Personal information | |||
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Full name | Danny van Bakel | ||
Date of birth | 8 December 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Geldrop, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Thanh Hóa | ||
Number | 91 | ||
Youth career | |||
Braakhuizen | |||
Helmond Sport | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2005 | Helmond Sport | 19 | (0) |
2005–2008 | Dijkse Boys | 46 | (2) |
2008–2009 | Cappellen | 13 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Dijkse Boys | 12 | (1) |
2011 | Lommel United | 17 | (2) |
2011–2012 | Bình Dương | 28 | (1) |
2013 | Đồng Nai | 14 | (1) |
2014– | Thanh Hóa | 69 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:25, 2 July 2017 (UTC). |
Nguyễn van Bakel (born Danny van Bakel on 8 December 1983) is a Netherlands-born Vietnamese footballer who plays for Thanh Hóa in Vietnam as a defender. He is called by the fans as Dutch David Beckham.
Van Bakel kicked off his career with Helmond Sport in 2002 playing in Eerste Divisie. He made 19 appearances for the club before joining Dijkse Boys in 2005. In 2008, he switched club and country signing for amateur club Cappellen in Belgium. He played there for one year before he returned to Dijkse Boys. After the club was expelled from the league in November 2010, he went on to play for Lommel United, in the Belgian Second Division.
In 2011, Van Bakel signed a year and half contract with Vietnamese club Bình Dương though he first refused the offer. He played 2 seasons with the club making 28 appearances before joining Đồng Nai in 2013. The following year he was recruited by Thanh Hóa. In Thanh Hóa, he has become a fan favourite and is known as Dutch David Beckham.
Van Bakel is married to DJ Myno whose real name is Nguyễn Thị Ngọc My. On 18 September 2014, she gave birth to a baby boy whom they have named David van Bakel. In October 2015 Van Bakel expressed his desire to acquire Vietnamese citizenship and to represent the Vietnamese team internationally. On early January 2016, he was granted Vietnamese citizenship and adopted the name, Nguyễn van Bakel.