Mike Eerdhuijzen

Dutch footballer
Mike Eerdhuijzen
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-07-13) 13 July 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Volendam, Netherlands
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Sparta Rotterdam
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Jong FC Volendam 49 (4)
2019–2022 FC Volendam 57 (1)
2022– Sparta Rotterdam 41 (1)
International career‡
2018 Netherlands U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:55, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:22, 11 December 2019 (UTC)

Mike Eerdhuijzen (born 13 July 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Sparta Rotterdam.

Club career

Eerdhuijzen played in the youth department of FC Volendam until 2018, where he signed a contract until 2022.[1] From 2017, he began playing for Jong FC Volendam in the Derde Divisie.[2]

He made his debut in the first team of FC Volendam on 19 April 2019, in the 2–3 loss at home against NEC. He came on as a substitute for Darryl Bäly in the 68th minute.[3]

On 18 August 2021, Eerdhuijzen became unwell during practice, but subsequent examinations at the hospital showed, that he did not suffer from heart issues.[4]

On 31 January 2022, Eerdhuijzen signed a contract with Sparta Rotterdam, effective 1 July 2022.[5]

International career

In November 2018, Eerdhuijzen was called up for the Netherlands under-20 team by coach Bert Konterman for the friendlies against Switzerland and Italy.[6] He made his international debut – his only match to date – for the Netherlands youth team on 15 November 2018 in the 3–1 away win over Switzerland U20, coming on as a substitute in the 70th minute for Shaquille Pinas.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Volendam 2016–17 Derde Divisie 1 0 — — 1 0
2017–18 Derde Divisie 2 0 — 1[a] 0 3 0
2018–19 Derde Divisie 31 2 — — 31 2
2019–20 Tweede Divisie 12 1 — — 12 1
2020–21 Tweede Divisie 2 1 — — 2 1
2021–22 Tweede Divisie 9 0 — — 9 0
Total 57 4 — 1 0 58 4
Volendam 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 12 0 0 0 — 12 0
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 22 0 1 0 0 0 23 0
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 22 1 1 0 — 23 1
Total 57 1 2 0 — 59 1
Sparta Rotterdam 2022–23 Eredivisie 25 0 2 0 4[b] 0 31 0
2023–24 Eredivisie 16 1 0 0 — 16 1
Total 41 1 2 0 4 0 47 1
Career total 155 6 4 0 5 0 164 6
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Derde Divisie play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Eredivisie play-offs

Honours

Jong Volendam

References

  1. ^ "Volendam zegt contracten op van zes spelers". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). 28 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Mike Eerdhuijzen verlengt contract bij FC Volendam". FC Volendam (in Dutch). 16 July 2019.
  3. ^ Maresch, Sjoerd (19 April 2019). "NEC ontsnapt in Volendam aan puntenverlies: play-offs in zicht". De Gelderlander (in Dutch).
  4. ^ Walraven, Richard (19 August 2021). "Mike Eerdhuijzen wordt onwel op training FC Volendam, maar uit onderzoek blijkt dat er geen sprake is van hartproblemen". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch).
  5. ^ "MIKE EERDHUIJZEN NA DIT SEIZOEN SPARTAAN" (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Mike Eerdhuijzen in definitieve selectie Oranje O20". FC Volendam (in Dutch). 9 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Zwitserland O20 - Nederlands Beloften elftal". Ons Oranje. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Jong FC Volendam kampioen Derde Divisie". FC Volendam (in Dutch). 26 May 2019.

External links

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