| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mike Louis Penders [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Maasmechelen, Belgium | ||
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Strasbourg (on loan from Chelsea) | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2016 | Boorsem Sport | ||
| 2016–2018 | Bregel Sport | ||
| 2018–2022 | Genk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Jong Genk | 39 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Genk | 21 | (0) |
| 2025– | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Strasbourg (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Belgium U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Belgium U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Belgium U19 | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:00, 29 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Mike Louis Penders (born 31 July 2005) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg, on loan from Premier League club Chelsea.
Penders is a youth product of Boorsem Sport and Bregel Sport, before moving to the academy of Genk in 2018. [3]
On 30 April 2021, he signed his first contract with Genk. [4] On 25 May 2022, he extended his contract until 2025. [5]
In the 2022–23 season, he was promoted to their reserve team Jong Genk. [2] He made his debut in a 4–1 victory against Lierse. [6] [7]
On 23 August 2023, he again extended his contract until 2028. [8] He was made captain of Jong Genk in the 2023–24 season [7]
Following the departure of Maarten Vandevoordt and injury to Hendrik Van Crombrugge, Penders made his senior debut with the Genk first team in a 0–0 Belgian Pro League tie with Standard Liège on 28 July 2024. [9] At 18 years and 363 days, he was the third youngest goalkeeper to debut in the history of the league. [10]
On 27 August 2024, it was announced that Penders would join Premier League club Chelsea in the summer of 2025. [7] [11]
On 28 July 2025, Penders joined Ligue 1 club Strasbourg on a season-long loan deal. [12]
Penders is a youth international for Belgium. In 2023 he was called up to the Belgium U19s where he acted as captain. [13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Genk | 2021–22 | Challenger Pro League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||||
| 2024–25 | Challenger Pro League | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 39 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 0 | ||||||
| Genk | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| Chelsea | 2024–25 | Premier League | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Strasbourg (loan) | 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [c] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 64 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | ||
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