Mitchell Dijks
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mitchell Clement Dijks | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Purmerend, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Norwich City (on loan from Ajax) |
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| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2009 | Volendam | ||
| 2009–2012 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Ajax | 6 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Heerenveen (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Willem II | 28 | (0) |
| 2015– | Ajax | 32 | (0) |
| 2017– | → Norwich City (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Netherlands U16 | 1 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Netherlands U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2012 | Netherlands U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Netherlands U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:05, 7 December 2013 (UTC) |
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Mitchell Dijks (born 9 February 1993) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a left back for Norwich City in the Championship on loan from Dutch club AFC Ajax.
Born in Purmerend, Dijks was recruited into the youth ranks of then AFC Ajax partner club FC Volendam in 2009. While playing for the Ajax A1 youth squad in 2011–12, Dijks helped his side to win the Nike Eredivisie league title, as well finishing as runners-up to Inter Milan in the NextGen Series (the Champions League equivalent for under-20 teams) after losing on penalties (5–3) following a 1–1 deadlock after extra time.
Dijks made his first team debut on 5 August 2012 against PSV in the Johan Cruyff Shield in which he played 76 minutes in before being subbed off for Dico Koppers and he also received a yellow card. Ajax lost the match 4–2. Dijks then made his league debut with Ajax on 19 August 2012 against NEC, playing 79 minutes before being replaced by Joël Veltman. The match ended 6–1 in favor of Ajax. He made a total of 6 league appearances playing in the Left back position. playing in a KNVB Cup match as well, all while helping Ajax to win the Eredivisie title in his debut season, making it the team's 32nd Dutch league title overall.
For the 2013–14 Eredivisie season, Dijks signed on loan with fellow Dutch top-tier club SC Heerenveen for the whole season. On 3 August 2013 in the season opener against AZ, Dijks was sent off in his first match for his new club. Dijks was ejected following a reckless tackle in the 71' minute of the match, which ended a 4–2 victory at the Abe Lenstra Stadion.
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