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

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 43 (1)
International career
2018 Netherlands U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:08, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:22, 11 December 2019 (UTC)

Club career edit

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 edit

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 edit

As of match played 5 May 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 18 1 0 0 18 1
Total 43 1 2 0 4 0 49 1
Career total 157 6 4 0 5 0 166 6
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Derde Divisie play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Eredivisie play-offs

Honours edit

Jong Volendam

References edit

  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.

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