Bart Vriends

Utrecht

Born in Amersfoort, Vriends began his senior career through FC Utrecht's youth program. On the list for the Eredivisie team in the 2012-13 season, Vriends went on loan to Go Ahead Eagles before he was able to make his senior debut.

Go Ahead Eagles

Playing 15 games while on loan and helping the club reach promotion out of Eerste Divisie, GA Eagles eventually bought Vriends from Utrecht ahead of the 2013-14 Eredivisie season. Vriends gave his club a first victory of the 2014-15 season when his goal against Willem II was without response in August 2014. In the same match, Vriends received his only senior red card, just five minutes after his 64th-minute winner.

Sparta Rotterdam

In 2016, Vriends made a free transfer from GA Eagles to Sparta Rotterdam following 113 appearances for the former. The move proved to be highly successful for Vriends, who captained the club across eight years and made 215 total appearances, becoming the first Sparta Rotterdam player to do so in over 20 years. Vriends captained Sparta to a first-place finish in the 2015-16 Eerste Divisie, achieving promotion to the Eredivisie after six years in the Dutch second division. He also captained the club to a semi-final in the 2016–17 KNVB Cup. Following another few years which included a brief relegation and subsequent promotion, Vriends would go on to leave the club in 2024 following an eighth-placed 2023-24 Eredivisie finish for Sparta.

Adelaide United

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As of match played 11 August 2026

Individual

Eredivisie Team of the Month: November 2023