me the most.
“I really want this to succeed, also for him, because I have the utmost respect for him.
"In the end, I’m just trying to be happy in my life outside of football. Once I’m happy there, then you can see that I can deliver.
"My season has gone a little bit in two parts and I’m trying to add a new part. The best possible way to end it is to stay in the Premier League. Miracles can happen and that’s something I’ve experienced myself in recent months, so we’re just going to try everything.”
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