Mitchell te Vrede (born 7 August 1991) is a professional
footballer
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Excelsior
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Feyenoord
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,
Heerenveen
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Boluspor
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Abha
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Amsterdam
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and joined the AZ youth academy in 2008. In the 2010–11 season, he was part of the first-team squad, but did not make his debut. In 2011 he signed a two-year deal with
Excelsior
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* "Excelsior" (Longfellow), an 1841 poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
* ''Excelsior'' (Macedo ...
.
He moved to
Feyenoord
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ahead of the 2012–13 season, where he signed a two-year contract with an option for another two years. He mostly acted as a backup to starting striker
Graziano Pellè
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Pellè began his career at local Serie A club Lecce, and was loaned to three lower-division sides before moving to the Dutch club AZ in 2007 ...
during his time at the club. In 2014, the option was triggered by Feyenoord, keeping him at the club for another two years. He was a part of Feyenoord's successful 2014–15
UEFA Europa League
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campaign, where the club would become the group winner in that tournament, partly by winning 2–0 at home against defending title holders
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, after goals from
Jens Toornstra
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Club career
Early career
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and
Karim El Ahmadi
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, and winning 0–3 in the other match against Standard Liège. In the knockout phase, Feyenoord managed a 1–1 draw away against Roma. Feyenoord lost 1–2 at home, after Te Vrede was sent off.
In August 2015, Te Vrede signed a two-year contract with
Heerenveen
Heerenveen (, fry, It Hearrenfean ) is a town and municipality in the province of Friesland (Fryslân), in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, the town had a population of 29,790 (1 January) while the municipality had a population 50,859 (1 July). ...
, with an option for an extra year. It was reported that the Frisian club paid around €500,000 to secure his services.
In January 2017, he exchanged Heerenveen for Turkish club
Boluspor
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On 11 August 2021, te Vrede joined
Abha
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. On 30 July 2022, te Vrede joined Al Dhafra on a free transfer.
International career
Born in the Netherlands, Te Vrede is of Surinamese descent. Te Vrede gained one cap for the Netherlands U18 team; a friendly against
Turkey
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on 1 April 2009, where he came on as a substitute for Rick ten Voorde in the 65th minute in a 3–0 win.
In May 2021, it was announced that he was eligible for the Suriname national team, and would make himself available for a call-up from national team coach Dean Gorré. He debuted with the Suriname national team in a 6–0
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
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on 4 June 2021.
Personal life
Various Turkish media reported on 3 April 2017 that Te Vrede was suffering from cancer. Later that evening, he responded to Dutch newspaper '' De Telegraaf'' that he had had a tumor in his testicle, but it had been surgically removed, as there had been no metastases yet.