| Mitchel Bakker | |
| Full Name: | Mitchel Bakker |
| Birth Date: | 20 June 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Purmerend, Netherlands[1] |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Left-back/left wing-back, left midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Atalanta |
| Clubnumber: | 20 |
| Youthyears1: | 2010–2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Ajax |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Jong Ajax |
| Caps1: | 37 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Ajax |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Caps3: | 27 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Clubs4: | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Years4: | 2021–2023 |
| Caps4: | 53 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Clubs5: | Atalanta |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Caps5: | 15 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Netherlands U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam3: | Netherlands U17 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam4: | Netherlands U18 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam5: | Netherlands U19 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2020–2023 |
| Nationalteam6: | Netherlands U21 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 21 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23:30, 19 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 27 March 2023 |
Mitchel Bakker (born 20 June 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back, left wing-back or left midfielder for Serie A club Atalanta.
Bakker made his debut for Ajax in a 7–0 KNVB Cup win against Te Werve on 26 September 2018.[2] He played his second and final game for the senior team in a 3–0 cup win against Go Ahead Eagles on 31 October 2018.[3]
On 7 July 2019, Mitchel Bakker signed for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on a free transfer. His contract tied him to the club for four seasons.[4]
Bakker made his debut for PSG on 29 January 2020 in a 2–0 Coupe de France win against Pau, coming on as a substitute.[5] He made his first start for the club in a 6–1 cup win against Dijon on 12 February,[6] and made his first Ligue 1 appearance and start in a 4–4 draw against Amiens on 15 February.[7] After the Ligue 1 season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic, PSG was awarded the title. On 15 June, Bakker was nominated for the Golden Boy, being one of three PSG players in the 100-player shortlist; he was later included in the list of the top 20 candidates.[8] [9] On 24 July, Bakker started and played all 90 minutes in the 2020 Coupe de France Final against Saint-Étienne. The final score was 1–0 for PSG.[10] In the 2020 Coupe de la Ligue Final on 31 July, he played the entire match as PSG won 6–5 on penalties against Lyon.[11]
On 20 October 2020, Bakker made his UEFA Champions League debut, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 loss against Manchester United.[12] Due to injuries to Juan Bernat and Layvin Kurzawa, Bakker had more play time in the 2020–21 season than he did in the previous one;[13] by the end of the campaign, he had made 40 appearances. He notably started in PSG's 2–1 Champions League semi-final loss to Manchester City on 28 April 2021.[14] Bakker won the Trophée des Champions and Coupe de France in his final season in Paris.[15]
On 12 July 2021, Bakker joined Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen. He signed a four-year contract with the club.[16] According to reports, the transfer fee of the deal was of 7 million euros, potentially rising to 10 million with bonuses.[17] A buy-back option for PSG was reportedly included in the deal.[18] Bakker scored his first goal for Leverkusen in a 4–0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach on 21 August.
On 7 July 2023, Bakker joined Serie A club Atalanta.[19]
Bakker is a youth international for the Netherlands. He has represented his home country from under-15 to under-21 level.
In October 2022, Bakker was included in the preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[20]
| Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Jong Ajax | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 37 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||||||
| Ajax | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 40 | 4 | |||
| Total | 53 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | — | 70 | 5 | ||||
| Atalanta | 2023–24 | Serie A | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 132 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 176 | 6 | |||
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