Rik Mulders

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Rik Mulders
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-08-06) 6 August 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Cambuur
Number 16
Youth career
2009–2018 Den Bosch
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2025 Den Bosch 144 (4)
2025– Cambuur 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:32, 20 August 2025 (UTC)

Rik Mulders (born 6 August 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eerste Divisie club Cambuur. [1]

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Club career

FC Den Bosch

Mulders came through Den Bosch's academy and featured for Jong FC Den Bosch before moving up to the first team. [2] He made his senior debut on 23 August 2019 in a 1–1 Eerste Divisie draw at home to Eindhoven, coming on in the 73rd minute for Rúben Rodrigues. [3] [4]

He signed his first professional contract in June 2020, to run until 2022, [5] and extended it in May 2022 through 2025. [6] In May 2024, the club opened and prolonged his deal to the summer of 2027, noting that he had converted from midfield to right-back in the senior squad. [7]

On 26 March 2023 he scored his first professional goal, making it 1–1 after seven minutes in a 3–2 defeat away to Heracles Almelo; the goal was assisted by Danny Verbeek. [8]

During the 2024–25 season, Mulders was sidelined for an extended spell with an abdominal injury; local reports noted he underwent surgery in late February 2025 and would be out for weeks. [9] [10] He returned as a substitute on 6 April 2025 in a 2–2 home draw with Eindhoven. [11] [12]

Cambuur

On 23 July 2025, Mulders joined Cambuur on a three-year contract, leaving Den Bosch after 154 official appearances in all competitions. [13] [14] He made his competitive debut for the club on the first matchday of the 2025–26 season, starting in a 1–0 loss to Dordrecht. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague KNVB Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Den Bosch 2019–20 [16] Eerste Divisie 600060
2020–21 Eerste Divisie22010230
2021–22 Eerste Divisie30010310
2022–23 Eerste Divisie34120361
2023–24 Eerste Divisie32210332
2024–25 Eerste Divisie201104 [a] 0251
Total144460401544
Cambuur 2025–26 [17] Eerste Divisie200020
Career total146450401554
  1. Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation play-offs

References

  1. "Rik Mulders". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. van der Putten, Johan (23 March 2019). "Eindelijk weer thuiszege voor Jong FC Den Bosch". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  3. Martens, Jan (23 August 2019). "FC Den Bosch ziet winst uit handen glippen in turbulente slotfase tegen FC Eindhoven". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  4. "FC Den Bosch 1–1 FC Eindhoven (23 Aug 2019)". ESPN. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  5. Martens, Jan (25 June 2020). "Profcontract voor Rik Mulders en Declan Lambert bij FC Den Bosch". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  6. "Rik Mulders langer bij FC Den Bosch, rechtsback tekent bij tot en met 2025". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). 23 May 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  7. "FC Den Bosch breekt contract Rik Mulders open". FC Den Bosch (in Dutch). 10 May 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  8. "Heracles 3–2 FC Den Bosch (26 Mar 2023)". ESPN. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  9. "FC Den Bosch staat al 298 minuten droog en snakt naar een doelpunt". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). 28 February 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  10. "Bier gooien eist volgend slachtoffer bij FC Den Bosch; Rik Mulders wekenlang uitgeschakeld door blessure". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  11. "Den Bosch vs. Eindhoven – 6 April 2025". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  12. "FC Den Bosch laat zich twee keer in extra tijd foppen". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). 6 April 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  13. "Rik Mulders nieuwe rechtsback SC Cambuur". SC Cambuur (in Dutch). 23 July 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  14. "RIK MULDERS VERTREKT NAAR SC CAMBUUR". FC Den Bosch (in Dutch). 23 July 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  15. "FC Dordrecht – SC Cambuur 1:0 (Eerste Divisie 2025/2026, 1. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  16. Rik Mulders at Soccerway . Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  17. "Rik Mulders – 2025–26 matches". ESPN. Retrieved 20 August 2025.