Clint Essers
Dutch footballer (born 1997)
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Clint Essers (born 21 January 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eerste Divisie club Eindhoven.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Maastricht, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eindhoven | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| RKHSV | |||
| –2007 | RKSV Heer | ||
| 2007–2016 | Fortuna Sittard | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Fortuna Sittard | 68 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | MVV | 35 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | SG Barockstadt | 32 | (0) |
| 2025– | Eindhoven | 20 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 February 2026 | |||
Club career
Fortuna Sittard
Essers played youth football for RKHSV and RKSV Heer before joining the Fortuna Sittard youth academy in 2007.[2] He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Fortuna on 7 April 2017 in a 4–1 home win over Helmond Sport, replacing Jorrit Smeets in the 83rd minute.[3]
In the 2017–18 season, Essers became a starter for Fortuna who finished second in the league table and reached promotion to the Eredivisie.[4]
MVV
On 31 August 2021, he moved to Eerste Divisie club MVV on a one-year contract with an option for the second year.[1] He made his debut for the club on 5 September 2021, replacing Rico Zeegers in the 80th minute of a 3–0 league win over Telstar.[5] On 14 January 2022, Essers scored his first professional goal in the 91st minute of a 2–1 away loss to Telstar in the Eerste Divisie.[6] The following week, he tore the anterior cruciate ligament of his knee, sidelining him for an extended period of time.[6]
SG Barockstadt
In January 2024, after being without a club for six months, he moved to German fourth tier side SG Barockstadt Fulda-Lehnerz.[7]
Eindhoven
On 22 July 2025, Essers signed a one-year contract with Eindhoven of the Eerste Divisie following a successful trial, returning to Dutch football.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 May 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fortuna Sittard | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 68 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 76 | 0 | |||
| MVV | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| Total | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| SG Barockstadt | 2023–24 | Regionalliga Südwest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 103 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 2 | ||
- Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs
