Mitch Apau (born 27 April 1990) is a Dutch

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

right back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

Club career

He played for

Veendam Veendam () is a town and municipality with a population of 27,752 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. Veendam was established in 1648 as a peat colony by Adriaan Geerts Wildervanck. A Holland America Line cruise ship ...

and

Waalwijk Waalwijk () is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. It had a population of in and is located near the motorways A59 and N261. The villages of Capelle, Vrijhoeve-Capelle, Sprang (the former municipality of Sprang-Capelle) and W ...

before moving abroad to join Belgian side

Westerlo Westerlo () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises seven towns: * Westerlo centrum * * Tongerlo * Heultje * Voortkapel * Oosterwijk * In 2021, Westerlo had a total population of 25,288. The ...

in summer 2014. In March 2015

Chelsea Chelsea or Chelsey may refer to: Places Australia * Chelsea, Victoria Canada * Chelsea, Nova Scotia * Chelsea, Quebec United Kingdom * Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames ** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...

was rumoured to be interested in the defender, but in summer 2016 he extended his contract with Westerlo by a year. In June 2018, Apau joined

Fortuna Liga The Slovak Super Liga is the top level football league in Slovakia, currently known as the Fortuna Liga due to a sponsorship arrangement. It was formed in 1993 following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The record for most titles is eleven, ...

club Slovan Bratislava on a three-year deal. He made his league debut for the club on 22 July 2018 in a 4-1 away victory over

Zlaté Moravce Zlaté Moravce (; 1776 Morawce, hu, Aranyosmarót, german: Goldmorawitz) is a town in south-western Slovakia. Basic data It is the capital and the biggest town of Zlaté Moravce District. It is approximately 120 km from the Slovak capital B ...

. He was released by Slovan on 12 October 2020. In December 2020, Apau's arrival in

Patro Eisden Koninklijke Patro Eisden Maasmechelen is a Belgian football club from the municipality of Maasmechelen in Limburg. The original club name was ''V.V. Patro Eisden'' until 1992 when they changed to ''K. Patro Eisden''. In 1998, it changed to ''K. ...

was announced. On 30 July 2021, he joined Emmen on a one-year deal.

Honours

Slovan Bratislava *

Slovak First Football League The Slovak Super Liga is the top level football league in Slovakia, currently known as the Fortuna Liga due to a sponsorship arrangement. It was formed in 1993 following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The record for most titles is eleven, ...

(2): 2018–19, 2019–20 * Slovnaft Cup (1): 2019–20

References

External links

Voetbal International profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Apau, Mitch 1990 births Living people Footballers from Amsterdam Association football fullbacks Dutch footballers Dutch expatriate footballers Dutch sportspeople of Ghanaian descent SC Veendam players RKC Waalwijk players K.V.C. Westerlo players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players ŠK Slovan Bratislava players K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen players NK Slaven Belupo players FC Emmen players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Belgian First Division A players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Slovak Super Liga players Croatian Football League players Expatriate footballers in Belgium Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Slovenia Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Expatriate footballers in Slovakia Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Expatriate footballers in Croatia Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Croatia