Michel Vlap
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 February 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Sneek, Netherlands[1] | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Heerenveen | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Heerenveen | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Netherlands U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Netherlands U19 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2016 | |||
Michel Vlap (Dutch [mɪˈxɛl ˈvlɑp]; born 2 June 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Heerenveen and the Dutch under-19 national team. Though his preferred position is in an advanced midfield role, Vlap is also able to play on the wing and as a forward.[2]
Club career
Heerenveen
Vlap is an academy graduate of Heerenveen and is the son of academy coach and former player Jan Vlap.[3][4] Having progressed through the ranks of Heerenveen's youth academy, Vlap signed his first professional contract with the club on 17 February 2015, penning a three-year deal with the club.[5] He later featured for Heerenveen during the 2016–17 pre-season and scored a brace in the club's 8–1 victory over VV Heerenveen in what was new manager Jurgen Streppel's first match in charge of the club.[6][7] Vlap then made his senior debut for the club on 27 November 2016, coming on as a late, second-half substitute for Kosovar international Arber Zeneli in a 1–0 Eredivisie loss to Ajax.[8]
International career
Vlap has represented Netherlands at both under-18 and under-19 level.[9] On 21 July 2016, while representing the Netherlands at the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, Vlap made history by becoming the first player ever to be brought on as a fourth substitute in a UEFA match when he replaced Laros Duarte in a 3–3 (5–4) penalty shoot-out loss to Germany. Regulations ordinarily allow a team to make three substitutions during a match but a trial allowing for a fourth substitute in extra-time was introduced by the International Football Association Board for the tournament.[10][11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 27 November 2016[1]
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Heerenveen | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ a b c d Michel Vlap at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ Bell, Michael (10 July 2016). "Profiling Netherlands U19 squad for European Championships". Football Oranje. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "SC Heerenveen-speler Michel Vlap naar EK onder 19". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). 7 July 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ "Michel Vlap debuteert bij SC Heerenveen". Groot Sneek. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "SC Heerenveen legt jeugdspeler Vlap vast". FC Update (in Dutch). 17 February 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Sterk begin van voorbereiding Heerenveen en Owusu-Abeyie". Voetbal International. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "Jaroge Streppel wint met Heerenveen". Telegraaf (in Dutch). 25 June 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Heerenveen-debutant 'staat te shaken': "Echt een jongensdroom"". Soccer News Netherlands (in Dutch). 27 November 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ "Michel Vlap naar EK onder 19". Sneeker Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 25 June 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ Haslam, Andrew (21 July 2016). "History made as teams bring on fourth substitutes". UEFA. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ Haslam, Andrew (21 July 2016). "Germany edge Netherlands in play-off thriller". UEFA. Retrieved 14 December 2016.