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

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who plays as an

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for club

FC Utrecht Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion Galgenwaard. The club was formed in 1970 as a merge ...

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 Eerste Divi ...

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 VBV De Graafschap () is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the De Vijverberg stadium. ...

. 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 (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...

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

Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...

qualifier against Greek club

PAS Giannina PAS Giannina Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1966), or with its full name Panepirotikos Athlitikos Syllogos Giannina ( el, Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα, ''Panepirotic Athleti ...

, 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 Van Overeem joined Dutch youth side AZ in 2006. AZ Alkmaar On 30 October 2013, he m ...

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

Alkmaar Alkmaar () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland, about 30 km north of Amsterdam. Alkmaar is well known for its traditional cheese market. For tourists, it is a popular cultural destination. The ...

, 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''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system and is run by the ...

club Gençlerbirliği after having lost his spot in the AZ starting eleven under new head coach Arne Slot. He made his official debut for the club on 17 August as a starter in a 1–0 loss to Rizespor. He moved to Fortuna Sittard 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 football club based in Waalwijk, that is currently competing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' ('Roman Catholic Combination' in Dutch) and was established as a merger ...

, after 2.5 years with Fortuna Sittard. On 9 June 2023, Seuntjens signed a one-season contract with

, with the club holding an option to extend for one more year.

Personal

His brother is professional footballer Ralf Seuntjens.

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 NAC Breda players AZ Alkmaar players Jong AZ players Fortuna Sittard players Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers RKC Waalwijk players FC Utrecht players Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey