Michael Robin Verrips (born 3 December 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Fortuna Sittard.

Club career

Verrips began playing youth football for Vitesse. In 2011 he moved to

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, where he rose through the youth teams in his two years at the club. After leaving PSV, Verrips signed a one-year deal with FC Twente where, after a season in the youth team, he signed his first professional contract in 2014. However, having played no first team games for Twente, he joined Eredivisie side

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. During his first season at Sparta Rotterdam, Verrips made appearances mainly for the second team, Jong Sparta. He made his Eredivisie debut for

on 14 May 2017 in a game against

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. At the beginning of the 2017–18 season, Verrips signed on loan for Maastricht. Here he finally made a breakthrough, playing all 38 league games, one

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match against AZ, and the club's two unsuccessful play-off games against

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. Verrips returned to Sparta Rotterdam at the end of the season. On 1 July 2018, Verrips joined KV Mechelen where in July 2019 he unilaterally terminated his contract due to the conviction for match-fixing. On 8 August 2019, he joined newly promoted Premier League club Sheffield United on a four-year deal. On 1 February 2021, Verrips joined Eredivisie side

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on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season. On 11 January 2022, Verrips joined Eredivisie side Fortuna Sittard on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season, with the option to buy Verrips in the summer. At the end of the season, Fortuna Sittard exercised the purchase option and signed a three-year contract with Verrips, and then loaned him to

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for the 2022–23 season, with an option to buy. The loan was extended for the 2023–24 season. On 12 January 2024, Fortuna Sittard terminated the loan early.

International career

Verrips has represented the Netherlands at both under-19 and

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level.

Career statistics

Honours

Mechelen *

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: 2018–19 * Belgian Cup: 2018–19

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Verrips, Michael 1996 births People from Rheden Living people Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Sparta Rotterdam players MVV Maastricht players K.V. Mechelen players Sheffield United F.C. players FC Emmen players Fortuna Sittard players FC Groningen players Men's association football goalkeepers Tweede Divisie players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Challenger Pro League players English Football League players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Footballers from Gelderland