Mitchell Burgzorg (born 25 July 1987) is a Dutch former professional

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and a

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per under the name Priester.

Football career

Burgzorg was born in

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. A

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, he who made his debut in professional football, being part of the HFC Haarlem squad in the 2006–07 season. In 2008, he moved to N.E.C. Nijmegen. In June 2014, Burgzorg moved from Ludogorets Razgrad to fellow Bulgarian A Group side

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, only to return to Almere City in summer 2015.

Honours

Ludogorets * Bulgarian A Group:

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, 2013–14 *

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: 2013–14

Music career

Burgzorg has also developed a music career as a

per under the stage name ''Priester''. He is signed to Black Label Music. In collaboration with Nino, he appeared on ''24 uur Volume 1'' and ''24 uur Volume 2'' released by Black Label Music. He is a rapper who was part of the rap formation LSD (full name Lyricale Straat Dichters) based in

. He left them in 2011 for a solo career. Known for his collaborations with other artists, he was featured in June 2010 in "Baas in mij" with

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and football player / rapper Soufiane Touzani, quickly followed in August the same year in "Een dagje @ spec" with Ali B, Keizer and Gio. In February 2011, Priester prepared his own mixtape ''Baas Boven Baas'', but it was never officially released. However, he released "Geen 1" as a single and a music video.Music video for "Geen 1" by Priester
/ref> In 2011, he appeared on ''Swagg On Remix'', a collaboration with well-known names like Ali B,

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and Excellent. On 25 January 2012, Priester took part in the popular Dutch television series '' Ali B op volle toeren'' hosted by Moroccan-Dutch rapper Ali B. He was paired with artist Ronnie Tober to perform each other's works. Priester interpreted Tober's "Rozen voor Sandra" in a new version, whereas Tober took Priester's "Geen 1" and interpreted it as "Er is niemand zoals jij". In 2012, he signed to the Nindo music label. The manager of Nindo (Negative) has been unofficially announced that the 'Baas Boven Baas mixtape' is done, but when the mixtape comes out is not yet known.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Burgzorg, Mitchell 1987 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Footballers from Zaanstad Men's association football midfielders Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players HFC Haarlem players NEC Nijmegen players Almere City FC players AFC Ajax (amateurs) players PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players PFC Slavia Sofia players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria