Sven Blummel

Sven Blummel

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-09-08) 8 September 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth	Schijndel, Netherlands
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Gorica
Number	9
Youth career
2001–2004	RKSV Schijndel
2004–2010	PSV
2010–2015	RKSV Schijndel
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Jong PSV	16	(1)
2017–2019	FC Den Bosch	72	(23)
2019–2020	Fremad Amager	14	(2)
2020–2021	De Graafschap	8	(0)
2021	→ MVV (loan)	17	(4)
2021–2023	MVV	73	(13)
2023–	Gorica	7	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2023 (UTC)

Sven Blummel (born 8 September 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Croatian Football League club Gorica. ^[1]

Club career

Early years

Blummel started playing youth football for hometown club RKSV Schijndel before joining the PSV youth academy in 2004. ^[2] He returned to Schijndel in 2010 and progressed through various youth levels, before again moving to PSV to join their reserve team, Jong PSV, competing in the second-tier Eerste Divisie in 2015. ^[3] He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie on 18 September 2015, replacing Suently Alberto in the 62nd minute of a 3–0 home loss to Sparta Rotterdam. ^[4]

FC Den Bosch

In May 2017, Blummel joined FC Den Bosch on a two-year contract with an option for an additional season. ^[5]

Fremad Amager

On 12 August 2019, Blummel joined Danish 1st Division club Fremad Amager. ^{[6] [7]} He made his debut for Fremad on 16 August in a 3–2 league loss at home against Nykøbing. ^[8] On 25 August, he scored his first goal for the club, opening the score in an eventual 3–1 away loss in the league to HB Køge. ^[9] Blummel made 15 appearances for Fremad, scoring twice, before returning to the Netherlands. ^[1]

De Graafschap

Blummed returned to the Netherlands after four months in Denmark, joining Eerste Divisie club De Graafschap on a two-and-a-half-year deal on 31 December 2019. ^[10] He made his debut for the club on 10 January 2020, replacing the injured Mo Hamdaoui in the 31st minute of a 2–1 home win over Jong FC Utrecht. ^{[11] [12]}

MVV

On 29 January 2021, he joined MVV. According to the conditions of the transfer, he was loaned until the end of the 2020–21 season, and then transferred permanently on a contract until 2023. ^[13]

Gorica

On 1 July 2023, Blummel signed a two-year contract with Croatian Football League club Gorica, after his contract with MVV had expired the previous day. ^[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 May 2023 ^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [lower-alpha 1]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong PSV	2015–16	Eerste Divisie	10	1	—		—		10	1
	2016–17	Eerste Divisie	6	0	—		—		6	0
	Total		16	1	—		—		16	1
FC Den Bosch	2017–18	Eerste Divisie	38	13	2	2	—		40	15
	2018–19	Eerste Divisie	34	10	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	37	10
	Total		72	23	3	2	2	0	77	25
Fremad Amager	2019–20	Danish 1st Division	14	2	1	0	—		15	2
De Graafschap	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	6	0	0	0	—		6	0
	2020–21	Eerste Divisie	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
MVV (loan)	2020–21	Eerste Divisie	17	4	0	0	—		17	4
MVV	2021–22	Eerste Divisie	36	8	2	0	—		38	8
	2022–23	Eerste Divisie	37	5	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	40	5
	Total		90	17	3	0	2	0	95	17
Gorica	2023–24	Croatian Football League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			200	43	7	2	4	0	211	45

1. Includes KNVB Cup, Danish Cup
2. Appearances in Eerste Divisie playoffs

References

1. Sven Blummel at WorldFootball.net
2. Pinxteren, Cis van (10 August 2022). "Sven Blummel weer naar zijn roots". Mooi Schijndel (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 January 2023.
3. "Schijndelaar Sven Blummel deze zomer van RKSV Schijndel naar PSV". TV Schijndel (in Dutch). 6 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
4. "Jong PSV 0–3 Sparta Rotterdam". PSV. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
5. "Contract voor Sven Blummel (20) uit Schijndel bij FC Den Bosch". TV Schijndel (in Dutch). 13 May 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
6. "Fremad styrker offensiven med hollandsk profil". Fremad Amager (in Danish). 12 August 2019. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019.
7. Blond, Mikael (12 August 2019). "Fremad Amager henter hollandske Blummel". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 17 January 2023.
8. Shankar, Sajeev (16 August 2019). "Målfest da Nykøbing FC slog Fremad Amager". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 17 January 2023.
9. Tøfting, Nicolai Skovsgaard (25 August 2019). "HB Køge-comeback sikrede vigtig sejr". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 17 January 2023.
10. "De Graafschap legt aanvaller Blummel vast". Regio8 (in Dutch). 31 December 2019. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
11. Steenbergen, Mark van (9 January 2020). "Nijland in de basis bij De Graafschap; Blummel begint op de bank". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 January 2023.
12. "Seuntjens zorgt in blessuretijd voor zege op Jong FC Utrecht". De Graafschap (in Dutch). 10 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
13. "MVV legt Sven Blummel voor langere tijd vast" (in Dutch). MVV. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
14. "Schijndelaar Sven Blummel kiest na vertrek bij MVV voor buitenlands avontuur". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 1 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

External links

• Sven Blummel at PSV.nl
• Sven Blummel at Soccerway.com
• Sven Blummel at WorldFootball.net