Clint Essers

Clint Essers

Personal information
Date of birth	21 January 1997
Place of birth	Maastricht, Netherlands
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
	RKHSV
0000–2007	RKSV Heer
2007–2016	Fortuna Sittard
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2021	Fortuna Sittard	68	(0)
2021–2023	MVV	35	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:08, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

Clint Essers (born 21 January 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back.

Club career

Fortuna Sittard

Essers played youth football for RKHSV and RKSV Heer before joining the Fortuna Sittard youth academy in 2007. 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.

In the 2017–18 season, Essers became a starter for Fortuna who finished second in the league table and reached promotion to the Eredivisie.

MVV

On 31 August 2021, he moved to Eerste Divisie club MVV on a one-year contract with an option for the second year. 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. 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. The following week, he tore the anterior cruciate ligament of his knee, sidelining him for an extended period of time.

Career statistics

As of match played 23 May 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	0	21	1
	Total		35	2	1	0	1	0	37	2
Career total			103	2	9	0	1	0	113	2