Mats Seuntjens
 With AZ in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mats Seuntjens | ||
| 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 | Fortuna Sittard | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| 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– | Fortuna Sittard | 66 | (15) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:59, 20 August 2022 (UTC). | |||
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 Fortuna Sittard.[1]
Club career
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]
Personal
His brother is professional footballer Ralf Seuntjens.
References
- ^ "Mats Seuntjens". soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Mats Seuntjens bereikt akkoord met AZ". FoxSports.nl. Fox Sports. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Pover NAC blijft op 1-1 steken tegen De Graafschap". OmroepBrabant.nl. Omroep Brabant. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "AZ vs. PAS Giannina - 28 July 2016". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Netherlands - M. Seuntjens - Profile". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Lyanco niet meer in beeld bij PSV, Seuntjens naar Gençlerbirliği". AD.nl. Algemeen Dagblad. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Gençlerbirliği vs. Rizespor". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Fortuna verbreekt transferstilte med komst Mats Seuntjens". www.fortunasittard.nl. Fortuna Sittard. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
External links
- Mats Seuntjens at WorldFootball.net
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Breda
- Dutch footballers
- Association football forwards
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Süper Lig players
- NAC Breda players
- AZ Alkmaar players
- Jong AZ players
- Fortuna Sittard players
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey