Davy Pröpper

David Petrus Wenceslaus Henri Pröpper (born 2 September 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central or attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club Vitesse.

Davy Pröpper
Pröpper playing for Brighton & Hove Albion in 2018
Personal information
Full name David Petrus Wenceslaus Henri Pröpper[1]
Date of birth (1991-09-02) 2 September 1991[2]
Place of birth Arnhem, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Central midfielder, attacking midfielder[4]
Team information
Current team
 Vitesse
Number 19
Youth career
2002–2004 VDZ
2004–2008 Vitesse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2015 Vitesse 142 (18)
2015–2017 PSV 67 (16)
2017–2021 Brighton & Hove Albion 107 (2)
2021–2022 PSV 9 (1)
2023– Vitesse 2 (0)
International career‡
2009–2010 Netherlands U19 4 (0)
2010–2013 Netherlands U21 5 (1)
2015–2019 Netherlands 19 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA Nations League
Silver medal – second place2019
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 February 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019

Early and personal life

Pröpper was born in Arnhem[5] and his brothers Robin and Mike are footballers.[6]

Club career

Vitesse

Pröpper started his career with local amateur club VDZ, where he was coached by his father, Peter, before progressing through Vitesse's academy.[6] He made his Eredivisie debut on 17 January 2010 in a match against NEC at Stadion de Goffert, coming on as a substitute for Kevin van Diermen in the 84th minute.[7] He made his first appearance in the starting line-up on 13 April 2010, in a match against NAC Breda at the GelreDome.[7] Pröpper made 11 appearances in the Eredivisie in the 2009–10 season.[7]

In his second season at Vitesse he scored his first goal for the club, opening an eventual 2–4 defeat to Ajax.[8]

PSV
Pröpper playing for PSV in 2015

On 8 December 2015, Pröpper scored the winning goal for PSV at home against CSKA Moscow in the UEFA Champions League, ensuring a spot in the last 16 for PSV for the first time in nine years.[9] Pröpper played in every league match but one, scoring 10 goals in the 2015–16 title winning season, successfully defending their title from the year prior.[10]

Brighton & Hove Albion

Pröpper signed for newly promoted Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion on 7 August 2017 on a four-year contract, for a club-record transfer fee.[11] 5 days later he made his debut, playing the full match in Brighton's first ever Premier League fixture. Brighton went on to lose 2–0 at home to eventual league champions, Manchester City.[12] He made his EFL Cup debut on 19 September coming on as a substitute in the 1–0 away loss at Bournemouth.[13] Pröpper again played the whole match at home to West Brom on 9 September where Brighton won 3–1, recording their first Premier League win.[14] Pröpper made 4 appearances in the 2017–18 FA Cup including the 2–0 quarter final defeat away to Manchester United.[15] On 7 April 2018, Pröpper was shown a straight red card for a late challenge on Jonathan Hogg in a 1–1 home draw against Huddersfield Town.[16] On 4 May, Brighton were to face Manchester United again, this time in the league where Brighton won 1–0 at Falmer Stadium securing Premier League status. Pröpper played the entire match.[17]

Early in his second season at The Albion he featured in the consecutive victory over Manchester United, claiming a 3–2 home win on 19 August 2018.[18] He played in what was Brighton's only EFL Cup match of the season on 28 August coming on as a substitute in the 1–0 home loss to South Coast rivals, Southampton.[19] Pröpper scored his first goal for Brighton in a 2–1 league defeat away against Leicester on 26 February 2019.[20] Like the season prior, Pröpper made 4 appearances in the 2018–19 FA Cup where they went one step further, being knocked out in the Semi-final at Wembley Stadium against Manchester City in which Pröpper played in.[21] Pröpper was again a regular in the squad for the Sussex club where their safety was secured on 4 May as a result of Cardiff City losing at home to Brighton's rivals, Crystal Palace.[22] This confirmation came exactly a year after Brighton secured their safety in the 2017–18 season.[17]

On the opening day of the 2019–20 season, Pröpper set up Florin Andone's goal in a match where Brighton recorded their joint biggest away victory in the Premier League, beating Watford 3–0.[23][24]

Pröpper had an injury hit 2020–21 season with The Albion and was restricted to only 7 Premier League appearances, playing in 11 matches in all competitions all season.[25]

Return to PSV

On 23 June 2021, PSV announced that they had re-signed Pröpper from Brighton for an undisclosed fee.[26] He made his second debut for PSV on 21 July, coming on as a 63rd minute substitute for Marco van Ginkel in an eventual 5–1 home win over Galatasaray in the first leg of the second qualifying round in the Champions League.[27] He came on as a 61st minute substitute for Ibrahim Sangaré in the 2021 Johan Cruyff Shield in which PSV came away with their 12th title after thrashing Ajax 4–0 at the Johan Cruyff Arena on 7 August.[28] His league return with PSV came with success playing the whole match of the 2–0 away win over Heracles Almelo on 14 August in the opening game of the season.[29] He scored his first goal on his return to PSV seven days later, opening the scoring in the 4–1 home victory over SC Cambuur.[30]

On 4 January 2022 Pröpper announced his retirement from professional football, citing a lack of motivation and a discomfort with the current football culture.[31]

Comeback and return to Vitesse

On 27 January 2023, Pröpper returned to playing and signed a contract with his first club Vitesse until 30 June 2024.[32]

International career

Pröpper has represented the Netherlands U-19 team in the qualification rounds for the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. On 14 November 2009, Pröpper made his debut for the U-19 Oranje in a qualification match against Cyprus, coming on as a substitute for Steven Berghuis.[33] On 17 November 2009, Pröpper was in the starting line-up and played the whole match in a match against Czech Republic.[34]

He made his senior debut on 5 June 2015, replacing captain Robin van Persie in the 57th minute of an eventual 3–4 friendly defeat to the United States at the Amsterdam Arena.[35] Pröpper scored his first goals for his country on his 6th cap in a 2018 World Cup qualifier on 3 September 2017, netting twice in the 3–1 home victory over Bulgaria.[36] In his next cap he scored again in a 3–1 victory, which was also in a 2018 World Cup qualifier, this time away to Belarus on 7 October 2017.[37]

Pröpper was part of the Dutch 2019 Nations League squad that finished as the runners up.[38] On 6 September, Pröpper came on as a substitute away against Germany in a Euro 2020 qualifier where the Dutch claimed a 4–2 victory.[39]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 4 February 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vitesse 2009–10[7] Eredivisie 11000———110
2010–11[7] Eredivisie 29331———324
2011–12[7] Eredivisie 19130———221
2012–13[7] Eredivisie 14032—4[lower-alpha 1]0—212
2013–14[7] Eredivisie 35720—1[lower-alpha 1]0—387
2014–15[7] Eredivisie 34740———387
Total 14218153—50—16221
PSV 2015–16[7] Eredivisie 331021—8[lower-alpha 2]11[lower-alpha 3]04412
2016–17[7] Eredivisie 34622—6[lower-alpha 2]11[lower-alpha 3]14310
2017–18[7] Eredivisie ———2[lower-alpha 1]0—20
Total 671643—162218922
Brighton & Hove Albion 2017–18[40] Premier League 3504010——400
2018–19[41] Premier League 3014010——351
2019–20[42] Premier League 3510000——351
2020–21[43] Premier League 702020——110
Total 107210040——1212
PSV 2021–22[44] Eredivisie 9100—6[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 3]0161
PSV total 761743—2223110523
Vitesse 2022–23[45] Eredivisie 2000———20
Vitesse total 14418153—50—16421
Career total 32737296402723139046
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  4. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 201510
201630
201743
201850
201960
Total193

Netherlands score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pröpper goal.[46]

List of international goals scored by Davy Pröpper
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
13 September 2017Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands6 Bulgaria1–03–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
23–1
37 October 2017Borisov Arena, Barysaw, Belarus7 Belarus1–03–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

PSV

Netherlands

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