Michel Vlap
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michel Vlap | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Sneek, Netherlands[1] | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Anderlecht | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| WSZ[2] | |||
| VV Sneek | |||
| SC Heerenveen | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | SC Heerenveen | 59 | (20) |
| 2019– | Anderlecht | 23 | (10) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Netherlands U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Netherlands U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | Netherlands U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Netherlands U21 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:21, 11 January 2020 (UTC) | |||
Michel Vlap (Dutch [mɪˈxɛl ˈvlɑp]; born 2 June 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Anderlecht. Though his preferred position is in an advanced midfield role, Vlap is also able to play on the wing and as a forward.[3]
Club career
Heerenveen
Vlap is an academy graduate of Eredivisie side Heerenveen and is the son of academy coach and former player Jan Vlap.[4][5] Having progressed through the ranks of Heerenveen's youth academy, he signed his first professional contract on 17 February 2015, penning a three-year deal with the club.[6] He later featured for Heerenveen during the 2015–16 pre-season and scored a brace in the club's 8–1 victory over VV Heerenveen in new manager Jurgen Streppel's first match in charge of the club.[7][8] 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.[9]
Vlap failed to appear again during the 2016–17 season but returned to the first team to make his KNVB Cup debut on 20 September 2017, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 win over Excelsior.[10] He scored his first goal for the club the following month, netting in a 2–1 defeat to AZ Alkmaar.[11] On 3 December, he signed a new five-year contract with Heerenveen after impressing with a run of three goals in his previous five appearances for the club.[12] He ultimately scored four goals in 26 appearances across all competitions for the campaign.
He continued to feature for the club the following season and in October 2018, after scoring a league-high four goals in the month, won the Eredevise Player of the Month award.[13] By the end of the campaign, he had scored 16 goals and recorded six assists which earned him a transfer to Belgian side, Anderlecht.[14]
International career
Netherlands national youth teams
Vlap has represented Netherlands at both under-18 and under-19 level.[15] 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 substitution in extra-time was introduced by the International Football Association Board for the tournament.[16][17]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 27 December 2019[18]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Heerenveen | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 34 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 17 | |
| Totals | 59 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 21 | ||
| Anderlecht | 2019–20 | First Division A | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 |
| Totals | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | ||
| Career totals | 74 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 25 | ||
References
- ^ a b c Michel Vlap at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ MICHEL VLAP VAN SC HEERENVEEN NAAR ANDERLECHT, swzbososneek.nl, 5 July 2019
- ^ 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.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Heerenveen-debutant 'staat te shaken': "Echt een jongensdroom"". Soccer News Netherlands (in Dutch). 27 November 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ "SBV Excelsior v SC Heerenveen Live Commentary". Goal. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ McVitie, Peter (8 November 2017). "How is Real Madrid's Forgotten Wonderkid Performing in Holland?". Goal. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Vlap tekent tot 2022 in Heerenveen". Fox Sports (Netherlands) (in Dutch). 8 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ Stiensma, Sjoerd (2 November 2018). "Michel Vlap talent van de maand" (in Dutch). Sneeker Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ Hick, Antoine (4 July 2019). "Mais qui est donc Michel Vlap, le nouveau renfort anderlechtois ?". RTFB. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Michel Vlap at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
External links
- Michel Vlap at WorldFootball.net
