Mats Seuntjens

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Mats Seuntjens
Seuntjens with AZ in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Breda, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
RKC Waalwijk
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)
2020–2022 Fortuna Sittard 75 (15)
2023 RKC Waalwijk 19 (4)
2023–2024 FC Utrecht 15 (1)
2024– RKC Waalwijk 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023

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 RKC Waalwijk.[1]

Club career[edit]

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]

On 1 January 2023, Seuntjens moved to RKC Waalwijk, after 2.5 years with Fortuna Sittard.

On 9 June 2023, Seuntjens signed a one-season contract with FC Utrecht, with the club holding an option to extend for one more year.[9]

On 13 January 2024, Seuntjens returned to RKC Waalwijk.[10]

Personal[edit]

His brother is professional footballer Ralf Seuntjens.

Honours[edit]

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mats Seuntjens at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b "Mats Seuntjens bereikt akkoord met AZ". FoxSports.nl. Fox Sports. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Pover NAC blijft op 1-1 steken tegen De Graafschap". OmroepBrabant.nl. Omroep Brabant. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. ^ "AZ vs. PAS Giannina - 28 July 2016". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Netherlands - M. Seuntjens - Profile". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Lyanco niet meer in beeld bij PSV, Seuntjens naar Gençlerbirliği". AD.nl. Algemeen Dagblad. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Gençlerbirliği vs. Rizespor". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Fortuna verbreekt transferstilte med komst Mats Seuntjens". www.fortunasittard.nl. Fortuna Sittard. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Aanwinst: Mats Seuntjens naar FC Utrecht" (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 9 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Mats Seuntjens terug bij RKC Waalwijk" [Mats Seuntjens back at RKC Waalwijk] (in Dutch). RKC Waalwijk. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Bruma named Eredivisie player of the month, Ali Akman receives first official Johan Cruyff talent of the mont award and XI of the month". eredivisie.eu. 10 September 2021.

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