Mike Penders
{{short description|Belgian footballer}}
{{distinguish|Mike Pender}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mike Penders
| full_name = Mike Louis Penders
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|7|31|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Maasmechelen, Belgium
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Genk
| clubnumber = 39
| youthyears1 = 2010–2016
| youthclubs1 = Boorsem Sport
| youthyears2 = 2016–2018
| youthclubs2 = Bregel Sport
| youthyears3 = 2018–2022
| youthclubs3 = Genk
| years1 = 2022–
| clubs1 = Jong Genk
| caps1 = 39
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2022–
| clubs2 = Genk
| caps2 = 11
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2021
| nationalteam1 = Belgium U17
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2022–2023
| nationalteam2 = Belgium U18
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2023–2024
| nationalteam3 = Belgium U19
| nationalcaps3 = 7
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 22:42, 15 March 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 19:00, 29 July 2024 (UTC)
}}
Mike Louis Penders (born 31 July 2005) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Genk. He will join Premier League club Chelsea in July 2025.
Club career
=Genk=
Penders is a youth product of Boorsem Sport and Bregel Sport, before moving to the academy of Genk in 2018. On 30 April 2021, he signed his first contract with Genk. On 25 May 2022, he extended his contract until 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://www.walfoot.be/news/2022-05-25/officiel--le-krc-genk-prolonge-une-jeune-pepite|title=Officiel : Le KRC Genk prolonge une jeune pépite|date=May 25, 2022|website=Walfoot.be}} In 2022, he was promoted to their reserve team Jong Genk where he became captain. On 23 August 2023, he again extended his contract until 2028.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hbvl.be/cnt/dmf20230827_95676885|title=KRC Genk verlengt contract van doelman Mike Penders tot 2028 (Jupiler Pro League) | Het Belang van Limburg}} He made his senior debut with the Genk first team in a 0–0 Belgian Pro League tie with Standard Liège on 28 July 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.voetbalprimeur.be/nieuws/1215433/keeper-mike-penders-18-verdedigt-doel-krc-genk-tegen-standard.html|title=Penders (18) onder de lat bij Genk: Courtois is hier eveneens jong begonnen|website=VoetbalPrimeur.be}} At 18 years and 363, he was the third youngest goalkeeper to debut in the history of the league.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20240729_95997452|title=Chelsea zet zijn zinnen op 18-jarige Belgische doelman Mike Penders (KRC Genk) | Het Nieuwsblad}}
=Chelsea=
On 27 August 2024, it was announced that Penders would join Premier League club Chelsea in the summer of 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/penders-to-join-chelsea|title=Penders to join Chelsea|website=chelseafc.com|date=27 August 2024}}
International career
Penders is a youth international for Belgium. In 2023 he was called up to the Belgium U19s where he acted as captain.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hbvl.be/cnt/dmf20231121_95867484|title=Mike Penders en Josue Kongolo (KRC Genk) naar eliteronde EK 2024 | Het Belang van Limburg}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 15 March 2025}}{{Soccerway|774348}}
| 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 Belgian Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Jong Genk
|0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23
|Challenger Pro League |9 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24
|Challenger Pro League |25 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 0 | |||||
| 2024–25
|Challenger Pro League |5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | |||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!39 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 39 | 0 | |||||
| Genk
|Belgian Pro League |11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|mike-penders/774348}}
- [https://www.rbfa.be/en/international/10601/info RBFA Profile]
{{K.R.C. Genk squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Penders, Mike}}
Category:People from Bruges, Gironde
Category:Belgian men's footballers
Category:Belgium men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Belgian Pro League players