Robert Mühren

Robert Mühren
Personal information
Full nameRobert Mühren
Date of birth18 May 1989
Place of birthPurmerend, Netherlands
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
AZ
Number21
Youth career
RKSAV Volendam
Ajax
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011–2014FC Volendam102(49)
2014–AZ10(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 February 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Robert Mühren (born 18 May 1989 in Purmerend) is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for AZ in the Dutch Eredivisie.

Career

Early career

Mühren made his professional debut for boyhood club FC Volendam on 5 August 2011, playing the full ninety minutes in a Eerste Divisie match against FC Dordrecht; the game ended 0-0.[1] His first goals for the club came in an Eerste Divisie match on 30 September, netting twice in the first half as Volendam defeated Fortuna Sittard 3-2.[2] On 10 February 2013, Mühren netted his first professional hat-trick, and fellow strike-partner Jack Tuyp also scored a hat-trick as Volendam defeated Telstar 6-2.[3]

2013-14

On the opening day of the 2013–14 Eerste Divisie season on 3 August 2013, Mühren scored all of Volendam's goals in a 3-2 away victory over Almere City.[4] In a KNVB Cup match against Eredivisie heavyweights Ajax on 25 September 2013, Mühren netted a brace as Volendam fell to a 4-2 defeat in extra time.[5] The game came just six days after the death of Robert's uncle Gerrie Mühren, who started his career with Volendam before going on to be a part of the great Ajax teams of the 1970s that won three consecutive European Cups.[6]

On 10 February 2014, Mühren netted twice in the first half before completing his hat-trick in the second half, as Volendam defeated Jong FC Twente 4-2.[7] In the 32nd round of the Eerste Divisie tournament on 21 March, he scored in either half as Volendam defeated Jong PSV by a score of 3-1 at the Kras Stadion.[8] By scoring in Volendam's next fixture, a 2-1 defeat to Excelsior on 28 March, Mühren reached 24 league goals for the season and had completed a remarkable run of scoring in eight of his previous ten appearances.[9]

AZ

On 28 August 2014, Mühren signed a three-year deal with AZ Alkmaar, leaving for a fee of 300.000 euros.[9]

Personal Life

Mühren is the nephew of former Dutch internationals Gerrie Mühren and Arnold Mühren.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Dordrecht vs. Volendam 0-0". Soccerway. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Volendam vs. Fortuna Sittard 3-2". Soccerway. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Volendam vs. Telstar 6-2". Soccerway. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Almere City vs. Volendam 2-3". Soccerway. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Moeizame zege Ajax op Volendam 4-2" (in Dutch). Voetbal Blog. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Gerrie Mühren mourned in the Netherlands". UEFA. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Jong Twente vs. Volendam 2-4". Soccerway. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Volendam vs. Yong PSV 3-1". Soccerway. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Muhren dynasty lives on". ESPNFC. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.

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