Mitchell Burgzorg
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mitchell Burgzorg | ||
| Date of birth | July 25, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaandam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Free agent | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ajax | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2008 | Haarlem | 38 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | NEC | 23 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Almere City | 37 | (7) |
| 2012–2014 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 24 | (2) |
| 2014 | Slavia Sofia | 15 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 December 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
| Priester (Mitchell Burgzorg) | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 25, 1987 Zaandam, Netherlands |
| Genres | Rap, hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | rapper, songwriter |
| Years active | 2005 – present |
| Labels |
Black Label Music Nindo |
| Associated acts | LSD (full name Lyricale Straat Dichters), Nino, Ali B |
Mitchell Burgzorg (born 25 July 1987 in Zaandam) is a Dutch footballer and a known Dutch rapper under the name Priester.
Sports career
Burgzorg is a defender who made his debut in professional football, being part of the HFC Haarlem squad in the 2006–07 season. In 2008 he moved to N.E.C. Nijmegen.[1]
In June 2014, Burgzorg moved to from Ludogorets Razgrad to fellow Bulgarian A Group side Slavia Sofia.[2]
Honours
Club
- Ludogorets
- Bulgarian A Group (2): 2012–13, 2013–14
- Bulgarian Cup. (1): 2013–14
Music career
Mitchell Burgzorg has also developed a music career as a rapper under the stage name Priester. He is signed to Black Label Music. In collaboration with Nino, he appeared on 24 uur Volume 1 and 24 uur Volume 2 released by Black Label Music.
He is a rapper who was part of the rap formation LSD (full name Lyricale Straat Dichters) based in Zaandam. He left them in 2011 for a solo career.
Known for his collaborations with other artists, he was featured in June 2010 in "Baas in mij" with Ali B and football player / rapper Soufiane Touzani, quickly followed in August the same year in "Een dagje @ spec" with Ali B, Keizer and Gio.
In February 2011, Priester prepared his own mixtape Baas Boven Baas, but it was never officially released. However he released "Geen 1" as a single and a music video.[3] In 2011, he appeared on Swagg On Remix, a collaboration with well-known names like Ali B, Brainpower and Excellent.
On 25 January 2012, Priester took part in the popular Dutch television series Ali B op volle toeren hosted by Moroccan-Dutch rapper Ali B. He was paired with artist Ronnie Tober to perform each other's works. Priester interpreted Tober's "Rozen voor Sandra" in a new version, whereas Tober took Priester's "Geen 1" and interpreted it as "Er is niemand zoals jij". In 2012, he signed to the Nindo music label. The manager of Nindo (Negative) has been unofficially announced that the 'Baas Boven Baas mixtape' is done, but when the mixtape comes out is not yet known.
References
- ↑ "Stats Centre: Mitchell Burgzorg Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ↑ "Burgzorg tekent contract bij Slavia Sofia". http://www.elfvoetbal.nl'' (in Dutch). Elfvoetbal. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ Music video for "Geen 1" by Priester