Mitchell Dijks

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Mitchell Dijks
Personal information
Full nameMitchell Dijks
Date of birth (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993[1]
Place of birthPurmerend, Netherlands
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing positionLeft back
Club information
Current clubHeerenveen
(on loan from Ajax)
Number3
Youth career
–2009Volendam
2009–2012Ajax
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2012–Ajax6(0)
2013–→ Heerenveen (loan)12(0)
National team‡
2009Netherlands U161(1)
2010–2011Netherlands U186(0)
2012Netherlands U193(0)
2012–Netherlands U213(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:05, 7 December 2013 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:05, 7 December 2013 (UTC)

Mitchell Dijks (born 9 February 1993 in Purmerend) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defender for SC Heerenveen, on loan from AFC Ajax in the Eredivisie and for Netherlands U21.

Career

AFC Ajax

Born in Purmerend, Mitchell Dijks was recruited into the youth ranks of then AFC Ajax partner club FC Volendam in 2009.[2] While playing for the Ajax A1 youth squad in 2011–12, Mitchell Dijks helped his side to win the Nike Eredivisie league title,[3] as well finishing as runners-up to Inter Milan in the NextGen Series (the Champions League equivalent for under-20 teams) after losing on penalties (5–3) following a 1–1 deadlock after extra time.[4]

Mitchell Dijks made his first team debut on 5 August 2012 against PSV Eindhoven in the Johan Cruyff Shield in which he played 76 minutes in before being subbed off for Dico Koppers and he also received a yellow card.[5] Ajax lost the match 4–2.[5] Dijks then made his league debut with Ajax on 19 August 2012 against NEC Nijmegen, playing 79 minutes before being replaced by Joël Veltman.[6] The match ended 6–1 in favor of Ajax.[6] He made a total of 6 league appearances playing in the Left back position. playing in a KNVB Cup match as well, all while helping Ajax to win the Eredivisie title in his debut season, making it the teams 32nd Dutch league title overall.

sc Heerenveen (loan)

For the 2013–14 Eredivisie season, Dijks signed on loan with fellow Dutch top-tier club SC Heerenveen for the whole season.[7] On 3 August 2013 in the season opener against AZ, Mitchell Dijks was sent off in his first match for his new club. Dijks was ejected following a reckless tackle in the 71' minute of the match, which ended a 4–2 victory at the Abe Lenstra Stadion.[8]

International

Dijks has represented the Netherlands at under-18, under-19, and the under-21 level.[1] He was selected in the final Dutch under-19 squad for the elite stage of the 2012 Euro U19 qualification. He started and played in the teams first match of the elite stage against Norway U19 and lasted the full 90 while he gained a yellow card in the 54th minute as the Dutch won 2–1.[9] He then played in the Netherlands last match of qualifiers against France U19 coming on a substitute in the 20th minute for Mats van Huijgevoort.[10] The match ended in disaster for Dijks and the Dutch as they lost 6–0 and thus lost out European U19 qualification.[10] Then on 15 August 2012 Dijks made his debut for the Dutch under-21 team in a friendly against Italy U21, coming on as a 46th minute substitute for Johan Kappelhof as the Dutch lost 3–0.[11]

Career statistics

Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
2012–13AjaxEredivisie6020000080
2013–14SC Heerenveen (loan)120200000140
Total Netherlands 180400000220
Career total 180400000220
Statistics accurate as of last match played on 5 December 2013.[12][13]

Honours

Club

Ajax A1 (under-20)
Ajax

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mitchell Dijks". Transfer Markt. Retrieved 18 August 2012. 
  2. ↑ "Convenant Ajax en FC Volendam lijkt te gaan leven". F-Side.nl. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Beste Spelers Nike A-junioren Eredivisie seizoen 2011/'12". Nikefootball.com. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Ajax A1 verliest finale van NextGen Series van Inter Milan". Voetbal Centraal. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2013. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "PSV 4–2 Ajax". Voetbal International. Retrieved 18 August 2012. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "NEC vs. Ajax – 19 August 2012". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2012. 
  7. ↑ "Official: Mitchell Dijks transferred to SC Heerenveen on a loan". SoccerFame. Retrieved 23 July 2013. 
  8. ↑ "Heerenveen vs. AZ 4 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2013. 
  9. ↑ "Elite round (Group 1) – 25/05/2012 – 17:00CET (17:00 local time) – Víceúcelová sportovní hala – Slany". UEFA. Retrieved 18 August 2012. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Elite round (Group 1) – 30/05/2012 – 17:00CET (17:00 local time) – Bohemians Praha – Prague". UEFA. Retrieved 18 August 2012. 
  11. ↑ "Dutch U21 0–3 Italy U21". TransferMarkt. Retrieved 18 August 2012. 
  12. ↑ "Mitchell Dijks Voetbal International profile". Voetbal International. 
  13. ↑ http://uk.soccerway.com/players/mitchel-dijks/219029/

External links

SC Heerenveen – current squad
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