Michael Robin Verrips (born 3 December 1996) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard (; li, Fortuna Zitterd ) is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was established through a merger ...

Club career

Verrips began playing youth football for Vitesse. In 2011 he moved to PSV, where he rose through the youth teams in his two years at the club. After leaving PSV, Verrips signed a one-year deal with

FC Twente Football Club Twente () is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, sometimes known internationally as Twente Enschede. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Dutch champions Sportclub Enschede with Enschedese ...

where, after a season in the

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, he signed his first professional contract in 2014. However, having played no first team games for Twente, he joined

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...

side Sparta Rotterdam. During his first season at Sparta Rotterdam, Verrips made appearances mainly for the second team,

Jong Sparta Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently compete in the Eredivisie, the top fligh ...

. He made his

debut for Sparta Rotterdam on 14 May 2017 in a game against Go Ahead Eagles. At the beginning of the 2017–18 season, Verrips signed on loan for

Maastricht Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the ...

. Here he finally made a breakthrough, playing all 38 league games, one KNVB Cup match against AZ, and the club's two unsuccessful play-off games against Almere City. Verrips returned to Sparta Rotterdam at the end of the season. On 1 July 2018, Verrips joined KV Mechelen where in July 2019 he unilaterally terminated his contract due to the conviction for match-fixing. On 8 August 2019, he joined newly promoted

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club

Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history of cutlery production. The team have played home games at ...

on a four-year deal. On 1 February 2021, Verrips joined

side FC Emmen on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season. On 11 January 2022, Verrips joined

side

on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season, with the option to buy Verrips in the summer. At the end of the season, Fortuna Sittard exercised the purchase option and signed a three-year contract with Verrips, and then loaned him to Groningen for the 2022–23 season, with an option to buy. The loan was extended for the 2023–24 season. On 12 January 2024, Fortuna Sittard terminated the loan early.

International career

Verrips has represented the Netherlands at both under-19 and under-20 level.

Career statistics

Honours

Mechelen * Belgian First Division B: 2018–19 *

Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (french: link=no, Coupe de Belgique; nl, Beker van België []; german: link=no, Belgischer Fußballpokal) is the main Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgia ...

: 2018–19 Belgian Cup, 2018–19

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Verrips, Michael 1996 births People from Rheden Living people Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Sparta Rotterdam players MVV Maastricht players K.V. Mechelen players Sheffield United F.C. players FC Emmen players Fortuna Sittard players FC Groningen players Men's association football goalkeepers Tweede Divisie players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Challenger Pro League players English Football League players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Footballers from Gelderland