Mitch Apau

Early years

Apau began his youth career at OSDO, Zeeburgia and AZ, before joining Ajax's under-19 team in 2007. In 2009, he made a move to Veendam, where he made his professional debut in the second-tier Eerste Divisie on 7 August 2009 in a convincing 6–1 away victory against HFC Haarlem where Apau played the full game. In April 2011, his contract was extended until 2014. He scored his first goal on 18 September 2011, helping his team to a 3–0 home win over Emmen. In March 2013, Veendam went bankrupt, making Apau a free agent. Apau then spent some time training with Groningen, before signing with RKC Waalwijk on 31 May 2013. With RKC, he faced relegation from the top-tier Eredivisie on 18 May 2014, following a loss on aggregate against Excelsior in the relegation play-offs.

Westerlo

On 6 June 2014, Apau signed with newly promoted Belgian Pro League club Westerlo, coached by compatriate Dennis van Wijk. There, he was reunited with Evander Sno, whom he had played alongside at RKC. He impressed at Westerlo, and grew into one of the premier defenders in the league. In March 2015, Premier League club Chelsea, coached by José Mourinho, was rumoured to be interested in signing Apau, but in July 2016 he extended his contract with Westerlo by a year.

Olimpija Ljubljana

In July 2017, Apau moved to Slovenian PrvaLiga club Olimpija Ljubljana. He made his league debut for Ljubljana on 16 July 2017, the first matchday of the season, replacing Aris Zarifović in…

Born in the Netherlands, Apau is of Ghanaian descent.

Olimpija Ljubljana

Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2017–18 Slovenian Football Cup: 2017–18 Slovan Bratislava

Slovak Super Liga: 2018–19, 2019–20 Slovak Cup: 2019–20 Emmen

Eerste Divisie: 2021–22