Bryan Linssen
Personal information
Full name Bryan Catharina Anna Petronella Linssen[1]
Date of birth (1990-10-08) 8 October 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Neeritter, Netherlands
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
 Urawa Red Diamonds
Number 9
Youth career
Veritas
0000–2008 Fortuna Sittard
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Fortuna Sittard 14 (4)
2009–2010 MVV 30 (7)
2010–2013 VVV-Venlo 70 (12)
2013–2015 Heracles Almelo 64 (21)
2015–2017 Groningen 56 (13)
2017–2020 Vitesse 88 (41)
2020–2022 Feyenoord 63 (22)
2022– Urawa Red Diamonds 19 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:46, 28 October 2023 (UTC)

Bryan Catharina Anna Petronella Linssen (born 8 October 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds.[3]

He formerly played for Fortuna Sittard, MVV, VVV-Venlo, Heracles Almelo, FC Groningen, Vitesse and Feyenoord.

Club career

Linssen made his professional debut in 2008 for Fortuna Sittard, the club where he spent much of his youth.[4] He went on to play for MVV, VVV-Venlo, Heracles Almelo and FC Groningen,[5] before signing for Vitesse in 2017.[4]

Linssen scored 28 goals in 63 appearances in his first two Eredivisie seasons at the Arnhem club, an average of almost a goal every other match.[4] He continued his fine form in front of goal last season, netting 14 times in 26 appearances before coronavirus hit and the Eredivisie was abandoned.[4] That put him just one goal behind Steven Berghuis in the league scoring charts.[4] In total, Linssen scored 47 goals and added a further 20 assists in 113 matches for Vitesse.[5]

On 6 July 2020, Linssen signed a three-year deal with Feyenoord, joining on a free transfer from Vitesse.[4] Linssen was Feyenoord's third signing of the summer after Mark Diemers and Christian Conteh.[5]

After two seasons with Feyenoord, he signed with J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds in a full transfer on 27 June 2022; the first overseas experience in his footballing career.[3] He made his unofficial debut for the Urawa Reds in a friendly match against Paris Saint-Germain on 23 July, replacing Yusuke Matsuo at half-time.[6] His debut was short-lived, however, as he suffered a muscle injury just minutes into his debut, sidelining him for several months.[7] He made his return to the pitch in his official debut for the club on 1 October, coming off the bench in the 63rd minute for Yoshio Koizumi in a J1 League match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He provided his first assist minutes later, extending a cross to Kai Shibato for a goal, as Urawa Reds lost 4–1.[8] On 23 April 2023, he scored his first goal in the J1 League in a 1–1 draw against Kawasaki Frontale.[9]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of former professional footballer Edwin Linssen.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 December 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fortuna Sittard 2008–09 Eerste Divisie 14 4 0 0 — — — 14 4
MVV 2009–10 Eerste Divisie 30 7 1 0 — — — 31 7
VVV-Venlo 2010–11 Eredivisie 10 0 1 0 — — 0 0 11 0
2011–12 Eredivisie 26 4 1 0 — — 3[c] 0 30 4
2012–13 Eredivisie 34 8 1 2 — — 2[c] 0 37 10
Total 70 12 3 2 — — 5 0 78 14
Heracles Almelo 2013–14 Eredivisie 31 11 3 2 — — — 34 13
2014–15 Eredivisie 33 10 3 2 — — — 36 12
Total 64 21 6 4 — — — 70 25
Groningen 2015–16 Eredivisie 28 3 2 2 — 6[d] 0 3[e] 0 39 5
2016–17 Eredivisie 28 10 1 0 — — 2[f] 1 31 11
Total 56 13 3 2 — 6 0 5 1 70 16
Vitesse 2017–18 Eredivisie 33 15 1 0 — 5[d] 2 5[g] 2 44 19
2018–19 Eredivisie 30 12 3 0 — 4[d] 2 4[f] 0 41 14
2019–20 Eredivisie 25 14 3 0 — — — 28 14
Total 88 41 7 0 — 9 4 9 2 113 47
Feyenoord 2020–21 Eredivisie 30 9 2 2 — 6[d] 0 0 0 38 11
2021–22 Eredivisie 34 13 1 0 — 18[h] 4 0 0 53 17
Total 64 22 3 2 — 24 4 0 0 91 28
Urawa Red Diamonds 2022 J1 League 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
2023 J1 League 19 2 3 0 7 3 6[i] 2 1[j] 0 36 7
Total 22 2 3 0 7 3 6 2 1 0 39 7
Career total 408 123 26 10 7 3 45 10 20 3 496 148
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Emperor's Cup
  2. ^ Includes J.League Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in Eredivisie Relegation play-offs
  4. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield, two appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
  6. ^ a b Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
  7. ^ One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield, four appearances and two goals in Eredivisie European play-offs
  8. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  9. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
  10. ^ Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

Feyenoord

Urawa Red Diamonds

References

  1. ^ "UEFA Europa League 2017/2018 – Booking List before Group stage Matchday 4" (PDF). UEFA. 24 October 2017. p. 11. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Bryan Linssen | Football Stats | Feyenoord | Age 31 | Soccer Base".
  3. ^ a b "ブライアン リンセン選手 完全移籍加入クラブ間合意のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Urawa Red Diamonds. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Bryan Linssen signs for Feyenoord until 2023". Feyenoord. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Linssen set to join Feyenoord". Football Oranje. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  6. ^ "PSG vs. Urawa Reds – 23 July 2022". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Deceptie Bryan Linssen bij officieus debuut Urawa Red Diamonds: aanvaller valt geblesseerd uit tegen PSG". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 23 July 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Urawa Reds | Matchweek 31, MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE 2022". J.LEAGUE. 1 October 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  9. ^ "待望のJ初ゴール。11戦無敗の浦和、リンセンが語る同点弾の背景は？「フェイエノールトでプレーしていた時に…」" (in Japanese). GOAL.COM. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Bryan Linssen: Ik heb af en toe een schop onder mijn reet nodig". Allgemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 15 July 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  11. ^ Bryan Linssen at Soccerway
  12. ^ Honeyman, Sam (25 May 2022). "Roma 1–0 Feyenoord: Zaniolo strike wins the first Europa Conference League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Urawa Reds edge Al Hilal for historic third title". AFC. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  14. ^ Orlowitz, Dan (6 May 2023). "Urawa beats Al Hilal to capture third Asian Champions League title". The Japan Times. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

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Urawa Red Diamonds – current squad
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