Hans Jorge Mulder (born 27 April 1987) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for amateur club VV Unicum.[2]

Hans Mulder
Personal information
Full name Hans Jorge Mulder[1]
Date of birth (1987-04-27) 27 April 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
VV Unicum
Youth career
Zeeburgia
Zaragoza
2004–2006 RKC Waalwijk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 RKC 125 (6)
2011–2013 Willem II 52 (4)
2013–2014 NEC 9 (0)
2014 Delhi Dynamos 13 (3)
2015 Nordsjælland 8 (0)
2015 Delhi Dynamos 15 (0)
2016 Cacereño 5 (0)
2016 Chennaiyin 12 (2)
2017 Eldense 8 (0)
2017–2023 RKC 96 (5)
2023– VV Unicum
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023

Born to a Spanish mother and a Dutch father, Mulder has had a journeyman career and played for clubs in his native Netherlands, Spain, Denmark and India. He is most noted for his two stints at RKC Waalwijk, for whom he has made more than 200 appearances.

Career edit

Early years edit

Born in Amsterdam to a Spanish mother and a Dutch father,[3] Mulder played in the youth departments of Zeeburgia and Spanish club Zaragoza, before joining the academy of RKC Waalwijk in 2004.[4] In the winter break of the 2006–07 season, Mulder was promoted to the RKC first team. In total he made 125 appearances for the club. At the start of the 2011–12 season, he was signed by Willem II on a free transfer. He left this club again on a free transfer at the end of the 2012–13 season. In November 2013, Mulder signed a two-year contract with NEC.[5] With the Nijmegen club, he suffered relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2013–14 season. Due to a relegation clause in his contract, his deal was terminated in June 2014.[6]

Journeyman years edit

On 8 September 2014, he signed for Indian club Delhi Dynamos FC, where he joined a team which included Italian star Alessandro Del Piero.[7] He made his debut for the club on 14 October 2014 in a match against FC Pune City where he played the full 90 minutes. Mulder signed a six-month contract with Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland in January 2015. They had signed him on a free transfer after his contract with Delhi Dynamos expired.[8] He returned to Delhi Dynamos for his second season in the Indian Super League afterwards, making it to the semi-finals under player-coach Roberto Carlos. On 9 March 2016, he signed for the remainder of the 2015–16 season with Spanish Segunda División B club Cacereño.[9] For the 2016 season of the Indian Super League, Mulder returned to play for Chennaiyin FC. In the beginning of 2017, Mulder moved to CD Eldense in the Segunda División B. On 3 April, the club withdrew the already virtually relegated team from the competition after an embarrassing 12–0 defeat to FC Barcelona B. The club turned around on the decision the following day, but at that point complaints of match fixing at Eldense had already been made,[10] and as a result Mulder left the club.[11][12]

Return to RKC Waalwijk edit

In August 2017, Mulder reported to Mark Luijpers, the assistant coach of VVV-Venlo with whom he previously worked at Delhi Dynamos, for a trial period with the Eredivisie side.[13] On 3 October, Mulder signed a one-year contract with RKC Waalwijk.[14] In 2019, he reached promotion to the Eredivisie with RKC after promotion play-offs. Mulder subsequently signed a one-year contract extension with the club.[15]

VV Unicum edit

On 4 April 2023, Mulder agreed to join VV Unicum for the 2023–24 season.[16]

Career statistics edit

As of match played 20 September 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
RKC Waalwijk 2006–07 Eredivisie 7 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
2007–08 Eerste Divisie 31 1 3 0 2[a] 0 36 1
2008–09 32 2 1 0 4[a] 0 37 2
2009–10 Eredivisie 27 1 0 0 27 1
2010–11 Eerste Divisie 28 2 5 0 33 2
Total 125 6 10 0 6 0 141 6
Willem II 2011–12 Eerste Divisie 30 2 1 0 1[a] 0 32 2
2012–13 Eredivisie 22 2 1 0 23 2
Total 52 4 2 0 1 0 55 4
NEC 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Delhi Dynamos 2014 Indian Super League 13 3 13 3
Nordsjælland 2014–15 Danish Superliga 8 0 0 0 8 0
Delhi Dynamos 2015 Indian Super League 13 0 2[b] 0 15 0
Cacereño 2015–16 Segunda División B 5 0 0 0 5 0
Chennaiyin FC 2016 Indian Super League 12 2 12 2
Eldense 2016–17 Segunda División B 8 0 8 0
RKC Waalwijk 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 27 2 2 0 29 2
2018–19 30 2 3 0 6[a] 1 39 3
2019–20 Eredivisie 18 1 0 0 18 1
2020–21 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 76 5 5 0 6 1 87 6
Career total 321 20 17 0 15 1 353 21
  1. ^ a b c d All appearance(s) in Eerste Divisie playoffs
  2. ^ All appearance(s) in Indian Super League playoffs

Honours edit

RKC Waalwijk:[17]

References edit

  1. ^ Broxterman, Cas (3 April 2017). "Mulder vertrekt na omstreden duel". www.goal.com (in Dutch). GOAL. Retrieved 24 September 2020. Hans Jorge Mulder verlaat Eldense per direct omdat hij het niet eens is met het beleid bij de club uit de Spaanse Segunda Division B.
  2. ^ Hans Mulder at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ Tomassen, Roel (20 December 2012). "Hans Mulder: "Willem II geen lachertje in de Eredivisie"". voetbalcentraal.nl (in Dutch). ELF Voetbal. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  4. ^ van der Put, Max (16 June 2011). "Hans Mulder van RKC naar Willem II" (in Dutch). Brabants Dagblad. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  5. ^ Loef, Marco (1 November 2013). "NEC legt Hans Mulder vast" (in Dutch). Omroep Gelderland. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  6. ^ "N.E.C. Contracteert Hans Mulder voor anderhalf s.. • N.E.C. Nijmegen". Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Delhi Dynamos FC welcome Dutch duo". ISL. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Mulder vervolgt loopbaan bij Nordsjælland" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  9. ^ Ortiz, José María (10 March 2016). "Cacereño, fichaje 'interruptus'" (in Spanish). El Periódico Extremadura. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Eldense coach arrested after investigation into 12–0 defeat to Barcelona B". The Guardian. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  11. ^ Mulder belandt in nachtmerrie bij Spaanse 'matchfixingclub'‚ nos.nl, 5 April 2017
  12. ^ "Hans Mulder vertrekt per direct bij Eldense na mogelijke matchfixing" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  13. ^ Jakobs, Geert-Jan (7 August 2017). "Globetrotter Mulder op proef bij VVV-Venlo" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  14. ^ van der Meer, Christel (3 October 2017). "Hans Mulder bij RKC Waalwijk terug op oude nest" (in Dutch). Omroep Brabant. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Hans Mulder verlengt contract en gaat met RKC de Eredivisie in" (in Dutch). Waalwijk Nieuws. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Make way for the King!" (in Dutch). VV Unicum. 4 April 2023.
  17. ^ "RKC Waalwijk kampioen in Jupiler League" (in Dutch). Omroep Brabant. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2020.

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