Schouten made his debut in the Speed Skating World Cup at the beginning of the 2017/18 season in Stavanger and finished 11th in the B World Cup over 10,000 m. This was followed by two top ten placements in the mass start. He won his first World Cup victory in Minsk and finished fourth in the Mass Start World Cup at the end of the season. At the 2018 European Championships in Kolomna , he won the gold medal in the team pursuit. He also finished sixth there over 5000 m and fourth in the mass start. In the 2018/19 season, he finished second in the mass start at the Obihiro World Cup and third in Salt Lake City , making it sixth in the mass start World Cup.
Personal bests
500 m 38.33 sec. (installed on February 12, 2010 in Enschede)
1000 m 1: 15.21 min. (installed on January 24, 2009 in Heerenveen)
1500 m 1: 48.63 min. (installed on October 15, 2017 in Inzell)
5000 m 6: 16.76 min. (installed on December 10, 2017 in Salt Lake City)
10000 m 13: 03.86 min. (installed on November 4, 2018 in Heerenveen)
Netherlands
Minsk