Bryan Catharina Anna Petronella Linssen (born 8 October 1990) is a Dutch professional

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who plays for

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club

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. He formerly played for

Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard (; li, Fortuna Zitterd ) is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was established through a merger ...

MVV Maatschappelijke Voetbal Vereniging Maastricht (), commonly known as MVV Maastricht (, ) or simply as MVV, is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Maastricht. Founded on 2 April 1902, MVV Maastricht currently compete in the Eer ...

VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, followin ...

Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941. Heracles won the Eerste Divisie title during the 2004–05 season, gaining promotion to t ...

FC Groningen Football Club Groningen () is a Dutch professional association football club based in Groningen, province of Groningen. Founded on 16 June 1971 as the successor of GVAV, the team compete in the Eredivisie, the highest tier of Dutch football. ...

, Vitesse and

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Club career

Linssen made his professional debut in 2008 for

, the club where he spent much of his youth. He went on to play for

and

, before signing for Vitesse in 2017. Linssen scored 28 goals in 63 appearances in his first two

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is ...

seasons at the Arnhem club, an average of almost a goal every other match. He continued his fine form in front of goal last season, netting 14 times in 26 appearances before coronavirus hit and the

was abandoned. That put him just one goal behind

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in the league scoring charts. In total, Linssen scored 47 goals and added a further 20 assists in 113 matches for Vitesse. On 6 July 2020, Linssen signed a three-year deal with

, joining on a free transfer from Vitesse. Linssen was Feyenoord's third signing of the summer after Mark Diemers and Christian Conteh. After two seasons with Feyenoord, he signed with

club

in a full transfer on 27 June 2022; the first overseas experience in his footballing career. He made his unofficial debut for the Urawa Reds in a friendly match against

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on 23 July, replacing Yusuke Matsuo at half-time. His debut was short-lived, however, as he suffered a muscle injury just minutes into his debut, sidelining him for several months. He made his return to the pitch in his official debut for the club on 1 October, coming off the bench in the 63rd minute for

Yoshio Koizumi is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Urawa Red Diamonds. Honours Club Urawa Red Diamonds *Emperor's Cup: 2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was lau ...

in a J1 League match against

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Sanfrecce Hiroshima ( ja, サンフレッチェ広島, translit=''Sanfuretche Hiroshima'') is a Japanese professional football club based in Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the co ...

. He provided his first assist minutes later, extending a cross to

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for a goal, as Urawa Reds lost 4–1.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of former professional footballer

Edwin Linssen Edwin Jacobus Gerardus Maria Linssen (born 28 August 1980) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Born in Neeritter, Linssen played for VVV-Venlo, Helmond Sport, Roda JC, Fortuna Sittard and AEK Larnaca, be ...

Career statistics

Honours

Feyenoord *

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runner-up: 2021–22

References

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* Living people 1990 births People from Leudal Association football midfielders Dutch footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Fortuna Sittard players MVV Maastricht players VVV-Venlo players Heracles Almelo players FC Groningen players SBV Vitesse players Feyenoord players Urawa Red Diamonds players Footballers from Limburg (Netherlands) Dutch expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Japan Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Japan {{Netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub