Mitchel Bakker

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Mitchel Bakker
Bakker with Paris Saint-Germain in 2019
Personal information
Full name Mitchel Bakker
Date of birth (2000-06-20) 20 June 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Purmerend, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left-back/left wing-back, left midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Atalanta
Number 20
Youth career
2010–2017 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Jong Ajax 37 (0)
2018–2019 Ajax 0 (0)
2019–2021 Paris Saint-Germain 27 (0)
2021–2023 Bayer Leverkusen 53 (4)
2023– Atalanta 12 (1)
International career‡
2014–2015 Netherlands U15 7 (0)
2015–2016 Netherlands U16 6 (0)
2016–2017 Netherlands U17 14 (0)
2017–2018 Netherlands U18 7 (0)
2018–2019 Netherlands U19 7 (0)
2020–2023 Netherlands U21 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:42, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2023

Mitchel Bakker (born 20 June 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back, left wing-back or left midfielder for Serie A club Atalanta.

Club career[edit]

Ajax[edit]

Bakker made his debut for Ajax in a 7–0 KNVB Cup win against Te Werve on 26 September 2018.[2] He played his second and final game for the senior team in a 3–0 cup win against Go Ahead Eagles on 31 October 2018.[3]

Paris Saint-Germain[edit]

On 7 July 2019, Mitchel Bakker signed for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on a free transfer. His contract tied him to the club for four seasons.[4]

Bakker made his debut for PSG on 29 January 2020 in a 2–0 Coupe de France win against Pau, coming on as a substitute.[5] He made his first start for the club in a 6–1 cup win against Dijon on 12 February,[6] and made his first Ligue 1 appearance and start in a 4–4 draw against Amiens on 15 February.[7] After the Ligue 1 season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic, PSG was awarded the title.[8] On 15 June, Bakker was nominated for the Golden Boy, being one of three PSG players in the 100-player shortlist; he was later included in the list of the top 20 candidates.[9][10] On 24 July, Bakker started and played all 90 minutes in the 2020 Coupe de France Final against Saint-Étienne. The final score was 1–0 for PSG.[11] In the 2020 Coupe de la Ligue Final on 31 July, he played the entire match as PSG won 6–5 on penalties against Lyon.[12]

On 20 October 2020, Bakker made his UEFA Champions League debut, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 loss against Manchester United.[13] Due to injuries to Juan Bernat and Layvin Kurzawa, Bakker had more play time in the 2020–21 season than he did in the previous one;[14] by the end of the campaign, he had made 40 appearances.[15] He notably started in PSG's 2–1 Champions League semi-final loss to Manchester City on 28 April 2021.[16] Bakker won the Trophée des Champions and Coupe de France in his final season in Paris.[17][18]

Bayer Leverkusen[edit]

On 12 July 2021, Bakker joined Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen. He signed a four-year contract with the club.[19] According to reports, the transfer fee of the deal was of 7 million euros, potentially rising to 10 million with bonuses.[20] A buy-back option for PSG was reportedly included in the deal.[21] Bakker scored his first goal for Leverkusen in a 4–0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach on 21 August.[15]

Atalanta[edit]

On 7 July 2023, Bakker joined Serie A club Atalanta.[22]

International career[edit]

Bakker is a youth international for the Netherlands. He has represented his home country from under-15 to under-21 level.[citation needed]

In October 2022, Bakker was included in the preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[23]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 7 April 2024[15][24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Ajax 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 15 0 — — — 15 0
2018–19 Eerste Divisie 22 0 — — — 22 0
Total 37 0 — — — 37 0
Ajax 2018–19 Eredivisie 0 0 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Paris Saint-Germain 2019–20 Ligue 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 1[b] 0 5 0
2020–21 Ligue 1 26 0 4 0 10[c] 0 0 0 40 0
Total 27 0 7 0 10 0 1 0 45 0
Bayer Leverkusen 2021–22 Bundesliga 25 1 1 0 4[d] 0 — 30 1
2022–23 Bundesliga 28 3 1 0 11[e] 1 — 40 4
Total 53 4 2 0 15 1 — 70 5
Atalanta 2023–24 Serie A 12 1 1 0 5[d] 0 — 18 1
Career total 129 5 12 0 30 1 1 0 172 6
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Appearance in Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

Honours[edit]

Jong Ajax

Ajax

Paris Saint-Germain

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mitchel Bakker". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  2. ^ "HVV Te Werve vs Ajax". Goal. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Bakker". AS. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Michell Bakker signs Paris Saint-Germain deal through to 30 June 2023". PSG Official Website. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Pau 0-2 PSG: Match Report". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Dijon 1-6 PSG: Match Report". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  7. ^ "PSG's 8-Goal Thriller Against Amiens Raises Defensive Concerns With Dortmund Up Next". PSG Talk. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Paris Saint-Germain named French Ligue 1 champion after season canceled". CNN. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  9. ^ "2020 Golden Boy Nominees Revealed – 14 Ligue 1 players". Get French Football News. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Mitchel Bakker Is in the Top 20 for the Golden Boy Award". PSG Talk. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Composition du PSG : Thiago Silva, Mitchel Bakker et Leandro Paredes titulaires contre Saint-Étienne". L'Équipe (in French). 24 July 2020. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  12. ^ "PSG win Coupe de la Ligue to complete historic domestic quadruple". theScore. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  13. ^ "PSG 1 - 2 Man Utd". Sky Sports. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  14. ^ Zavala, Steve (2021-03-13). "Bakker Was Selected to the IFFHS UEFA U20 Team of the Year 2020". PSG Talk. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  15. ^ a b c Mitchel Bakker at Soccerway
  16. ^ "Champions League (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  17. ^ a b "Neymar and Icardi fire Pochettino to first title". Ligue 1. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  18. ^ a b "PSG vs. Monaco score: French giants win Coupe de France through Mbappe and Icardi to avoid trophy-less season". CBSSports.com. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  19. ^ "BAKKER WECHSELT VON PSG ZU BAYER 04" [BAKKER CHANGES FROM PSG TO BAYER 04] (in German). Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  20. ^ "Mercato - Officiel : Bakker quitte le PSG et file au Bayer Leverkusen !" [Mercato - Official: Bakker leaves PSG and goes to Bayer Leverkusen!]. Le10sport.com (in French). 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  21. ^ "Transferts : Mitchel Bakker (PSG) va s'engager à Leverkusen" [Transfers: Mitchel Bakker (PSG) will sign for Leverkusen]. L'Équipe (in French). 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  22. ^ "A new Dutchman is in town: welcome Bakker!". Atalanta BC. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  23. ^ @OnsOranje (October 21, 2022). "🦁 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝: This is the longlist of 39 players where our final World Cup 2022 squad will be selected from! 📋" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  24. ^ "Mitchel Bakker » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  25. ^ "PSG edge ASSE for Coupe de France win!". ligue1.com. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  26. ^ "PSG Claim 4th Domestic Treble Following Coupe de la Ligue Final Win". PSG Talk. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.

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