Misha Engel
Personal information
Full name Misha Engel
Date of birth (2002-10-01) 1 October 2002
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Jong AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Jong AZ 55 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:15, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

Misha Engel (born 1 October 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Dutch club AZ Alkmaar.[1]

Career

Engel made his league debut for Jong AZ in the Eerste Divisie on 23 August 2021 appearing as a substitute in a 1-0 victory against TOP Oss.[2] He made his first start for Jong AZ against VVV Venlo in January 2022 after their team had endured four months without a win. Engel played at left back and along with Lewis Schouten and striker Mexx Meerdink was one of three young players making their first start. They won 2-0.[3] After a succession of further appearances, in April 2022 Engel was granted a new professional contract with AZ, keeping him at the club until 2023.[4] On 5 September, 2022 he scored his first professional goal, coming in a 3-1 win against FC Dordrecht.[5][6]

On 22 May 2023 he extended his contract for the club until 2025.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Mischa Engel- Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  2. ↑ "AZ II VS. TOP OSS 1 - 0 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. ↑ "Extremely young Young AZ surprised with a convincing victory. First win in almost four months". noordhollandsdagblad.nl.
  4. ↑ "Opties in contracten Dirks en Engel gelicht". az.nl.
  5. ↑ "Young Ajax inflicted a painful defeat on Heracles Almelo thanks in particular to striker Lucca". foot221.com.
  6. ↑ "Jong AZ draait achterstand om en wint van Dordrecht". Az.nl.
  7. ↑ "AZ verlengt met Engel" (Press release) (in Dutch). AZ Alkmaar. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.


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