Michel Vlap

Michel Vlap
Personal information
Full name Michel Vlap
Date of birth (1997-06-02) 2 June 1997[1]
Place of birth Sneek, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 SC Heerenveen
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– SC Heerenveen 29 (5)
National team
2014–2015 Netherlands U18 5 (0)
2015–2016 Netherlands U19 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:45, 8 September 2018 (UTC)

Michel Vlap (Dutch [mɪˈxɛl ˈvlɑp]; born 2 June 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for SC Heerenveen. Though his preferred position is in an advanced midfield role, Vlap is also able to play on the wing and as a forward.[2]

Club career

Heerenveen

Vlap is an academy graduate of Eredivisie side Heerenveen and is the son of academy coach and former player Jan Vlap.[3][4] Having progressed through the ranks of Heerenveen's youth academy, he signed his first professional contract on 17 February 2015, penning a three-year deal with the club.[5] He later featured for Heerenveen during the 2015–16 pre-season and scored a brace in the club's 8–1 victory over VV Heerenveen in new manager Jurgen Streppel's first match in charge of the club.[6][7] Vlap then made his senior debut for the club on 27 November 2016, coming on as a late, second-half substitute for Kosovar international Arber Zeneli in a 1–0 Eredivisie loss to Ajax.[8]

Vlap failed to appear again during the 2016–17 season but returned to the first team to make his KNVB Cup debut on 20 September 2017, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 win over Excelsior.[9] He scored his first goal for the club the following month, netting in a 2–1 defeat to AZ Alkmaar.[10] On 3 December, he signed a new five-year contract with Heerenveen after impressing with a run of three goals in his previous five appearances for the club.[11] He ultimately scored four goals in 26 appearances across all competitions for the season.

International career

Netherlands national youth teams

Vlap has represented Netherlands at both under-18 and under-19 level.[12] On 21 July 2016, while representing the Netherlands at the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, Vlap made history by becoming the first player ever to be brought on as a fourth substitute in a UEFA match when he replaced Laros Duarte in a 3–3 (5–4) penalty shoot-out loss to Germany. Regulations ordinarily allow a team to make three substitutions during a match but a trial allowing for a fourth substitution in extra-time was introduced by the International Football Association Board for the tournament.[13][14]

Career statistics

As of match played on 1 September 2018[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heerenveen2016–17Eredivisie 10000010
2017–18Eredivisie 2442000264
2018–19Eredivisie 41000041
Career totals 2952000315

    References

    1. 1 2 3 Michel Vlap at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
    2. ↑ Bell, Michael (10 July 2016). "Profiling Netherlands U19 squad for European Championships". Football Oranje. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
    3. ↑ "SC Heerenveen-speler Michel Vlap naar EK onder 19". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). 7 July 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
    4. ↑ "Michel Vlap debuteert bij SC Heerenveen". Groot Sneek. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
    5. ↑ "SC Heerenveen legt jeugdspeler Vlap vast". FC Update (in Dutch). 17 February 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
    6. ↑ "Sterk begin van voorbereiding Heerenveen en Owusu-Abeyie". Voetbal International. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
    7. ↑ "Jaroge Streppel wint met Heerenveen". Telegraaf (in Dutch). 25 June 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
    8. ↑ "Heerenveen-debutant 'staat te shaken': "Echt een jongensdroom"". Soccer News Netherlands (in Dutch). 27 November 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
    9. ↑ "SBV Excelsior v SC Heerenveen Live Commentary". Goal. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
    10. ↑ McVitie, Peter (8 November 2017). "How is Real Madrid's Forgotten Wonderkid Performing in Holland?". Goal. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
    11. ↑ "Vlap tekent tot 2022 in Heerenveen". Fox Sports (Netherlands) (in Dutch). 8 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
    12. ↑ "Michel Vlap naar EK onder 19". Sneeker Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 25 June 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
    13. ↑ Haslam, Andrew (21 July 2016). "History made as teams bring on fourth substitutes". UEFA. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
    14. ↑ Haslam, Andrew (21 July 2016). "Germany edge Netherlands in play-off thriller". UEFA. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
    15. ↑ Michel Vlap at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
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