title: Jelle de Lange
text: # Jelle de Lange
  
  Jelle de Lange (born 30 January 1998) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre back.
  
  ## Club career
  
  De Lange is a youth exponent from FC Utrecht. He made his Eredivisie debut on 17 May 2015 against Vitesse. In June 2017, de Lange ended his career as a professional footballer, citing a loss of pleasure in playing football. Initially wanting to quit football completely, he later joined his youth club AFC competing in the Hoofdklasse. He played there for a season, and then decided to play with friends in the fifth team of AFC, playing in the Derde Klasse.
  
  