Mike Kleijn
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| Date of birth | 9 February 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Breda, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Volendam (on loan from Sparta Rotterdam) | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Baronie | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2024 | Feyenoord | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Sparta Rotterdam | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Jong Sparta | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | → Volendam (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Netherlands U15 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Netherlands U17 | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Netherlands U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Netherlands U19 | 3 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Mike Kleijn (born 9 February 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back or midfielder for Eerste Divisie club Volendam on loan from Sparta Rotterdam.
Professional career
[edit]Kleijn began playing football with the youth side of Baronie, and moved to Feyenoord's youth academy at the age of 6 in 2011.[1] He worked his way up their youth sides, eventually captaining the U18s, and signed his first professional contract with them on 2 November 2020.[2] In September 2022, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2005 worldwide.[3]
In his time with Feyenoord, Kleijn was included in the senior team's matchday squad only once, on 17 March 2022 in a Conference League game against Partizan, he remained on the bench in that game.[4]
On 12 April 2024, Kleijn signed a four-year contract with Sparta Rotterdam, beginning in the 2024–25 season.[5]
On 29 July 2026, Kleijn was loaned by Volendam for the 2026–27 season.[6]
International career
[edit]Kleijn is a youth international for the Netherlands, and captained the Netherlands U17s at the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 8 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Jong Sparta | 2024–25 | Tweede Divisie | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | Tweede Divisie | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ Theunis, Jeroen (12 November 2021). "Bredanaar Mike Kleijn (16) is een 'stille leider' bij Feyenoord, maar laat zijn voeten altijd spreken". BN DeStem (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ↑ "Mike Kleijn tekent contract bij Feyenoord |". 2 November 2020.
- ↑ Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (28 September 2022). "Next Generation 2022: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ↑ "Feyenoord v Partizan game report". UEFA. 17 March 2022.
- ↑ "SPARTA LEGT JEUGDINTERNATIONAL MIKE KLEIJN VAST" [SPARTA SIGNS YOUTH INTERNATIONAL MIKE KLEIJN] (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ↑ "FC Volendam haalt Mike Kleijn op huurbasis naar Kras Stadion" [FC Volendam brings Mike Kleijn to Kras Stadion on a loan basis] (in Dutch). FC Volendam. 29 July 2026. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
- ↑ "Definitieve selectie Onder 17 voor EK in Israël". www.onsoranje.nl.
External links
[edit]- Mike Kleijn at Soccerway
- Mike Kleijn at BDFutbol
- Ons Oranje O15 profile
- Ons Oranje O17 profile