Micky van de Ven

Early career

Van de Ven began his career with Volendam, and made his first team debut against Jong PSV in the Eerste Divisie, going on to make 19 appearances during the 2019–20 season. He assumed the captaincy during his first full season and scored twice in 26 appearances as Volendam reached the promotion play-offs. Van de Ven transferred to German club VfL Wolfsburg in 2021 for a fee of £3.15 million and played all but one of the team's Bundesliga matches during the 2022–23 season, scoring his only goal in a 2–0 win against Borussia Dortmund. Van de Ven recorded the highest top speed of any defender in the Bundesliga that season, at 22.3 miles per hour (35.9 km/h).

Tottenham Hotspur

2023–24

On 8 August 2023, it was announced that van de Ven had signed a six-year deal with Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. The transfer cost an initial fee of £34.5 million and a potential total fee of £43 million, equalling the club's record fee for a centre-back in Cristian Romero the year before. Van de Ven debuted on 13 August during the first matchday of the 2023–24 Premier League season, starting in an away match against Brentford. On 7 October 2023, he scored his first goal in English football in Tottenham's 1–0 win at Kenilworth Road against Luton Town. On 6 November 2023, van de Ven was substituted with a hamstring injury during a game against Chelsea. He returned from injury in a 2–2 draw with Manchester United on 14 January 2024. Later that month,…

In October 2022, Van de Ven was included in the preliminary Netherlands squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He captained the under-21 team at the Under-21 Euro 2023. In August 2023, he received his first official call-up to the Netherlands senior national team by head coach Ronald Koeman, for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Greece and the Republic of Ireland. On 13 October 2023, Van de Ven debuted for the Dutch senior squad in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against France, replacing Nathan Aké in the 80th minute. On 29 May 2024, Van de Ven was named in the Netherlands' squad for UEFA Euro 2024. He scored his first goal for the Netherlands on 10 June 2025 during an 8–0 win against Malta in 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification. On 27 May 2026, he was named in the Netherlands squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Club

As of match played 5 September 2026

International

As of match played 29 June 2026

As of match played 10 June 2025 Netherlands score listed first, score column indicates score after each Van de Ven goal.

Tottenham Hotspur

UEFA Europa League: 2024–25