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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mike Louis Penders | ||
Date of birth | 31 July 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Belgium | ||
Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Genk | ||
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 | 34 | (0) |
2022– | Genk | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021–2022 | Belgium U17 | 2 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Belgium U18 | 2 | (0) |
2023– | Belgium U19 | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:15, 9 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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 Genk.
Penders is a youth product of Boorsem Sport and Bregel Sport, before moving to the academy of Genk in 2018. On 30 April 2021, he signed his first contract with Genk. On 25 May 2022, he extended his contract until 2025. [2] In 2022, he was promoted to their reserve team Jong Genk where he became captain. [1] On 23 August 2023, he again extended his contract until 2028. [3] He made his senior debut with the Genk first team in a 0–0 Belgian Pro League tie with Standard Liège on 28 July 2024. [4] At 18 years and 363, he was the third youngest goalkeeper to debut in the history of the league. [5]
Penders is a youth international for Belgium. In 2023 he was called up to the Belgium U19s where he acted as captain. [6]
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