Mike van Beijnen

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

Mike van Beijnen
Personal information
Full name Mike Johannes Hendrikus Josephus van Beijnen[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-07) 7 March 1999[1]
Place of birth Breda, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023

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]

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barcelona B 2019–20 Segunda División B 00——00
Gençlerbirliği 2019–20 Süper Lig 1000—10
Fortuna Sittard 2020–21 Eredivisie 4000—40
2021–22 Eredivisie 0000—00
2022–23 Eredivisie 1000—10
Total 5000—50
Den Bosch (loan) 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 28110—303
Career total 3411000351

    References
    1. 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. "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.
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