Robert Mühren
Robert Mühren (born 18 May 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays for Dutch club SC Cambuur, on loan from Zulte Waregem, in the Eerste Divisie.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Mühren | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Purmerend, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
SC Cambuur (on loan from Zulte Waregem) | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| RKSAV Volendam | |||
| Ajax | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | FC Volendam | 102 | (49) |
| 2014–2017 | AZ | 47 | (11) |
| 2016 | Jong AZ | 3 | (3) |
| 2017– | Zulte Waregem | 12 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 28 | (7) |
| 2018–2019 | → NAC Breda (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2019– | → SC Cambuur (loan) | 29 | (26) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:04, 9 March 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career
Early career
Mühren was born in Purmerend. He made his professional debut for boyhood club FC Volendam on 5 August 2011, playing the full ninety minutes in an Eerste Divisie match against FC Dordrecht; the game ended 0–0.[1] His first goals for the club came in an Eerste Divisie match on 30 September, netting twice in the first half as Volendam defeated Fortuna Sittard 3–2.[2] On 10 February 2013, Mühren netted his first professional hat-trick, and fellow strike-partner Jack Tuyp also scored a hat-trick as Volendam defeated Telstar 6–2.[3]
2013–14
On the opening day of the 2013–14 Eerste Divisie season on 3 August 2013, Mühren scored all of Volendam's goals in a 3–2 away victory over Almere City.[4] In a KNVB Cup match against Eredivisie heavyweights Ajax on 25 September 2013, Mühren netted a brace as Volendam fell to a 4–2 defeat in extra time.[5] The game came just six days after the death of Robert's uncle Gerrie Mühren, who started his career with Volendam before going on to be a part of the great Ajax teams of the 1970s that won three consecutive European Cups.[6]
On 10 February 2014, Mühren netted twice in the first half before completing his hat-trick in the second half, as Volendam defeated Jong FC Twente 4–2.[7] In the 32nd round of the Eerste Divisie tournament on 21 March, he scored in either half as Volendam defeated Jong PSV by a score of 3–1 at the Kras Stadion.[8] By scoring in Volendam's next fixture, a 2–1 defeat to Excelsior on 28 March, Mühren reached 24 league goals for the season and had completed a remarkable run of scoring in eight of his previous ten appearances.[9]
AZ
On 28 August 2014, Mühren signed a three-year deal with AZ Alkmaar, leaving for a fee of 350.000 euros.[10] After three years at AZ, some of which spent with the reserve team, the midfielder moved to Jupiler Pro League side Zulte Waregem.
Zulte Waregem
Mühren, having arrived in Belgium and scored 2 goals in 12 games, was loaned to Dutch Eredivisie side Sparta Rotterdam.
Sparta Rotterdam (loan)
He scored on his debut in The Netherlands' top division, in a 1–1 draw at home to PEC Zwolle. Muhren finished the season as Sparta's top scorer, but the side were relegated via the play offs at the end of the season.
Personal life
Mühren is the nephew of former Dutch internationals Gerrie Mühren and Arnold Mühren.[9] Arnold played for Ipswich Town in the 1981 UEFA Cup final, beating Robert's former club, AZ.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 July 2017[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Volendam | 2011–12 | Eerste Divisie | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 33 | 9 |
| 2012–13 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | ~ | ~ | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 38 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | 34 | 25 | 1 | 2 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 35 | 27 | ||
| 2014–15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 4 | 6 | ||
| Volendam total | 102 | 43 | 4 | 2 | ~ | ~ | 4 | 1 | 110 | 52 | ||
| AZ Alkmaar | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 19 | 5 |
| 2015–16 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | ~ | ~ | 30 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | ~ | ~ | 18 | 10 | ||
| AZ total | 47 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 2 | ~ | ~ | 67 | 19 | ||
| AZ Alkmaar II | 2016–17 | Tweede Divisie | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 3 | 3 |
| Zulte Waregem | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ~ | ~ | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zulte Waregem total | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 164 | 59 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 193 | 76 | ||
- Appearances in the Eredivisie relegation play-offs
- Appearances in the Europa League
References
- "Dordrecht vs. Volendam 0-0". Soccerway. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- "Volendam vs. Fortuna Sittard 3-2". Soccerway. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- "Volendam vs. Telstar 6-2". Soccerway. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- "Almere City vs. Volendam 2-3". Soccerway. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- "Moeizame zege Ajax op Volendam 4-2" (in Dutch). Voetbal Blog. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- "Gerrie Mühren mourned in the Netherlands". UEFA. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- "Jong Twente vs. Volendam 2-4". Soccerway. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- "Volendam vs. Yong PSV 3-1". Soccerway. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- "Muhren dynasty lives on". ESPNFC. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- "AZ haalt Mühren naar Alkmaar". AZ. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- Robert Mühren at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- "Zulte Waregem win second Belgian Cup". uefa.com. 18 March 2017.
External links
- Robert Mühren at WorldFootball.net