Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 April 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Breda, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | RKC Waalwijk | ||
Youth career | |||
BSV Boeimeer | |||
NAC Breda | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2016 | NAC Breda | 116 | (19) |
2016–2019 | AZ | 88 | (9) |
2016–2018 | Jong AZ | 8 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Gençlerbirliği | 18 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Fortuna Sittard | 75 | (15) |
2023 | RKC Waalwijk | 19 | (4) |
2023–2024 | FC Utrecht | 15 | (1) |
2024– | RKC Waalwijk | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023 |
Mats Seuntjens (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑtˈsøːɲcə(n)s]; born 17 April 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk.[1]
Seuntjens played as a youth for BSV Boeimeer, and at the age of 18 joined the NAC Breda youth academy in 2010 as an under-19 player.[2] He made his professional debut for the club 28 January 2012 in a match against De Graafschap.[3]
On 30 May 2016, Seuntjens moved to AZ, after an impressing 2015–16 season with NAC where he scored 13 goals and made 14 assists in 35 appearances in the Eerste Divisie.[2] He made his debut for AZ on 28 July in a Europa League qualifier against Greek club PAS Giannina, coming on as a 87th-minute substitute for Joris van Overeem in a 1–0 home win.[4] During his three seasons in Alkmaar, Seuntjens made 110 total appearances in which he scored 11 goals.[5]
On 1 July 2019, Seuntjens signed a two-year contract with Turkish Süper Lig club Gençlerbirliği after having lost his spot in the AZ starting eleven under new head coach Arne Slot.[6] He made his official debut for the club on 17 August as a starter in a 1–0 loss to Rizespor.[7]
He moved to Fortuna Sittard on 15 August 2020 after an unsuccessful spell in Turkey.[8]
On 1 January 2023, Seuntjens moved to RKC Waalwijk, after 2.5 years with Fortuna Sittard.
On 9 June 2023, Seuntjens signed a one-season contract with FC Utrecht, with the club holding an option to extend for one more year.[9]
On 13 January 2024, Seuntjens returned to RKC Waalwijk.[10]
His brother is professional footballer Ralf Seuntjens.
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