Mats Seuntjens

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Mats Seuntjens
Seuntjens with AZ in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Breda, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 RKC Waalwijk
Youth career
BSV Boeimeer
NAC Breda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 NAC Breda 116 (19)
2016–2019 AZ 88 (9)
2016–2018 Jong AZ 8 (1)
2019–2020 Gençlerbirliği 18 (0)
2020–2022 Fortuna Sittard 75 (15)
2023 RKC Waalwijk 19 (4)
2023–2024 FC Utrecht 15 (1)
2024– RKC Waalwijk 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023

Mats Seuntjens (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑtˈsøːɲcə(n)s]; born 17 April 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk.[1]

Club career[edit]

Seuntjens played as a youth for BSV Boeimeer, and at the age of 18 joined the NAC Breda youth academy in 2010 as an under-19 player.[2] He made his professional debut for the club 28 January 2012 in a match against De Graafschap.[3]

On 30 May 2016, Seuntjens moved to AZ, after an impressing 2015–16 season with NAC where he scored 13 goals and made 14 assists in 35 appearances in the Eerste Divisie.[2] He made his debut for AZ on 28 July in a Europa League qualifier against Greek club PAS Giannina, coming on as a 87th-minute substitute for Joris van Overeem in a 1–0 home win.[4] During his three seasons in Alkmaar, Seuntjens made 110 total appearances in which he scored 11 goals.[5]

On 1 July 2019, Seuntjens signed a two-year contract with Turkish Süper Lig club Gençlerbirliği after having lost his spot in the AZ starting eleven under new head coach Arne Slot.[6] He made his official debut for the club on 17 August as a starter in a 1–0 loss to Rizespor.[7]

He moved to Fortuna Sittard on 15 August 2020 after an unsuccessful spell in Turkey.[8]

On 1 January 2023, Seuntjens moved to RKC Waalwijk, after 2.5 years with Fortuna Sittard.

On 9 June 2023, Seuntjens signed a one-season contract with FC Utrecht, with the club holding an option to extend for one more year.[9]

On 13 January 2024, Seuntjens returned to RKC Waalwijk.[10]

Personal[edit]

His brother is professional footballer Ralf Seuntjens.

Honours[edit]

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mats Seuntjens at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b "Mats Seuntjens bereikt akkoord met AZ". FoxSports.nl. Fox Sports. 30 May 2016. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Pover NAC blijft op 1-1 steken tegen De Graafschap". OmroepBrabant.nl. Omroep Brabant. 29 January 2012. Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. ^ "AZ vs. PAS Giannina - 28 July 2016". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Netherlands - M. Seuntjens - Profile". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Lyanco niet meer in beeld bij PSV, Seuntjens naar Gençlerbirliği". AD.nl. Algemeen Dagblad. 1 July 2019. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Gençlerbirliği vs. Rizespor". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Fortuna verbreekt transferstilte med komst Mats Seuntjens". www.fortunasittard.nl. Fortuna Sittard. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Aanwinst: Mats Seuntjens naar FC Utrecht" (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 9 June 2023. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Mats Seuntjens terug bij RKC Waalwijk" [Mats Seuntjens back at RKC Waalwijk] (in Dutch). RKC Waalwijk. 13 January 2024. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Bruma named Eredivisie player of the month, Ali Akman receives first official Johan Cruyff talent of the mont award and XI of the month". eredivisie.eu. 10 September 2021. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.

External links[edit]

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