Mitchell van Rooijen

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Mitchell van Rooijen
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Van Rooijen in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-12-22) 22 December 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder [1]
Team information
Current team
 Manchego Ciudad Real
Number 8
Youth career
2004–2008 Delta Sports '95
2008–2016 Utrecht
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2021 Jong Utrecht 72 (9)
2016–2021 Utrecht 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Excelsior (loan) 24 (1)
2021–2023 VVV-Venlo 57 (8)
2023– Manchego Ciudad Real 16 (0)
International career
2015 Netherlands U18 2 (0)
2016 Netherlands U19 5 (1)
2017 Netherlands U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 February 2024

Mitchell van Rooijen (born 22 December 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Spanish club Manchego Ciudad Real.

Contents

Club career

Utrecht

Van Rooijen was born in Utrecht, but moved to Houten with his parents at a young age. [2] In 2008, he moved from local amateur club Delta Sports '95 to the youth academy of FC Utrecht. He signed his first youth contract with that club in 2015, [3] before being promoted to the second team competing in the second-tier Eerste Divisie the following year, in 2016. On 5 August 2016 he made his professional debut for the team, starting on the opening day of the 2016–17 Eerste Divisie in a 4–1 away loss to NAC Breda at the Rat Verlegh Stadion. [4] On 22 December 2016, his 18th birthday, he signed a contract extension with FC Utrecht until 2020, with an option for an additional year. [5]

He scored a spectacular scorpion kick on 26 April 2019 in a league game for Jong Utrecht against Helmond Sport, joining a club of elite footballers who have scored this way in game, including Rafael van der Vaart, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Olivier Giroud. [6] [7]

In March 2020, the option was exercised by FC Utrecht, automatically extending the deal until 2021, [8] and a few months later, in July 2020, he signed a new contract keeping him part of Utrecht until 2023. [9] Earlier that year, on 17 January 2020, Van Rooijen, who had become team captain of Jong Utrecht, had made his debut for the first team in the Eredivisie in a 3–3 away draw against PEC Zwolle. [10] Due to a number of injuries in the first team, head coach John van den Brom included Van Rooijen in the starting lineup that day, before replacing him in the 66th minute for Urby Emanuelson after suffering a groin injury. [11]

Van Rooijen was sent on a season-long loan to Eerste Divisie club Excelsior on 4 August 2020. [12] He would play regularly for the club, making 26 total appearances in which he scored once. [1] After the season, he returned to Utrecht. [2]

VVV-Venlo

Van Rooijen moved to VVV-Venlo on 26 July 2021, signing a two-year contract with an option for an extra season. [13] [2] He made his debut on the first matchday of the 2021–22 season, starting in a 2–2 home draw against NAC Breda. [14] On 5 November 2021, he scored his first goal for the club, equalizing in the home match against Jong Ajax, which would eventually finish in a 3–1 loss. [15] He made 26 total appearances in his first season with VVV, scoring six goals. [1]

Van Rooijen left VVV at the end of the 2022–23 season, as his contract was not extended. [16]

Manchego Ciudad Real

On 25 August 2023, van Rooijen signed with Spanish fourth-tier Segunda Federación club Manchego Ciudad Real. [17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 June 2023 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague KNVB Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Utrecht 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 133——133
2017–18 Eerste Divisie170——170
2018–19 Eerste Divisie224——224
2019–20 Eerste Divisie202——202
Total729——729
Utrecht 2019–20 Eredivisie 1000—00
2020–21 Eredivisie0000—00
Total1000—10
Excelsior (loan) 2020–21 Eerste Divisie24120—261
VVV-Venlo 2021–22 Eerste Divisie25610—266
2022–23 Eerste Divisie322204 [lower-alpha 1] 1383
Total5783041649
Career total15417504116318
  1. ↑ Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Dam, Jan van (26 July 2021). "Mitchell van Rooijen vertrekt na dertien jaar bij FC Utrecht". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Mitchell van Rooijen verdient eerste profcontract bij FC Utrecht". RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "NAC Breda vs. Utrecht II – 5 August 2016". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Mitchell van Rooijen verlengt contract". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 22 December 2016. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Almere City verovert vierde periodetitel in eerste divisie". NOS (in Dutch). 26 April 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "OTD: Jong FC Utrecht scoort na magistrale scorpion kick". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 26 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Opties in contracten Joosten, Arweiler en 5 spelers beloftenploeg gelicht". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 30 March 2020. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "Nieuw FC Utrecht-contract voor Mitchell van Rooijen". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 14 July 2020. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "Mitchell van Rooijen: "Iedereen houdt rekening met Jong FC Utrecht"". RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). 29 November 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "Mitchell van Rooijen maakt debuut: 'Droom die uitkomt'". RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). 17 January 2020. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "Excelsior huurt Mitchell van Rooijen van FC Utrecht". Excelsior Rotterdam (in Dutch). 4 August 2020. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "Van Rooijen maakt overstap naar VVV-Venlo". VVV-Venlo (in Dutch). 26 July 2021. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  14. ↑ "Naar transfer smachtende Giakoumakis ziet VVV en NAC gelijkspelen". NOS (in Dutch). 8 August 2021. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  15. ↑ Bouwens, Jaj (5 November 2021). "VVV-Venlo lijdt tegen Jong Ajax vijfde nederlaag op rij". 1limburg (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  16. ↑ "VVV-Venlo neemt afscheid van tien spelers". VVV-Venlo (in Dutch). 6 June 2023. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  17. ↑ "OFICIAL FICHAJE - MITCHELL VAN ROOIJEN" [OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - MITCHELL VAN ROOIJEN] (in Spanish). Manchego Ciudad Real. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
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