Mitchell Schet (born 28 January 1988) is a Dutch

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who plays as a

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Club career

Schet signed with Feyenoord in 2005, from the youth academy of

Utrecht Utrecht ( ; ; ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city of the Netherlands, as well as the capital and the most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. The ...

. He played at the

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in Peru, where the Netherlands reached the semi-finals. Schet made his first-team debut on 23 August 2008 in the Dutch Super Cup against

PSV Eindhoven Philips Sport Vereniging (; ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional association football, football department, which has pla ...

. He made his league-debut on 13 September 2008 against

Volendam Volendam () is a tourist town in the Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of Edam-Volendam, Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland, Netherlands, known for its streets, old fishing boats and the traditional clothing wor ...

. For the 2009-10 season, Schet was loaned out to Excelsior, but returned to

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Netherlands, Dutch professional association football, football club based in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football league system, Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the ...

during the winter transfer period. Schet signed a contract with

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 ...

on 7 May 2010, keeping him in Waalwijk until 2012. He signed with

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 ...

in May 2012, but already left the team a year later as he was released by the team. He signed with

ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation ...

in July 2013. In 2015, he signed with Slovak Fortuna Liga club AS Trenčín and won double in 2015-16. After the championship triumph celebrations, he caused a serious car accident. Driving while drunk, he injured himself and two other people, wrecking their car. He was subsequently released by the club. At the end of July 2019, Schet joined Cypriot club PO Xylotymbou. His contract was terminated in January 2020, effectively making him a

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. In September 2020, he joined Dutch

Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie (; ) is the highest amateur (and historically the lowest professional) football league in the Netherlands. It was established in 1956, together with the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie. Between 1956 and 1960 and between 1962 and 19 ...

club VV Katwijk.

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Schet is of Surinamese descent. He is a youth international for the Netherlands.

Statistics

:''Statistics accurate as of last match played on 26 May 2015.''

Honours

Club

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 ...

(1):

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AS Trenčín * Fortuna Liga (1): 2015-16 *

Slovak Cup The Slovak Cup (), currently named Slovnaft Cup due to sponsorship agreement with Slovnaft, is the only nationwide Single-elimination tournament, knockout competition in Football in Slovakia, Slovak football. The winner qualifies for the UEFA Euro ...

(1): 2015-16

References

External links

Voetbal International profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schet, Mitchell 1988 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent Dutch expatriate men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers 21st-century Dutch sportsmen Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers Feyenoord players Excelsior Rotterdam players RKC Waalwijk players FC Groningen players ADO Den Haag players AS Trenčín players ŠK Slovan Bratislava players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Slovak First Football League players Footballers from Amsterdam Men's association football wingers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Cypriot Second Division players Tweede Divisie players VV Katwijk players