Clint Essers
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Maastricht, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eindhoven | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| RKHSV | |||
| –2007 | RKSV Heer | ||
| 2007–2016 | Fortuna Sittard | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Fortuna Sittard | 68 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | MVV | 35 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | SG Barockstadt | 32 | (0) |
| 2025– | Eindhoven | 34 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 April 2026 | |||
Clint Essers (born 21 January 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eerste Divisie club Eindhoven.
Club career
[edit]Fortuna Sittard
[edit]Essers played youth football for RKHSV and RKSV Heer before joining the Fortuna Sittard youth academy in 2007.[2] He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Fortuna on 7 April 2017 in a 4–1 home win over Helmond Sport, replacing Jorrit Smeets in the 83rd minute.[3]
In the 2017–18 season, Essers became a starter for Fortuna who finished second in the league table and reached promotion to the Eredivisie.[4]
MVV
[edit]On 31 August 2021, he moved to Eerste Divisie club MVV on a one-year contract with an option for the second year.[1] He made his debut for the club on 5 September 2021, replacing Rico Zeegers in the 80th minute of a 3–0 league win over Telstar.[5] On 14 January 2022, Essers scored his first professional goal in the 91st minute of a 2–1 away loss to Telstar in the Eerste Divisie.[6] The following week, he tore the anterior cruciate ligament of his knee, sidelining him for an extended period of time.[6]
SG Barockstadt
[edit]In January 2024, after being without a club for six months, he moved to German fourth tier side SG Barockstadt Fulda-Lehnerz.[7]
Eindhoven
[edit]On 22 July 2025, Essers signed a one-year contract with Eindhoven of the Eerste Divisie following a successful trial, returning to Dutch football.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 23 May 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fortuna Sittard | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 68 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 76 | 0 | |||
| MVV | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| Total | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| SG Barockstadt | 2023–24 | Regionalliga Südwest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 103 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 2 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs
References
[edit]- 1 2 "MVV legt Maastrichtenaar Clint Essers vast". MVV (in Dutch). 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021.
- ↑ Geurts, Tim (13 December 2019). "Clint Essers is de enige van zijn lichting die nog bij Fortuna speelt: 'Als het tegenzit, kom ik nog harder terug'". De Limburger (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 7 April 2017.
- ↑ Bergen, Dennis van (28 April 2018). "Fortuna Sittard na zestien jaar terug in de eredivisie". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ↑ Brinkman, Theo (5 September 2021). "Hopeloze vertoning van Telstar in Maastricht: al na één helft kansloos tegen MVV". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- 1 2 Schreurs, Joost (24 January 2022). "MVV'er Clint Essers maandenlang uit de roulatie". 1limburg (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ↑ "Clint Essers verstärkt die SG Barockstadt zur Rückrunde" [Clint Essers strengtehns SG Barockstadt for the second half of the season] (in German). SG Barockstadt Fulda-Lehnerz. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ↑ Hermus, Bob (22 July 2025). "Proefspeler beloond met contract: Clint Essers tekent voor een jaar bij FC Eindhoven" [Trialist rewarded with contract: Clint Essers signs one-year deal with FC Eindhoven]. Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ↑ "Clint Essers". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Clint Essers at Soccerway.com
- Clint Essers at FBref.com
- Clint Essers at Kicker (in German)
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Maastricht
- Men's association football full-backs
- Dutch men's footballers
- Fortuna Sittard players
- MVV Maastricht players
- SG Barockstadt Fulda-Lehnerz players
- FC Eindhoven players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Regionalliga players
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen