Mitchel Paulissen

Mitchel Paulissen
Paulissen with Lee Man in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-04-21) 21 April 1993 (age 33)
Place of birth Kerkrade, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Roda JC Kerkrade
Number 6
Youth career
RKTSV
2001–2011 Roda JC Kerkrade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2019 Roda JC Kerkrade 130 (18)
2016 → VVV-Venlo (loan) 14 (2)
2019–2023 Cambuur 101 (10)
2023–2025 Lee Man 40 (7)
2025– Roda JC Kerkrade 21 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 April 2026

Mitchel Paulissen (born 21 April 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Eerste Divisie club Roda JC Kerkrade.

Club career

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Paulissen joined Cambuur on a free transfer, signing a two-year deal. The deal was confirmed on 30 May 2019. Following his contract expiry at Cambuur, it was reported that Mitchell had signed with Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man on a free.

On 8 July 2023, Paulissen officially joined Lee Man.

On 26 May 2025, Paulissen signed a two-season contract to return to Roda JC Kerkrade.

Career statistics

As of 31 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Roda JC 2011–12 Eredivisie 1000——10
2012–13 2000—1030
2013–14 15130——181
2014–15 Eerste Divisie 30641—42399
2015–16 Eredivisie 15010——160
2016–17 31410—10334
2017–18 7110—0081
2018–19 Eerste Divisie 28631——317
Total 12918132—6214822
VVV-Venlo (loan) 2015–16 Eerste Divisie 142——10152
Cambuur 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 18120——201
2020–21 23420——254
2021–22 Eredivisie 31310——323
2022–23 29220——312
Total 1011070——10810
Lee Man 2023–24 Hong Kong Premier League 193312291337
Career total 263332332216330441
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation play-offs
  2. ↑ Five appearances and one goal in Hong Kong Sapling Cup, two appearances in Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield, two appearances in HKPLC Cup

Honour

Lee Man

References

  1. ↑ MITCHEL PAULISSEN, rodajckerkrade.nl, 25 January 2014
  2. ↑ "SC Cambuur versterkt zich met Mitchel Paulissen". SC Cambuur (in Netherlands Dutch). 30 May 2019. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Oud-Cambuurspeler Mitchel Paulissen gaat naar Hongkong". Friesch Dagblad (in Netherlands Dutch). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Bijzondere stap voor Mitchel Paulissen: middenvelder verruilt SC Cambuur voor club uit Hongkong". Leeuwarder Courant (in Netherlands Dutch). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "港超聯 理文簽前荷甲兵 米素爾保利臣：期待踢亞冠". ON.CC (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 8 July 2023. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  6. ↑ 港超聯 理文簽前荷甲兵 米素爾保利臣：期待踢亞冠 on.cc 8 July 2023
  7. ↑ "Mitchel Paulissen keert terug bij Roda JC" [Mitchel Paulissen returns to Roda JC] (in Dutch). Roda JC Kerkrade. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  8. ↑ Mitchel Paulissen at Soccerway