Ralf Seuntjens (; born 17 April 1989) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a striker.

Club career

Seuntjens formerly played for

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FC Den Bosch FC Den Bosch () is a professional football club from 's-Hertogenbosch, They currently compete in the Eerste Divisie. They were founded 18 August 1965, as FC Den Bosch/BVV. They are the successor of BVV (1906) and Wilhelmina (1890). Their stadiu ...

and

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. In April 2016, he was crowned the

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 ...

top goalscorer of the 2015–16 season with 28 goals. On 11 March 2021, it was announced that Seuntjens had signed a two-year contract with an option for an additional year with

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 Eredivisi ...

, starting from the 2021–22 season. On 25 March 2022, Seuntjens joined

FC Imabari FC Imabari (FC今治, ''Efu Shī Imabari'') is a Japanese football club based in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture. They currently play in the J2 League after promotion from J3 League in 2024, Japan's second tier of professional football. History The ...

in the Japanese third-tier

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. He was diagnosed with

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in May 2022, and therefore ruled out for a substantial time. He made his return to the pitch after beating cancer on 17 June 2023, coming on as a substitute shortly before full-time in a league match against

Tegevajaro Miyazaki is a Japanese football club based in Miyazaki, the capital city of Miyazaki Prefecture. They currently play in the J3 League, Japanese third tier of professional football. History Born in 1965 as ''Kadokawa Club'', the club have twice change ...

. On 24 December 2023, it was announced that Seuntjens would be returning to De Graafschap, effective 1 January 2024, after signing a six-month contract. He remained with the club through the 2024–25 season. Upon the expiry of his contract, De Graafschap opted not to renew, and Seuntjens left the club as a free agent.

Personal life

His younger brother Mats Seuntjens is also a professional footballer. On 12 May 2022, a

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was discovered after a medical examination on Seuntjens' shoulder. On 17 June, he wrote on

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that a diagnosis had been made, and that he was to undergo treatment. The diagnosis was later revealed to be

. In January 2023, he was declared cancer-free.

Honours

VVV-Venlo *

: 2016–17 Individual *

top scorer: 2015–16

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Seuntjens, Ralf 1989 births Living people Footballers from Breda Men's association football forwards Dutch men's footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players J3 League players RBC Roosendaal players FC Den Bosch players SC Telstar players VVV-Venlo players De Graafschap players NAC Breda players FC Imabari players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Japan