Milan van Ewijk

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Milan van Ewijk
Personal information
Full name Milan Fabrizio van Ewijk[1]
Date of birth (2000-09-08) 8 September 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Coventry City
Number 27
Youth career
0000–2016 Feyenoord[2]
2016–2018 Excelsior Maassluis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Excelsior Maassluis 34 (2)
2019–2021 ADO Den Haag 45 (1)
2020 → Cambuur (loan) 2 (0)
2021–2023 Heerenveen 67 (7)
2023– Coventry City 57 (3)
International career
2022–2023 Netherlands U21 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:26, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

Milan Fabrizio van Ewijk (born 8 September 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL Championship club Coventry City.

Career

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Excelsior Maassluis

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Van Ewijk signed for Excelsior Maassluis from the youth academy of Feyenoord in 2016.[3] He made 36 appearances for the club in total, scoring 2 goals.[4]

ADO Den Haag

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On 29 June 2019, Van Ewijk signed with ADO Den Haag after a successful season with Excelsior Maassluis.[5] He made his professional debut with ADO Den Haag in a 4–2 Eredivisie loss to FC Utrecht on 4 August 2019.[6]

Loan to Cambuur

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On January 31 2020, Van Ewijk joined Eerste Divisie side Cambuur for the rest of the 2019-20 season.[7]

Heerenveen

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Van Ewijk signed for Heerenveen on 16 May 2021 for a fee reported to be almost €600k.[8][9] In 2022-23 he was named in the Eredivisie team of the season.[10]

Coventry City

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On 27 July 2023, Van Ewijk signed for English Championship club Coventry City for an undisclosed fee reported to be around £3.4 million.[11][12] He scored his first goal for the club from a 25-yard free kick to open the scoring against Watford in a 3–3 draw.[13] He scored his second goal for the club in a 3-1 win against Leicester City on 13 January 2024.[14] Van Ewijk started and played every minute of Coventry's FA Cup semi-final as they were eliminated by Manchester United on penalties at Wembley.[15]During the 2024-25 campaign, Milan Van Ewijk scored and got an assist against Oxford United which enabled Coventry City to win 3-2, after a double from Haji Wright.

Personal life

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Born in the Netherlands, Van Ewijk is of Surinamese and Malaysian descent, thus being eligible to play for the Netherlands, Suriname and Malaysia.[16]

Career statistics

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As of match played on 9 November 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Excelsior Maassluis 2017–18 Tweede Divisie 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2018–19 32 2 2 0 — — 34 2
Total 34 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 2
ADO Den Haag 2019–20 Eredivisie 12 0 0 0 — — 12 0
2020–21 33 1 1 0 — — 34 1
Total 45 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 46 1
Cambuur (loan) 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Heerenveen 2021–22 Eredivisie 33 1 3 0 — 2[a] 0 38 1
2022–23 34 6 4 0 — 2[a] 0 40 6
Total 67 7 7 0 0 0 4 0 78 7
Coventry City 2023–24[4] EFL Championship 42 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 47 2
2024–25[18] EFL Championship 15 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 18 1
Total 57 3 4 0 4 0 0 0 65 3
Career total 205 13 14 0 4 0 4 0 227 13
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Eredivisie UEFA Europa Conference League play-offs

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "EFL – Squad List 2024/25: Coventry City – In Squad Players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 10. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  2. ^ Hoe rechtsback Milan van Ewijk via ADO Den Haag aanklopt bij de KNVB, elfvoetbal.nl, 26 September 2019
  3. ^ "Milan van Ewijk tekent voor drie jaar bij ADO Den Haag". ADO Den Haag. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Games played by Milan van Ewijk in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Oud-trainer overtuigd van ADO-nieuweling Van Ewijk: 'Ik denk dat hij snel een basisplaats heeft'". Omroep West.
  6. ^ "ADO Den Haag vs. Utrecht - 4 August 2019". Soccerway.
  7. ^ "Milan van Ewijk op huurbasis naar SC Cambuur". ADO Den Haag. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Milan van Ewijk maakt transfer naar sc Heerenveen". ADO Den Haag. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  9. ^ Abbenhuijs, Marijn (21 May 2021). "ADO en Heerenveen akkoord: Van Ewijk voor bijna zes ton naar Friesland". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  10. ^ Team, Dutch Data Insights (1 June 2023). "Eredivisie Team of the Season: OptaJohan's XI". The Analyst. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  11. ^ Turner, Andy (27 July 2023). "Coventry City make seventh summer signing as Dutch under-21 star adds pace to 'excite the fans'". CoventryLive. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Coventry sign defender Van Ewijk on four-year deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Coventry City 3-3 Watford: Mileta Rajovic double not enough to earn Hornets win". BBC Sport. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Coventry City 3-1 Leicester City - Callum O'Hare nets twice in Sky Blues win". BBC Sport. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  15. ^ "FA Cup semi-final: Man Utd survive stunning Coventry comeback to win on penalties". BBC Sport. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Profvoetballers van Surinaamse afkomst". Natio Suriname | Voetbal.
  17. ^ Milan van Ewijk at Soccerway
  18. ^ "Games played by Milan van Ewijk in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  19. ^ "Xavi Simons named as Eredivisie Player of the Month August". Eredivisie. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  20. ^ "Taylor Booth named as Eredivisie Player of the Month for November". Eredivisie. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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