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Micky van de Ven

Micky van de Ven (Dutch: [vɑn vɛn]; born 19 April 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays either as a centre-back or left-back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Netherlands national team.

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).

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 was reported to be in the region of €50m, 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 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, during a match against Brentford on 31 January, he was recorded as the Premier League's fastest ever player at 37.38 kilometres per hour (23.23 mph) since data collection began in 2020–21.

On 10 May 2024, van de Ven was awarded Tottenham's Player of the Season award at the Official Supporters' Clubs award night ceremony, having started 28 of the club's 38 games up until that point.

Van de Ven suffered several injuries during the 2024–25 Premier League season. On 30 October 2024, during a EFL Cup match against Manchester City, he was injured and would not return until 8 December in a match against Chelsea, playing 79 minutes before being substituted. His next appearance for the club would not come until 30 January 2025, with a 45-minute appearance in the UEFA Europa League against IF Elfsborg. Despite his injury-hampered season, van de Ven was again recorded as the Premier League's fastest player, with a top speed of 37.1 kilometres per hour (23.1 mph).

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