Mitchel Bakker
![]() Bakker with Paris Saint-Germain in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mitchel Bakker | ||
Date of birth | 20 June 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Purmerend, Netherlands[1] | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2017 | Ajax | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Jong Ajax | 37 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Ajax | 0 | (0) |
2019– | Paris Saint-Germain | 26 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2014–2015 | Netherlands U15 | 7 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Netherlands U16 | 6 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Netherlands U17 | 14 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Netherlands U18 | 7 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Netherlands U19 | 7 | (0) |
2020– | Netherlands U21 | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2021 |
Mitchel Bakker (born 20 June 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Netherlands U21 national team.
Club career
Ajax
Bakker made his debut for Ajax in a 7–0 KNVB Cup win against Te Werve on 26 September 2018.[2] He played his second and final game for the senior team in a 3–0 cup win against Go Ahead Eagles on 31 October 2018.[3]
Paris Saint-Germain
On 7 July 2019, Mitchel Bakker signed for Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer. His contract tied him to the club for four seasons.[4] Bakker made his debut for PSG on 29 January 2020 in a 2–0 Coupe de France win against Pau, coming on as a substitute.[5] He made his first start for PSG in a 6–1 cup win against Dijon on 12 February 2020,[6] and made his first Ligue 1 appearance and start in a 4–4 draw against Amiens on 15 February 2020.[7]
On 15 June 2020, Bakker was nominated for the 2020 Golden Boy award, being one of three PSG players in the 100-player shortlist.[8] On 24 July 2020, Bakker started and played all 90 minutes in the 2020 Coupe de France Final against Saint-Étienne. The final score was 1–0 for Paris Saint-Germain.[9] In the 2020 Coupe de la Ligue Final on 31 July 2020, he played the entire match as PSG won 6–5 on penalties against Lyon.[10]
In October 2020, Bakker was included in the list of the top 20 candidates for the Golden Boy award held by Tuttosport.[11] Several days later, he made his UEFA Champions League debut, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 loss against Manchester United.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 April 2021.[13]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong Ajax | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
Total | 37 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 0 | |||||
Ajax | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Paris Saint-Germain | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
Total | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
Career total | 63 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 0 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Jong Ajax
Ajax
Paris Saint-Germain
- Ligue 1: 2019–20[14]
- Coupe de France: 2019–20[15]
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2019–20[16]
- Trophée des Champions: 2020[17]
References
- ^ "Mitchel Bakker". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "HVV Te Werve vs Ajax". Goal. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Bakker". AS. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Michell Bakker signs Paris Saint-Germain deal through to 30 June 2023". PSG Official Website. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Pau 0-2 PSG: Match Report". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Dijon 1-6 PSG: Match Report". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "PSG's 8-Goal Thriller Against Amiens Raises Defensive Concerns With Dortmund Up Next". PSG Talk. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2020 Golden Boy Nominees Revealed – 14 Ligue 1 players". Get French Football News. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Composition du PSG : Thiago Silva, Mitchel Bakker et Leandro Paredes titulaires contre Saint-Étienne". L'Équipe (in French). 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "PSG win Coupe de la Ligue to complete historic domestic quadruple". theScore. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Mitchel Bakker Is in the Top 20 for the Golden Boy Award". PSG Talk. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "PSG 1 - 2 Man Utd". Sky Sports. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Mitchel Bakker » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Paris Saint-Germain named French Ligue 1 champion after season canceled". CNN. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "PSG edge ASSE for Coupe de France win!". ligue1.com. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "PSG Claim 4th Domestic Treble Following Coupe de la Ligue Final Win". PSG Talk. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Neymar and Icardi fire Pochettino to first title". www.ligue1.com. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
External links
- Profile at the Paris Saint-Germain F.C. website
- Mitchel Bakker at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Dutch footballers
- Association football defenders
- Association football fullbacks
- Netherlands youth international footballers
- Eerste Divisie players
- Ligue 1 players
- Jong Ajax players
- AFC Ajax players
- Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
- People from Purmerend
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in France