Robert Mühren
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Mühren | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Purmerend, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AZ | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| RKSAV Volendam | |||
| Ajax | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | FC Volendam | 102 | (49) |
| 2014– | AZ | 37 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2016 (UTC) | |||
Robert Mühren (born 18 May 1989 in Purmerend) is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for AZ in the Dutch Eredivisie.
Career
Early career
Mühren made his professional debut for boyhood club FC Volendam on 5 August 2011, playing the full ninety minutes in a Eerste Divisie match against FC Dordrecht; the game ended 0-0.[1] His first goals for the club came in an Eerste Divisie match on 30 September, netting twice in the first half as Volendam defeated Fortuna Sittard 3-2.[2] On 10 February 2013, Mühren netted his first professional hat-trick, and fellow strike-partner Jack Tuyp also scored a hat-trick as Volendam defeated Telstar 6-2.[3]
2013-14
On the opening day of the 2013–14 Eerste Divisie season on 3 August 2013, Mühren scored all of Volendam's goals in a 3-2 away victory over Almere City.[4] In a KNVB Cup match against Eredivisie heavyweights Ajax on 25 September 2013, Mühren netted a brace as Volendam fell to a 4-2 defeat in extra time.[5] The game came just six days after the death of Robert's uncle Gerrie Mühren, who started his career with Volendam before going on to be a part of the great Ajax teams of the 1970s that won three consecutive European Cups.[6]
On 10 February 2014, Mühren netted twice in the first half before completing his hat-trick in the second half, as Volendam defeated Jong FC Twente 4-2.[7] In the 32nd round of the Eerste Divisie tournament on 21 March, he scored in either half as Volendam defeated Jong PSV by a score of 3-1 at the Kras Stadion.[8] By scoring in Volendam's next fixture, a 2-1 defeat to Excelsior on 28 March, Mühren reached 24 league goals for the season and had completed a remarkable run of scoring in eight of his previous ten appearances.[9]
AZ
On 28 August 2014, Mühren signed a three-year deal with AZ Alkmaar, leaving for a fee of 350.000 euros.[10]
Personal Life
Mühren is the nephew of former Dutch internationals Gerrie Mühren and Arnold Mühren.[9] Arnold played for Ipswich Town in the 1981 UEFA Cup final, beating Robert's current club, AZ.
References
- ^ "Dordrecht vs. Volendam 0-0". Soccerway. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ "Volendam vs. Fortuna Sittard 3-2". Soccerway. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ "Volendam vs. Telstar 6-2". Soccerway. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ "Almere City vs. Volendam 2-3". Soccerway. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ "Moeizame zege Ajax op Volendam 4-2" (in Dutch). Voetbal Blog. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ "Gerrie Mühren mourned in the Netherlands". UEFA. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ "Jong Twente vs. Volendam 2-4". Soccerway. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ "Volendam vs. Yong PSV 3-1". Soccerway. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Muhren dynasty lives on". ESPNFC. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ "AZ haalt Mühren naar Alkmaar". AZ. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.