| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bryan Catharina Anna Petronella Linssen [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Neeritter, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | NEC | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Veritas | |||
| –2008 | Fortuna Sittard | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Fortuna Sittard | 14 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | MVV | 30 | (7) |
| 2010–2013 | VVV-Venlo | 70 | (12) |
| 2013–2015 | Heracles Almelo | 64 | (21) |
| 2015–2017 | Groningen | 56 | (13) |
| 2017–2020 | Vitesse | 88 | (41) |
| 2020–2022 | Feyenoord | 63 | (22) |
| 2022–2025 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 39 | (4) |
| 2025– | NEC | 15 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 June 2025 | |||
Bryan Catharina Anna Petronella Linssen (born 8 October 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Eredivisie club NEC. [3] He formerly played for Fortuna Sittard, MVV, VVV-Venlo, Heracles Almelo, FC Groningen, Vitesse and Feyenoord.
Linssen made his professional debut in 2008 for Fortuna Sittard, the club where he spent much of his youth. [4] He went on to play for MVV, VVV-Venlo, Heracles Almelo and FC Groningen, [5] before signing for Vitesse in 2017. [4]
Linssen scored 28 goals in 63 appearances in his first two Eredivisie seasons at the Arnhem club, an average of almost a goal every other match. [4] He continued his fine form in front of goal last season, netting 14 times in 26 appearances before coronavirus hit and the Eredivisie was abandoned. [4] That put him just one goal behind Steven Berghuis in the league scoring charts. [4] In total, Linssen scored 47 goals and added a further 20 assists in 113 matches for Vitesse. [5]
On 6 July 2020, Linssen signed a three-year deal with Feyenoord, joining on a free transfer from Vitesse. [4] Linssen was Feyenoord's third signing of the summer after Mark Diemers and Christian Conteh. [5]
After two seasons with Feyenoord, he signed with J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds in a full transfer on 27 June 2022; the first overseas experience in his footballing career. [3] He made his unofficial debut for the Urawa Reds in a friendly match against Paris Saint-Germain on 23 July, replacing Yusuke Matsuo at half-time. [6] His debut was short-lived, however, as he suffered a muscle injury just minutes into his debut, sidelining him for several months. [7] He made his return to the pitch in his official debut for the club on 1 October, coming off the bench in the 63rd minute for Yoshio Koizumi in a J1 League match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He provided his first assist minutes later, extending a cross to Kai Shibato for a goal, as Urawa Reds lost 4–1. [8] On 23 April 2023, he scored his first goal in the J1 League in a 1–1 draw against Kawasaki Frontale. [9]
On 5 January 2025, Linssen returned to the Netherlands and signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with NEC. [10]
He is the younger brother of former professional footballer Edwin Linssen. [11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fortuna Sittard | 2008–09 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | |||
| MVV | 2009–10 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 7 | |||
| VVV-Venlo | 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 [c] | 0 | 30 | 4 | |||
| 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 34 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 [c] | 0 | 37 | 10 | |||
| Total | 70 | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 78 | 14 | ||||
| Heracles Almelo | 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 31 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 34 | 13 | |||
| 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 36 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 64 | 21 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 70 | 25 | |||||
| Groningen | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 28 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 [d] | 0 | 3 [e] | 0 | 39 | 5 | |
| 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 [f] | 1 | 31 | 11 | |||
| Total | 56 | 13 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 70 | 16 | |||
| Vitesse | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 33 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 [d] | 2 | 5 [g] | 2 | 44 | 19 | |
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 30 | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 [d] | 2 | 4 [f] | 0 | 41 | 14 | ||
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 25 | 14 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 14 | ||||
| Total | 88 | 41 | 7 | 0 | — | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 113 | 47 | |||
| Feyenoord | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 [d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 11 | |
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 34 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 [h] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 17 | ||
| Total | 64 | 22 | 3 | 2 | — | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 28 | |||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2022 | J1 League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | J1 League | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 [i] | 2 | 1 [j] | 0 | 36 | 7 | |
| Total | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 408 | 123 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 496 | 148 | ||
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