Micky van de Ven
{{short description|Dutch footballer (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Family name hatnote|lang=Dutch|van de Ven|wrong=Ven|Ven}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Micky van de Ven
| image = Micky Van De Ven pre-match training (cropped).jpg
| caption = Van de Ven warming up with Tottenham Hotspur in 2024
| full_name = Micky van de Ven{{cite news |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/3886218 |title=Latest updated Premier League squad lists for 2023/24 |publisher=Premier League |date=8 February 2024 |access-date=12 February 2024}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|4|19|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/75582/Micky-van-de-Ven/overview |title=Micky van de Ven: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=12 February 2024}}
| birth_place = Wormer, Netherlands
| position = Centre-back, left-back
| currentclub = Tottenham Hotspur
| clubnumber = 37
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2013
| youthclubs1 = WSV '30
| youthyears2 = 2013–2019
| youthclubs2 = Volendam
| years1 = 2019–2021
| clubs1 = Volendam
| caps1 = 45
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2021–2023
| clubs2 = VfL Wolfsburg
| caps2 = 38
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2023–
| clubs3 = Tottenham Hotspur
| caps3 = 39
| goals3 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2022–2023
| nationalteam1 = Netherlands U21
| nationalcaps1 = 11
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2023–
| nationalteam2 = Netherlands
| nationalcaps2 = 10
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 23:53, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 23:21, 14 October 2024 (UTC)
}}
Micky van de Ven ({{IPA|nl|vɑn də vɛn|lang}}; born 19 April 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for {{English football updater|TottenhH}} club Tottenham Hotspur and the Netherlands national team.
Club career
=Early career=
Van de Ven began his career with Volendam, and made his first team debut against Jong PSV in the Eerste Divisie, going on to make 19 appearances during the 2019–20 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/micky-van-de-ven-who-is-wolfsburg-s-lightning-fast-dutch-defender-23943|title=Micky van de Ven: who is Wolfsburg's lightning-fast Dutch defender?|website=Bundesliga|access-date=7 October 2023}} He assumed the captaincy during his first full season and scored twice in 26 appearances as Volendam reached the promotion play-offs.
Van de Ven transferred to German club VfL Wolfsburg in 2021 for a fee of £3.15 million{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66097738|title=A 'Cruyffian' talent set for Premier League move?|via=www.bbc.co.uk}} and played all but one of the team's Bundesliga matches during the 2022–23 season, scoring his only goal in a 2–0 win against Borussia Dortmund. Van de Ven recorded the highest top speed of any defender in the Bundesliga that season, at 22.3 mph.{{Cite web |title=Micky van de Ven: who is Wolfsburg's lightning-fast Dutch defender? |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/micky-van-de-ven-who-is-wolfsburg-s-lightning-fast-dutch-defender-23943|website=Bundesliga|access-date=10 November 2023}}
= Tottenham Hotspur =
On 8 August 2023, it was announced that Van de Ven had signed a six-year deal with Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.{{Cite web |date=8 August 2023 |title=Van de Ven arrives from VfL Wolfsburg |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2023/august/van-de-ven-arrives-from-vfl-wolfsburg/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208115821/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2023/august/van-de-ven-arrives-from-vfl-wolfsburg/ |archive-date=8 December 2023 |access-date=8 August 2023 |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur F.C. |language=en-GB}} The transfer was reported to be in the region of €50m, equalling the club's record fee for a centre-back in Cristian Romero the year before.{{Cite web |author=The Athletic Staff |title=Spurs complete Van de Ven signing |url=https://theathletic.com/4757896/2023/08/08/van-de-ven-spurs-transfer-complete/|website=The Athletic|access-date=8 August 2023}}
Van de Ven debuted on 13 August during the first matchday of the 2023–24 Premier League season, starting in an away match against Brentford.{{cite news| url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2023/08/13/spurs-kick-off-post-harry-kane-era-with-2-2-draw-at-brentford/| title=Spurs kick off post-Harry Kane era with 2–2 draw at Brentford| publisher=The National| date=13 August 2023| access-date=19 August 2023}} On 7 October 2023, he scored his first goal in English football in Tottenham's 1–0 win at Luton Town.{{cite news|first=Jess|last=Anderson|title=Luton Town 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66969158 |publisher=BBC Sport|date=7 October 2023}}
On 6 November 2023, Van de Ven was substituted with a hamstring injury during a game against Chelsea.{{Cite web|title=Team news {{!}} Van de Ven, Maddison, Richarlison & Davies updates {{!}} Wolves vs Spurs |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2023/november/team-news-van-de-ven-maddison-richarlison-davies-updates-wolves-vs-spurs/|website=Tottenham Hotspur|access-date=10 August 2023}} He returned from injury in a 2–2 draw with Manchester United on 14 January 2024.{{cite web|url=https://theathletic.com/5203409/2024/01/16/van-de-ven-comeback-boost/|title="Ridiculous" Micky van de Ven's recovery from injury should be transformative for Tottenham|date=16 January 2024|website=The Athletic|access-date=17 January 2024}} Later that month, during a match against Brentford{{cite web |date=6 February 2024 |title=Van de Ven becomes fastest Premier League player |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/3884168 |access-date=6 February 2024 |publisher=Premier League}} on 31 January, he was recorded as the Premier League's fastest player at {{convert|37.38|km/h}} since data collection began in 2020–21.
On 10 May 2024, Van de Ven was awarded Tottenham's Player of the Season award at the Official Supporters' Clubs award night ceremony, having started 28 of the club's 38 games up until that point.{{Cite web |title=Micky completes clean sweep of Player of the Season awards |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2024/may/micky-van-de-ven-completes-clean-sweep-of-player-of-the-season-awards/ |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=Tottenham Hotspur |language=en}}
Van de Ven suffered several injuries during the 2024–25 Premier League season. On 30 October 2024, during a EFL Cup match against Manchester City, he was injured and would not return until 8 December in a match against Chelsea, playing 79 minutes before being substituted. His next appearance for the club would not come until 30 January 2025, with a 45-minute appearance in the UEFA Europa League against IF Elfsborg.{{Cite news |last=Hytner |first=David |date=2024-10-30 |title=Timo Werner sparks Tottenham’s Carabao Cup win over Manchester City |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/oct/30/tottenham-manchester-city-carabao-cup-match-report |access-date=2025-02-18 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite web |title=Team news {{!}} Ange's update on Micky van de Ven |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2025/february/team-news-anges-update-on-micky-van-de-ven/ |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=Tottenham Hotspur |language=en}}
International career
In October 2022, Van de Ven was included in the preliminary Netherlands squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.{{cite news |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/nederlands-elftal/80493/van-gaal-neemt-39-spelers-op-voorlopige-selectie-voor-wk |title=Van Gaal neemt 39 spelers op in voorlopige selectie voor WK |trans-title=Van Gaal includes 39 players in provisional squad for World Cup |publisher=Royal Dutch Football Association |date=21 October 2022 |access-date=12 November 2022 |language=nl}} He captained the under-21 team at the Under-21 Euro 2023.
In August 2023, he received his first official call-up to the Netherlands senior national team by head coach Ronald Koeman, for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Greece and the Republic of Ireland.{{Cite news|title=Drie debutanten in definitieve selectie Oranje |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/nederlands-elftal-mannen/80965/drie-debutanten-definitieve-selectie-oranje |access-date=1 September 2023 |website=KNVB|date=1 September 2023|language=nl}}
On 13 October 2023, Van de Ven debuted for the Dutch senior squad in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against France, replacing Nathan Aké in the 80th minute.{{Cite news|title=Debutanten Van de Ven en Maatsen tegen Griekenland op tribune|trans-title=Debutants Van de Ven and Maatsen in the stands against Greece|url=https://www.rtl.nl/sport/voetbal/artikel/5406319/debutanten-van-de-ven-en-maatsen-tegen-griekenland-op-tribune|website=RTL Nederland|date=13 October 2023|language=nl}}
On 29 May 2024, Van de Ven was named in the Netherlands' squad for UEFA Euro 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5526712/2024/05/29/netherlands-euro-2024-squad-confirmed/|title= Netherlands Euro 2024 squad: Ian Maatsen dropped, Georginio Wijnaldum and Daley Blind retained |date=29 May 2024|access-date=7 June 2024|website=The New York Times}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 1 May 2025}}{{Soccerway|mickey--van-de-ven/537818|access-date=13 May 2020}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volendam II
|6 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 1 | |||||
| rowspan="3"|Volendam
|19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21
|Eerste Divisie |26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|Appearance in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs}} | 0 | 28 | 2 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 48 | 2 | |||
| rowspan="3"|VfL Wolfsburg
|5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23
|Bundesliga |33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 1 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 41 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Tottenham Hotspur
|27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25
|Premier League |12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 48 | 3 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!128 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 7 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 14 October 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=32503|title=Micky van de Ven|website=EU-Football.info|access-date=26 January 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals | ||
| rowspan="2"|Netherlands
|2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total | 10 | 0 |
|---|
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/teams/men/players/micky-van-de-ven/ Profile] at the Tottenham Hotspur F.C. website
- [https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/185184/speler/26446 Profile] at the Royal Dutch Football Association website {{In lang|nl}}
- {{UEFA player}}
{{Tottenham Hotspur F.C. squad}}
{{Netherlands squad UEFA Euro 2024}}
{{Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Player of the Year}}
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