Mike van Beijnen
Personal information
Full name Mike Johannes Hendrikus Josephus van Beijnen[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-07) 7 March 1999 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth Breda, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Beerschot
Number 2
Youth career
SAB
The Gunners
2010–2011 RBC
2011–2017 Willem II
2018 PSV
2018–2019 NAC Breda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Barcelona B 0 (0)
2020 Gençlerbirliği 1 (0)
2020–2023 Fortuna Sittard 5 (0)
2021–2022 → Den Bosch (loan) 28 (1)
2023 Emmen 0 (0)
2024– Beerschot 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 January 2024

Mike Johannes Hendrikus Josephus van Beijnen (born 7 March 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Belgian club Beerschot.[1]

Career

Youth career

Born in Breda,[2] van Beijnen played youth football for SAB, The Gunners, RBC,[3] Willem II, PSV, and NAC Breda,[4] before moving to Spanish club Barcelona B in June 2019, signing a two-year contract with a €100 million release clause.[5][6] Van Beijnen, being the stepson of Frenkie de Jong's agent, Ali Dursun, became part of the massive deal that sent De Jong to Barcelona as a gesture from to club towards Dursun.[7][8]

Gençlerbirliği

He moved to Turkish club Gençlerbirliği in January 2020, six months after arriving in Barcelona and without making any appearances for the Catalan side.[7] He made his professional debut on 19 July 2020, appearing as a substitute in the Süper Lig.[9]

Fortuna Sittard

In August 2020 he returned to the Netherlands, signing for Fortuna Sittard.[10] He made his debut for the club – which was also his debut in the Eredivisie – on 5 December 2020 in a 3–2 win over Willem II, coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute for Emil Hansson.[11][12]

In August 2021 he moved on loan to Den Bosch.[13] He scored his first professional goal for the club on 22 October 2021, opening the score in a 3–3 away draw against Dordrecht.[14][15]

Emmen

On 3 July 2023, van Beijnen signed a two-year contract with Emmen, with an optional third year.[16] The contract was terminated by mutual consent on 28 July 2023, before the season started.[17]

In January 20924 he signed for Belgian club Beerschot.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 March 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 2019–20 Segunda División B 0 0 — — 0 0
Gençlerbirliği 2019–20 Süper Lig 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Fortuna Sittard 2020–21 Eredivisie 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
2021–22 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2022–23 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
Den Bosch (loan) 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 28 1 1 0 — 30 3
Career total 34 1 1 0 0 0 35 1

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Mike van Beijnen at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  2. ^ Blanco, Yadran (12 June 2018). "Bredaas talent Mike van Beijnen krijgt kans van NAC". BNDeStem. BN DeStem. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Ook NAC-talent Van Beijnen maakt droomtransfer naar Barça". VI.nl. Voetbal International. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. ^ Yadran Blanco (20 June 2019). "Droomtransfer Mike van Beijnen: van Jong NAC naar Barcelona B" (in Dutch). BN DeStem. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Barcelona reserves put £89.2m release clause on new signing Mike van Beijnen". 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Mike van Beijnen joins Barça". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Van Beijen deja el Barça B sin haber debutado". sport. 31 December 2019.
  8. ^ Mossou, Sjoerd (22 June 2019). "Het wonder van Mike van Beijnen naar Barcelona". AD.nl. Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Sivasspor vs. Gençlerbirliği – 19 July 2020". Soccerway. Perform Group.
  10. ^ "Fortuna legt ook back Van Beijnen vast". 1Limburg | Nieuws en sport uit Limburg. 17 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Fortuna Sittard – Willem II 3:2 (Eredivisie 2020/2021, 11. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Fortuna boekt tegen zwalkend Willem II langverwachte eerste zege". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 5 December 2020.
  13. ^ Max van der Put (5 August 2021). "Mike van Beijnen: FC Den Bosch past bij mij" (in Dutch). BD. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  14. ^ "FC Dordrecht - FC Den Bosch 3:3 (Eerste Divisie 2021/2022, 12. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  15. ^ Martens, Jan (22 October 2021). "FC Den Bosch geeft gewonnen wedstrijd na rust volledig uit handen bij FC Dordrecht". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  16. ^ "FC EMMEN LEGT MIKE VAN BEIJNEN VAST" (in Dutch). FC Emmen. 3 July 2023.
  17. ^ "CONTRACT MIKE VAN BEIJNEN ONTBONDEN" [CONTRACT WITH MIKE VAN BEIJNEN DISSOLVED] (in Dutch). FC Emmen. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  18. ^ "MIKE VAN BEIJNEN SIGNS SIX MONTH CONTRACT | Beerschot". www.beerschot.be.
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