Micky van de Ven (born 19 April 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Netherlands national team.
.jpg) Van de Ven warming up with Tottenham Hotspur in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Micky van de Ven[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 2001[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Wormer, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | WSV '30 | ||
| 2013–2019 | Volendam | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Volendam | 45 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | VfL Wolfsburg | 38 | (1) |
| 2023– | Tottenham Hotspur | 35 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Netherlands U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2023– | Netherlands | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:13, 31 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:21, 14 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editVan de Ven began his career with Volendam, and made his first team debut against Jong PSV in the Eerste Divisie, going on to make 19 appearances during the 2019–20 season.[3] He assumed the captaincy during his first full season and scored twice in 26 appearances as Volendam reached the promotion play-offs.[3]
Van de Ven transferred to German club VfL Wolfsburg in 2021 for a fee of £3.15 million[4] and played all but one of the team's Bundesliga matches during the 2022–23 season, scoring his only goal in a 2–0 win against Borussia Dortmund.[3] Van de Ven recorded the highest top speed of any defender in the Bundesliga that season, at 22.3 mph.[5]
Tottenham Hotspur
editOn 8 August 2023, it was announced that Van de Ven had signed a six-year deal with Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.[6] The transfer was reported to be in the region of €50m, equalling the club's record fee for a centre-back in Cristian Romero the year before.[7]
Van de Ven debuted on 13 August during the first matchday of the 2023–24 Premier League season, starting in an away match against Brentford.[8] On 7 October 2023, he scored his first goal in English football in Tottenham's 1–0 win at Luton Town.[9]
On 6 November 2023, Van de Ven was substituted with a hamstring injury during a game against Chelsea.[10] He returned from injury in a 2–2 draw with Manchester United on 14 January 2024.[11] Later that month, on 31 January, he was recorded as the Premier League's fastest-ever player at 37.38 kilometres per hour (23.23 mph) since data collection in 2020–21, during a match against Brentford.[12]
On 10 May 2024, Van de Ven was awarded Tottenham's Player of the Season award at the Official Supporters' Clubs award night ceremony, having started 28 of the club's 38 games up until that point.[13]
International career
editIn October 2022, Van de Ven was included in the preliminary Netherlands squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[14] He captained the under-21 team at the Under-21 Euro 2023.[4]
In August 2023, he received his first official call-up to the Netherlands senior national team by head coach Ronald Koeman, for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Greece and the Republic of Ireland.[15]
On 13 October 2023, Van de Ven debuted for the Dutch senior squad in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against France, replacing Nathan Aké in the 80th minute.[16]
On 29 May 2024, Van de Ven was named in the Netherlands' squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[17]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 30 October 2024[18]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Volendam II | 2019–20 | Tweede Divisie | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Volendam | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 28 | 2 | |||
| Total | 45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 48 | 2 | ||||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2023–24 | Premier League | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 124 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 7 | ||
International
edit- As of match played 14 October 2024[19]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "Latest updated Premier League squad lists for 2023/24". Premier League. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Micky van de Ven: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Micky van de Ven: who is Wolfsburg's lightning-fast Dutch defender?". Bundesliga. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ a b "A 'Cruyffian' talent set for Premier League move?" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Micky van de Ven: who is Wolfsburg's lightning-fast Dutch defender?". Bundesliga. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Van de Ven arrives from VfL Wolfsburg". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 8 August 2023. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ The Athletic Staff. "Spurs complete Van de Ven signing". The Athletic. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Spurs kick off post-Harry Kane era with 2–2 draw at Brentford". The National. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ Anderson, Jess (7 October 2023). "Luton Town 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Team news | Van de Ven, Maddison, Richarlison & Davies updates | Wolves vs Spurs". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ ""Ridiculous" Micky van de Ven's recovery from injury should be transformative for Tottenham". The Athletic. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Van de Ven becomes fastest Premier League player". Premier League. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Micky completes clean sweep of Player of the Season awards". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "Van Gaal neemt 39 spelers op in voorlopige selectie voor WK" [Van Gaal includes 39 players in provisional squad for World Cup] (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ "Drie debutanten in definitieve selectie Oranje". KNVB (in Dutch). 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Debutanten Van de Ven en Maatsen tegen Griekenland op tribune" [Debutants Van de Ven and Maatsen in the stands against Greece]. RTL Nederland (in Dutch). 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Netherlands Euro 2024 squad: Ian Maatsen dropped, Georginio Wijnaldum and Daley Blind retained". The New York Times. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Micky van de Ven at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Micky van de Ven". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
External links
edit
- Profile at the Tottenham Hotspur F.C. website
- Profile at the Royal Dutch Football Association website (in Dutch)
- Micky van de Ven – UEFA competition record (archive)
