Michael Robin Verrips (born 3 December 1996) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Dender EH.

Club career

Verrips began playing youth football for Vitesse. In 2011 he moved to PSV, where he rose through the youth teams in his two years at the club. After leaving PSV, Verrips signed a one-year deal with

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where, after a season in the

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, he signed his first professional contract in 2014. However, having played no first team games for Twente, he joined

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 ...

side

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently competes in the Eredivisie, the top flig ...

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

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. 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

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club

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on a four-year deal. On 1 February 2021, Verrips joined Eredivisie side

FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch professional football club based in Emmen, Drenthe. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2022–23 season. Founded in 1925, the club ...

on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season. On 11 January 2022, Verrips joined Eredivisie side

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 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, due to former starter

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's departure. He soon established himself as the new starter under head coach Danny Buijs. Verrips missed the last few games of the 2023–24 season with an injury, as

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took over. On 18 July 2024, Verrips signed a contract with Dender EH in Belgium for two years with an option for a third.

International career

Verrips has represented the Netherlands at both under-19 and under-20 level.

Career statistics

Honours

Mechelen *

Belgian First Division B The Challenger Pro League, previously known as 1B Pro League is the second-highest division in the Football in Belgium, Belgian football Belgian football league system, league system, one level below the Belgian Pro League. It was created by the ...

: 2018–19 *

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: 2018–19

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Verrips, Michael 1996 births Sportspeople 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 F.C.V. Dender E.H. 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 21st-century Dutch sportsmen Jong Sparta players