Mitchell te Vrede

Mitchell te Vrede (born 7 August 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Professional League side Al-Fateh. He formerly played for Excelsior, Feyenoord, Heerenveen, Boluspor and NAC Breda.

Mitchell te Vrede
Te Vrede with Feyenoord in 2014
Personal information
Full name Mitchell te Vrede
Date of birth (1991-08-07) 7 August 1991
Place of birth Amstelveen, Netherlands
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Al-Fateh
Number 9
Youth career
1998–2008 AFC
2008–2011 AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Excelsior 19 (2)
2012–2015 Feyenoord 35 (11)
2015–2016 Heerenveen 28 (10)
2017 Boluspor 9 (0)
2018–2019 NAC Breda 41 (13)
2019– Al-Fateh 35 (15)
National team
2009 Netherlands U18 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 January 2021

Club career

Te Vrede started playing football for AFC in Amsterdam and joined the AZ youth academy in 2008.[1] In the 2010–11 season, he was part of the first-team squad, but did not make his debut. In 2011 he signed a two-year deal with Excelsior.

He moved to Feyenoord ahead of the 2012–13 season, where he signed a two-year contract with an option for another two years.[2] He mostly acted as a backup to starting striker Graziano Pellè during his time at the club.[1] In 2014, the option was triggered by Feyenoord, keeping him at the club for another two years.[3] He was a part of Feyenoord's successful 2014–15 UEFA Europa League campaign, where the club would become the group winner in that tournament, partly by winning 2–0 at home against defending title holders Sevilla, after goals from Jens Toornstra and Karim El Ahmadi,[4] and winning 0–3 in the other match against Standard Liège.[5] In the knockout phase, Feyenoord managed a 1–1 draw away against Roma.[6] Feyenoord lost 1–2 at home, after Te Vrede was sent off.[7]

In August 2015, Te Vrede signed a two-year contract with Heerenveen, with an option for an extra year. It was reported that the Frisian club paid around €500,000 to secure his services.[8]

In January 2017, he exchanged Heerenveen for Turkish club Boluspor, where he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract.[9] On 17 October 2017, it was announced that his contract with Boluspor had been terminated.[10] In the winter break of the 2017–18 season, he signed with NAC Breda where he would compete for a starting position with loanee Sadiq Umar.[11][12] In the 2018–19 season, he suffered relegation as a part of the NAC team. He afterwards signed with Saudi Arabian club Al-Fateh in June 2019.[13]

International career

Te Vrede gained one cap for the Netherlands U18 team; a friendly against Turkey on 1 April 2009, where he came on as a substitute for Rick ten Voorde in the 65th minute in a 3–0 win.[14]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Te Vrede is of Surinamese descent.[15]

Various Turkish media reported on 3 April 2017 that Te Vrede was suffering from cancer.[16] Later that evening, he responded to Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf that he had had a tumor in his testicle, but it had been surgically removed, as there had been no metastases yet.[17]

References
  1. Pertijs, Ad (22 December 2018). "Mitchell te Vrede: 'Ik ben altijd een scorende gier geweest'". BN De Stem (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. "Feyenoord haalt spits Te Vrede". NOS (in Dutch). 2 April 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  3. "Mitchell Te Vrede langer bij Feyenoord". feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  4. "Feyenoord verslaat Sevilla en overwintert in Europa League". NU.nl (in Dutch). 27 November 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  5. "Feyenoord groepswinnaar na indrukwekkende zege in Luik". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 11 December 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  6. "Feyenoord speelt in Europa League knap gelijk bij AS Roma". NU.nl (in Dutch). 19 February 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  7. "Schorsing voor Te Vrede en Mulder na rode kaart tegen AS Roma". feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  8. "SC Heerenveen haalt Mitchell te Vrede". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). 7 August 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  9. "Mitchell te Vrede ile 1,5 yıllık sözleşme imzalandı". boluspor.org.tr (in Turkish). Boluspor. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  10. Baykal, Semih (17 October 2017). "Vrede'nin Sözleşmesi fesh edildi". boluolay.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  11. "NAC haalt met Te Vrede gewenste versterking". Breda Vandaag (in Dutch). 26 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  12. "NAC wil na Te Vrede ook Nigeriaan Umar Sadiq van AS Roma strikken". sportnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 27 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  13. "Te Vrede laat Nederland ver achter zich na degradatie met NAC". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  14. "Nederland O18 - Turkije O18". onsoranje.nl. Royal Dutch Football Association. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  15. "Profvoetballers van Surinaamse afkomst". Natio Suriname | Voetbal.
  16. "Te Vrede reageert op kanker-verhaal: "Eén keer mijn verhaal"". soccernews.nl (in Dutch). 3 April 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  17. van der Kraan, Marcel (3 April 2017). "Te Vrede: 'Ik ben weer gezond'". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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