| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mees Tonne Berten Kreekels [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Helmond, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vitesse | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| PSV | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Jong PSV | 42 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Helmond Sport | 45 | (0) |
| 2024– | Vitesse | 25 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Netherlands U16 | 2 | (1) |
| 2018 | Netherlands U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Netherlands U19 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:20, 6 April 2025 (UTC) | |||
Mees Tonne Berten Kreekels (born 1 November 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eerste Divisie club Vitesse.
Born in Helmond, Kreekels began his career at the PSV youth academy. On 13 January 2020, he made his professional debut for PSV's reserve side, Jong PSV in an Eerste Divisie match against Jong Ajax. Kreekels was a starter as the match ended 0–0. [2]
On 24 January 2023, Kreekels signed a 1.5-year contract with his hometown club Helmond Sport. [3]
On 7 August 2024, Kreekels moved to Vitesse on a two-year deal. [4]
Kreekels made his international debut for the Netherlands at the under-19 level on 8 October 2019 in a 2020 UEFA U-19 Championship qualifier against Moldova U19. [5]
His grandfather Lambert Kreekels is Helmond's all-time top goalscorer [6] and his father Bertran Kreekels also played for the club. [7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong PSV | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||