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Bryan Linssen

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Bryan Linssen
Personal information
Full name Bryan Catharina Anna Petronella Linssen[1]
Date of birth (1990-10-08) 8 October 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth Neeritter, Netherlands
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 NEC
Number 30
Youth career
Veritas
–2008 Fortuna Sittard
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Fortuna Sittard 14 (4)
2009–2010 MVV 30 (7)
2010–2013 VVV-Venlo 70 (12)
2013–2015 Heracles Almelo 64 (21)
2015–2017 Groningen 56 (13)
2017–2020 Vitesse 88 (41)
2020–2022 Feyenoord 63 (22)
2022–2025 Urawa Red Diamonds 39 (4)
2025– NEC 53 (16)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2026

Bryan Catharina Anna Petronella Linssen (born 8 October 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Eredivisie club NEC.[3] He formerly played for Fortuna Sittard, MVV, VVV-Venlo, Heracles Almelo, FC Groningen, Vitesse and Feyenoord.

Career

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Linssen made his professional debut in 2008 for Fortuna Sittard, the club where he spent much of his youth.[4] He went on to play for MVV, VVV-Venlo, Heracles Almelo and FC Groningen,[5] before signing for Vitesse in 2017.[4]

Linssen scored 28 goals in 63 appearances in his first two Eredivisie seasons at the Arnhem club, an average of almost a goal every other match.[4] He continued his fine form in front of goal last season, netting 14 times in 26 appearances before coronavirus hit and the Eredivisie was abandoned.[4] That put him just one goal behind Steven Berghuis in the league scoring charts.[4] In total, Linssen scored 47 goals and added a further 20 assists in 113 matches for Vitesse.[5]

On 6 July 2020, Linssen signed a three-year deal with Feyenoord, joining on a free transfer from Vitesse.[4] Linssen was Feyenoord's third signing of the summer after Mark Diemers and Christian Conteh.[5]

After two seasons with Feyenoord, he signed with J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds in a full transfer on 27 June 2022; the first overseas experience in his footballing career.[3] He made his unofficial debut for the Urawa Reds in a friendly match against Paris Saint-Germain on 23 July, replacing Yusuke Matsuo at half-time.[6] His debut was short-lived, however, as he suffered a muscle injury just minutes into his debut, sidelining him for several months.[7] He made his return to the pitch in his official debut for the club on 1 October, coming off the bench in the 63rd minute for Yoshio Koizumi in a J1 League match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He provided his first assist minutes later, extending a cross to Kai Shibato for a goal, as Urawa Reds lost 4–1.[8] On 23 April 2023, he scored his first goal in the J1 League in a 1–1 draw against Kawasaki Frontale.[9]

On 5 January 2025, Linssen returned to the Netherlands and signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with NEC.[10]

Personal life

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He is the younger brother of former professional footballer Edwin Linssen.[11]

Career statistics

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As of match played 20 September 2026[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fortuna Sittard 2008–09 Eerste Divisie 14400———144
MVV 2009–10 Eerste Divisie 30710———317
VVV-Venlo 2010–11 Eredivisie 10010——00110
2011–12 Eredivisie 26410——3[c]0304
2012–13 Eredivisie 34812——2[c]03710
Total 701232——507814
Heracles Almelo 2013–14 Eredivisie 311132———3413
2014–15 Eredivisie 331032———3612
Total 642164———7025
Groningen 2015–16 Eredivisie 28322—6[d]03[e]0395
2016–17 Eredivisie 281010——2[f]13111
Total 561332—60517016
Vitesse 2017–18 Eredivisie 331510—5[d]25[g]24419
2018–19 Eredivisie 301230—4[d]24[f]04114
2019–20 Eredivisie 251430———2814
Total 884170—949211347
Feyenoord 2020–21 Eredivisie 30922—6[d]0003811
2021–22 Eredivisie 341310—18[h]4005317
Total 642232—244009128
Urawa Red Diamonds 2022 J1 League 30000000—30
2023 J1 League 19230736[i]21[j]0367
2024 J1 League 1720000——172
Total 39430736210569
NEC 2024–25 Eredivisie 154———1[k]0164
2025–26 Eredivisie 321141———3612
2026–27 Eredivisie 6100—5[l]1—112
Total 531641—51106318
Career total 4781393011735011213576166
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, Emperor's Cup
  2. ↑ Includes J.League Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in Eredivisie Relegation play-offs
  4. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield, two appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
  6. 1 2 Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
  7. ↑ One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield, four appearances and two goals in Eredivisie European play-offs
  8. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  9. ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League
  10. ↑ Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
  11. ↑ Appearance in European play-offs
  12. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Feyenoord

Urawa Red Diamonds

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "UEFA Europa League 2017/2018 – Booking List before Group stage Matchday 4" (PDF). UEFA. 24 October 2017. p. 11. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Bryan Linssen | Football Stats | Feyenoord | Age 31 | Soccer Base". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. 1 2 "ブライアン リンセン選手 完全移籍加入クラブ間合意のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Urawa Red Diamonds. 27 June 2022. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bryan Linssen signs for Feyenoord until 2023". Feyenoord. 6 July 2020. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Linssen set to join Feyenoord". Football Oranje. 3 July 2020. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "PSG vs. Urawa Reds – 23 July 2022". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Deceptie Bryan Linssen bij officieus debuut Urawa Red Diamonds: aanvaller valt geblesseerd uit tegen PSG". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 23 July 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Urawa Reds | Matchweek 31, MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE 2022". J.LEAGUE. 1 October 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "待望のJ初ゴール。11戦無敗の浦和、リンセンが語る同点弾の背景は？「フェイエノールトでプレーしていた時に…」" (in Japanese). GOAL.COM. 24 April 2023. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Bryan Linssen winteraanwinst N.E.C." [Bryan Linssen winter signing for NEC] (in Dutch). NEC. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "Bryan Linssen: Ik heb af en toe een schop onder mijn reet nodig". Allgemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 15 July 2017. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  12. ↑ Bryan Linssen at Soccerway
  13. ↑ Honeyman, Sam (25 May 2022). "Roma 1–0 Feyenoord: Zaniolo strike wins the first Europa Conference League final". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "Urawa Reds edge Al Hilal for historic third title". AFC. 6 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  15. ↑ Orlowitz, Dan (6 May 2023). "Urawa beats Al Hilal to capture third Asian Champions League title". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  16. ↑ "Eredivisie Team of the Month: AZ leads the way". Eredivisie. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
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