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M. van de Ven
Defender#15

M. van de Ven

NetherlandsNetherlandsNetherlandsNetherlands24 yrs

24

Age

Defender

Position

Defence — centre

Typical role

Netherlands

Nationality

One of the fastest centre-backs in world football whose lung-busting recovery runs go viral. Van de Ven's pace and ball-carrying ability redefine the position.

International career

28

Caps

1

Intl goals

1

Intl assists

Career clubs

Tottenham

Tottenham

2025

46 apps⚽ 6
Netherlands U21

Netherlands U21

2025

0 apps

Career transfers

  1. VfL WolfsburgTottenham
    8 Aug 2023Transfer

Injury record

Thigh Injury

Jan 2025 – Mar 2025

Hamstring

Dec 2024 – Jan 2025

Hamstring

Oct 2024 – Dec 2024

Knee Injury

Aug 2024 – Sept 2024

Hamstring

Mar 2024

Hamstring

Nov 2023 – Jan 2024

Hip/Thigh Injury

Feb 2022 – Apr 2022

35 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

Premier LeaguePremier League· EnglandUEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions League· WorldFA CupFA Cup· EnglandUEFA Super CupUEFA Super Cup· WorldFriendlies ClubsFriendlies Clubs· WorldLeague CupLeague Cup· EnglandUEFA U21 Championship - QualificationUEFA U21 Championship - Qualification· World

Recent form

D

vs Japan

World Cup · 2–2

94'6.2
W

vs Uzbekistan

Friendlies · 2–1

90'6.9
W

vs Everton

Premier League · 1–0

90'6.9
L

@ Chelsea

Premier League · 1–2

90'6.3
D

vs Leeds

Premier League · 1–1

90'6.5

Season by season

SeasonTeamAppsGoalsAssistsRating
2025Tottenham46616.82

Discipline

37

Yellow cards

1

Red cards

145

Fouls

Strengths

Attribute profile — pace, shooting, passing, dribbling, defending, physical.

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World Cup history

2026: Netherlands' rapid modern centre-back

Career highlights

  • Viral recovery runs at Spurs
  • Fastest CB in the Premier League
  • Netherlands emergence

Achievements

PL Breakthrough (Tottenham)Eredivisie (Wolfsburg youth)Netherlands regular
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