{{short description|Dutch footballer (born 1997)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Clint Essers | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|1|21|df=yes}} | image = | birth_place = Maastricht, Netherlands | height = 1.80 m<ref name="mvv1" /> | position = Right-back | currentclub = Eindhoven | clubnumber = 22 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = RKHSV | youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2007 | youthclubs2 = RKSV Heer | youthyears3 = 2007–2016 | youthclubs3 = Fortuna Sittard | years1 = 2017–2021 | clubs1 = Fortuna Sittard | caps1 = 68 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2021–2023 | clubs2 = MVV | caps2 = 35 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2024–2025 | clubs3 = SG Barockstadt | caps3 = 32 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2025– | clubs4 = Eindhoven | caps4 = 34 | goals4 = 2 | pcupdate = 28 April 2026 }} '''Clint Essers''' (born 21 January 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for {{Dutch football updater|Eindhoven}} club Eindhoven.
==Club career== ===Fortuna Sittard=== Essers played youth football for RKHSV and RKSV Heer before joining the Fortuna Sittard youth academy in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Geurts |first1=Tim |title=Clint Essers is de enige van zijn lichting die nog bij Fortuna speelt: 'Als het tegenzit, kom ik nog harder terug' |url=https://www.limburger.nl/cnt/dmf20191213_00137168 |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=De Limburger |date=13 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713085017/https://www.limburger.nl/cnt/dmf20191213_00137168 |archive-date=13 July 2021 |language=nl}}</ref> He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Fortuna on 7 April 2017 in a 4–1 home win over Helmond Sport, replacing Jorrit Smeets in the 83rd minute.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/04/07/netherlands/eerste-divisie/fortuna-sittard/stichting-helmond-sport/2240856/|title=Game Report by Soccerway|date=7 April 2017}}</ref>
In the 2017–18 season, Essers became a starter for Fortuna who finished second in the league table and reached promotion to the Eredivisie.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bergen |first1=Dennis van |title=Fortuna Sittard na zestien jaar terug in de eredivisie |url=https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/fortuna-sittard-na-zestien-jaar-terug-in-de-eredivisie~a47f8e48/ |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=Algemeen Dagblad |date=28 April 2018 |language=nl}}</ref>
===MVV=== On 31 August 2021, he moved to Eerste Divisie club MVV on a one-year contract with an option for the second year.<ref name="mvv1">{{cite web |title=MVV legt Maastrichtenaar Clint Essers vast |url=https://www.mvv.nl/nieuws/mvv-legt-maastrichtenaar-clint-essers-vast |website=MVV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019033303/https://www.mvv.nl/nieuws/mvv-legt-maastrichtenaar-clint-essers-vast |archive-date=19 October 2021 |language=nl |date=31 August 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He made his debut for the club on 5 September 2021, replacing Rico Zeegers in the 80th minute of a 3–0 league win over Telstar.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brinkman |first1=Theo |title=Hopeloze vertoning van Telstar in Maastricht: al na één helft kansloos tegen MVV |url=https://www.noordhollandsdagblad.nl/cnt/dmf20210905_38707522 |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=Noordhollands Dagblad |date=5 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017115025/https://www.noordhollandsdagblad.nl/cnt/dmf20210905_38707522 |archive-date=17 October 2021 |language=nl}}</ref> On 14 January 2022, Essers scored his first professional goal in the 91st minute of a 2–1 away loss to Telstar in the Eerste Divisie.<ref name="1limburg1">{{cite news |last1=Schreurs |first1=Joost |title=MVV'er Clint Essers maandenlang uit de roulatie |url=https://www.1limburg.nl/sport/1656669/mvver-clint-essers-maandenlang-uit-de-roulatie |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=1limburg |date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811172800/https://www.1limburg.nl/sport/1656669/mvver-clint-essers-maandenlang-uit-de-roulatie |archive-date=11 August 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> The following week, he tore the anterior cruciate ligament of his knee, sidelining him for an extended period of time.<ref name="1limburg1" />
===SG Barockstadt=== In January 2024, after being without a club for six months, he moved to German fourth tier side SG Barockstadt Fulda-Lehnerz.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=SG Barockstadt Fulda-Lehnerz|url=https://sg-barockstadt.de/clint-essers-verstaerkt-die-sg-barockstadt-zur-rueckrunde/|title= Clint Essers verstärkt die SG Barockstadt zur Rückrunde|trans-title=Clint Essers strengtehns SG Barockstadt for the second half of the season|date=15 January 2024|access-date=12 February 2024|language=de}}</ref>
===Eindhoven=== On 22 July 2025, Essers signed a one-year contract with Eindhoven of the Eerste Divisie following a successful trial, returning to Dutch football.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hermus |first1=Bob |title=Proefspeler beloond met contract: Clint Essers tekent voor een jaar bij FC Eindhoven |url=https://www.ed.nl/fc-eindhoven/proefspeler-beloond-met-contract-clint-essers-tekent-voor-een-jaar-bij-fc-eindhoven~a91e305d/ |access-date=7 October 2025 |work=Eindhovens Dagblad |date=22 July 2025 |language=nl |trans-title=Trialist rewarded with contract: Clint Essers signs one-year deal with FC Eindhoven}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 23 May 2023}}<ref name="WF">{{cite web |title=Clint Essers |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe454427/clint-essers/ |website=WorldFootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=15 January 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|Fortuna Sittard |2016–17 |Eerste Divisie |1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |2017–18 |Eerste Divisie |30||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||32||0 |- |2018–19 |Eredivisie |15||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||18||0 |- |2019–20 |Eredivisie |18||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||21||0 |- |2020–21 |Eredivisie |4||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||4||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !68!!0!!8!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!76!!0 |- |rowspan="3"|MVV |2021–22 |Eerste Divisie |15||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||16||1 |- |2022–23 |Eerste Divisie |20||1||0||0||1{{efn|name=PO|Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs}}||0||21||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !35!!2!!1!!0!!1!!0!!37!!2 |- |rowspan="1"|SG Barockstadt |2023–24 |Regionalliga Südwest |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !103!!2!!9!!0!!1!!0!!113!!2 |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Essers, Clint}} Category:1997 births Category:Footballers from Maastricht Category:Living people Category:Dutch men's footballers Category:Men's association football full-backs Category:Fortuna Sittard players Category:MVV Maastricht players Category:SG Barockstadt Fulda-Lehnerz players Category:FC Eindhoven players Category:Eredivisie players Category:Eerste Divisie players Category:Dutch expatriate men's footballers Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Category:21st-century Dutch sportsmen