Millen Baars
 Baars at AZ Alkmaar | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Beverwijk, the Netherlands[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | De Kennemers | ||
| 2008–2016 | Ajax | ||
| 2016–2019 | Manchester United | ||
| 2020 | AZ Alkmaar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Jong AZ | 14 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Netherlands U19 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Millen Baars (born 30 May 2000) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a forward.[2]
Club career
[edit]Born in Beverwijk, Baars began his career with De Kennemers, before moving to professional club Ajax. After eight years with the club, and being named captain of the youth side by coach Gery Vink, he abruptly left the club, with a statement released saying that Baars' "strong character did not match the wishes of the senior coaches."[3]
Following his release, he was approached by a number of English Premier League sides, but having been invited to watch their first team match against Fenerbahçe, he decided on joining Manchester United, rejecting an approach from Chelsea in the process.[3][4] Having signed in October 2016, outside of a transfer window, he was unable to feature for the club's youth teams as he could not be registered until January 2017.[3] He was released by the club at the end of the 2018–19 season.[5]
Following his release, he returned to the Netherlands and in February 2020 he began training with AZ Alkmaar.[6] Following impressive performances, he earned a professional contract in May 2020—a two-year deal.[7] In December 2020, despite the poor form of Jong AZ in the Eerste Divisie, Baars stated that he did not regret the move, and that he was playing "a lot of matches in a good competition."[8]
Having been without a club for over a year, he trialled unsuccessfully with Polish club Legia Warsaw's reserve team in 2023.[9]
International career
[edit]Born in the Netherlands, Baars is of Surinamese descent. He is a youth international for the Netherlands.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong AZ | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Career total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Millen Baars at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Millen Baars at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Ajax-verlaters: hoe vergaat het Millen Baars bij Manchester United?" [Ajax leavers: how is Millen Baars doing at Manchester United?]. elfvoetbal.nl (in Dutch). 31 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ Young, Alex (2 December 2016). "Man Utd beat Arsenal & Chelsea to signing of Ajax wonderkid". goal.com. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Juan Mata: Manchester United offer midfielder new contract". bbc.co.uk. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ Wagner, Trevor (13 February 2020). "Bij Manchester United-geflopte Millen Baars maakt het seizoen af bij Jong AZ" [Millen Baars, who flopped at Manchester United, will finish the season at Jong AZ]. sportnieuws.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Voormalig Manchester United-talent grijpt kans bij AZ" [Former Manchester United talent seizes opportunity at AZ]. vi.nl (in Dutch). 3 May 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Baars nog steeds blij met overstap van Manchester United naar AZ" [Baars still happy with transfer from Manchester United to AZ]. nhnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 12 December 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ Kamieniecki, Piotr (17 February 2023). "Był zawodnikiem Ajaksu Amsterdam i Manchesteru United. Zimą nie poradził sobie na testach w rezerwach Legii" [He was a player for Ajax Amsterdam and Manchester United. In the winter, he failed to cope with tests in Legia's reserves]. sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Millen Baars". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- 2000 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen
- Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent
- Dutch men's footballers
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Eerste Divisie players
- AFC Ajax players
- Manchester United F.C. players
- AZ Alkmaar players
- Jong AZ players
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England