Clint Essers

Clint Essers
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-21) 21 January 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Maastricht, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
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 34 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 April 2026

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

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.

SG Barockstadt

In January 2024, after being without a club for six months, he moved to German fourth-tier side SG Barockstadt Fulda-Lehnerz.

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.

Career statistics

As of match played 23 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fortuna Sittard 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 1000—10
2017–18 Eerste Divisie 30020—320
2018–19 Eredivisie 15030—180
2019–20 Eredivisie 18030—210
2020–21 Eredivisie 4000—40
Total 68080—760
MVV 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 15110—161
2022–23 Eerste Divisie 2010010211
Total 3521010372
SG Barockstadt 2023–24 Regionalliga Südwest 0000—00
Career total 103290101132
  1. ↑ Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs

References

  1. 1 2 "MVV legt Maastrichtenaar Clint Essers vast". MVV (in Dutch). 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021.
  2. ↑ Geurts, Tim (13 December 2019). "Clint Essers is de enige van zijn lichting die nog bij Fortuna speelt: 'Als het tegenzit, kom ik nog harder terug'". De Limburger (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 7 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Bergen, Dennis van (28 April 2018). "Fortuna Sittard na zestien jaar terug in de eredivisie". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Brinkman, Theo (5 September 2021). "Hopeloze vertoning van Telstar in Maastricht: al na één helft kansloos tegen MVV". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  6. 1 2 Schreurs, Joost (24 January 2022). "MVV'er Clint Essers maandenlang uit de roulatie". 1limburg (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Clint Essers verstärkt die SG Barockstadt zur Rückrunde" [Clint Essers strengtehns SG Barockstadt for the second half of the season] (in German). SG Barockstadt Fulda-Lehnerz. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  8. ↑ Hermus, Bob (22 July 2025). "Proefspeler beloond met contract: Clint Essers tekent voor een jaar bij FC Eindhoven" [Trialist rewarded with contract: Clint Essers signs one-year deal with FC Eindhoven]. Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "Clint Essers". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 15 January 2023.