Clint Essers
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Maastricht, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SG Barockstadt | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| 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– | SG Barockstadt | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 February 2024 | |||
Clint Essers (born 21 January 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for SG Barockstadt.
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]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 23 May 2023[8]
| 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]
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Clint Essers". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
External links[edit]
- Clint Essers at FBref.com
- Clint Essers at Soccerway.com
