Mats Seuntjens (; born 17 April 1992) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as an

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for club

Groningen Groningen ( , ; ; or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen (province), Groningen province in the Netherlands. Dubbed the "capital of the north", Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of ...

Club career

Seuntjens played as a youth for BSV Boeimeer, and at the age of 18 joined the

NAC Breda NAC Breda (), often simply known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Eredivisi ...

youth academy in 2010 as an under-19 player. He made his professional debut for the club 28 January 2012 in a match against

De Graafschap Vereniging Betaald Voetbal De Graafschap, simply known as De Graafschap () is a professional association football club based in Doetinchem, Netherlands. The team competes in the , the second level of the Dutch football league system. Founded o ...

. On 30 May 2016, Seuntjens moved to AZ, after an impressing 2015–16 season with NAC where he scored 13 goals and made 14 assists in 35 appearances in the

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

. He made his debut for AZ on 28 July in a

Europa League The UEFA Europa League (UEL), usually known simply as the Europa League, is an annual association football, football club competition organised since 1971 by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European footb ...

qualifier against Greek club

PAS Giannina PAS Giannina Football Club (), or with its full name Panipirotikós Athlitikós Síllogos Giánnina (, ''Panepirotic Athletic Club Giannina'') is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in the city of Ioannina, the capita ...

, coming on as a 87th-minute substitute for

Joris van Overeem Joris van Overeem (; born 1 June 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv. Club career AZ Van Overeem joined AZ's youth academy from Abcoude in 2006. His made his seni ...

in a 1–0 home win. During his three seasons in

Alkmaar Alkmaar () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands, located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland. Alkmaar is well known fo ...

, Seuntjens made 110 total appearances in which he scored 11 goals. On 1 July 2019, Seuntjens signed a two-year contract with Turkish

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), also known as Trendyol Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Turkey and the highest level of the Turkish football league system. In the 2023–2024 season, twen ...

club Gençlerbirliği after having lost his spot in the AZ starting eleven under new head coach

Arne Slot Arend Martijn "Arne" Slot (; born 17 September 1978) is a Dutch professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who is the head coach of club Liverpool F.C., Liverpool. He is regarded as one of t ...

. He made his official debut for the club on 17 August as a starter in a 1–0 loss to Rizespor. Seuntjens moved to

Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard (; ) is a professional football club from the municipality of Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was establi ...

on 15 August 2020 after an unsuccessful spell in Turkey. On 1 January 2023, Seuntjens moved to

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional association football, football club based in Waalwijk. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie i ...

, after 2.5 years with Fortuna Sittard. On 9 June, he signed a one-season contract with

FC Utrecht Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional association football, football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion ...

, with the club holding an option to extend for one more year, but returned to RKC Waalwijk on 13 January 2024. On 15 July 2024, Seuntjens moved to Spain and was announced at

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commonly known as Segunda División or La Liga 2, and officially known as LaLiga HyperMotion for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spa ...

side Castellón, managed by compatriot

Dick Schreuder Jan-Dirk "Dick" Schreuder (born 12 August 1971) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of Eredivise club NEC. Playing as a midfielder, he formerly played for PSV, Sparta Rotterdam, Groningen, ...

. On 3 January 2025, Seuntjens returned to the Netherlands and signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with

Personal

His brother is professional footballer Ralf Seuntjens.

Honours

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Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...

Team of the Month: August 2021,

References

External links

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Voetbal International profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Seuntjens, Mats 1992 births Living people Footballers from Breda Dutch men's footballers Men's association football forwards Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Süper Lig players Segunda División players NAC Breda players AZ Alkmaar players Jong AZ players Fortuna Sittard players Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers RKC Waalwijk players FC Utrecht players CD Castellón footballers FC Groningen players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Spain 21st-century Dutch sportsmen