Mees Tonne Berten Kreekels (born 1 November 2001) is a Dutch professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
for club
Vitesse.
Club career
Born in
Helmond
Helmond (; called ''Hèllemond'' in the local dialect) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Metropoolregio Eindhoven of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of ...
, Kreekels began his career at the
PSV youth academy. On 13 January 2020, he made his professional debut for PSV's reserve side,
Jong PSV
Jong PSV is a Dutch football team based in Eindhoven. It is the reserve team of PSV Eindhoven and plays in the Eerste Divisie since the 2013–14 season.
History
Until 2013, Jong PSV played in the Beloften Eredivisie, a league exclusively fo ...
in an
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 ...
match against
Jong Ajax
Jong Ajax (; ), also referred to as Ajax II or Ajax 2, is a Dutch association football team. It is based in Amsterdam and competes in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.
Jong Ajax is the only reserve team to have won a title in Dutch professional foot ...
. Kreekels was a starter as the match ended 0–0.
On 24 January 2023, Kreekels signed a 1.5-year contract with his hometown club
Helmond Sport
Helmond Sport () is a Dutch professional football club based in Helmond, North Brabant.
Founded in 1967 following the acquisition of the professional license of , the club achieved promotion to the top-tier Eredivisie in 1982. After two seasons ...
.
On 7 August 2024, Kreekels moved to
Vitesse on a two-year deal.
International career
Kreekels made his international debut for the Netherlands at the
under-19 level on 8 October 2019 in a
2020 UEFA U-19 Championship qualifier against
Moldova U19.
Personal life
His grandfather
Lambert Kreekels is Helmond's all-time top goalscorer and his father
Bertran Kreekels also played for the club.
Career statistics
Club
References
External links
Mees Kreekelsat the
PSV website
Mees Kreekelsat
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2001 births
Living people
Footballers from Helmond
Men's association football central defenders
Dutch men's footballers
Netherlands men's youth international footballers
Jong PSV players
Helmond Sport players
SBV Vitesse players
Eerste Divisie players
21st-century Dutch sportsmen