Hans Jorge Mulder (born 27 April 1987) is a Dutch professional

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who plays for

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club

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional football club based in Waalwijk, that is currently competing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' ('Roman Catholic Combination' in Dutch) and was established as a merger ...

. Born to a Spanish mother and a Dutch father, Mulder has had a

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career and played for clubs in his native Netherlands, Spain, Denmark and India. He is most noted for his two stints at

, for whom he has made more than 200 appearances.

Career

Early years

Born in

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to a Spanish mother and a Dutch father, Mulder played in the youth departments of

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and Spanish club

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, before joining the academy of

in 2004. 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

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. With the

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club, he suffered relegation from the

in the 2013–14 season. Due to a relegation clause in his contract, his deal was terminated in June 2014.

Journeyman years

On 8 September 2014, he signed for Indian club

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, where he joined a team which included Italian star

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. He made his debut for the club on 14 October 2014 in a match against

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where he played the full 90 minutes. Mulder signed a six-month contract with Danish Superliga club

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in January 2015. They had signed him on a free transfer after his contract with Delhi Dynamos expired. He returned to Delhi Dynamos for his second season in the

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afterwards, making it to the semi-finals under

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. On 9 March 2016, he signed for the remainder of the 2015–16 season with Spanish

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club Cacereño. For the 2016 season of the Indian Super League, Mulder returned to play for

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. In the beginning of 2017, Mulder moved to

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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

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. The club turned around on the decision the following day, but at that point complaints of

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at Eldense had already been made, and as a result Mulder left the club.

Return to RKC Waalwijk

In August 2017, Mulder reported to

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, the assistant coach of

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with whom he previously worked at Delhi Dynamos, for a trial period with the Eredivisie side. On 3 October, Mulder signed a one-year contract with

. 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.

Career statistics

Honours

RKC Waalwijk: *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mulder, Hans 1987 births Living people Footballers from Amsterdam Dutch footballers Dutch people of Spanish descent Association football midfielders Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Danish Superliga players RKC Waalwijk players NEC Nijmegen players Willem II (football club) players A.V.V. Zeeburgia players Real Zaragoza players FC Nordsjælland players Odisha FC players Chennaiyin FC players Indian Super League players Segunda División B players CP Cacereño players CD Eldense footballers Dutch expatriate footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in India Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate footballers in India Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark