Mitchel Bakker

Mitchel Bakker (born 20 June 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back, left wing-back or left midfielder for Italian Serie A club Atalanta.

Mitchel Bakker

Bakker with Paris Saint-Germain in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-06-20) 20 June 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Purmerend, Netherlands[1]
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s)	Left-back/left wing-back, left midfielder, Center-back
Team information
Current team	Atalanta
Youth career
2010–2017	Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Jong Ajax	37	(0)
2018–2019	Ajax	0	(0)
2019–2021	Paris Saint-Germain	27	(0)
2021–2023	Bayer Leverkusen	53	(4)
2023–	Atalanta	15	(1)
2024–2025	→ Lille (loan)	24	(3)
International career‡
2014–2015	Netherlands U15	7	(0)
2015–2016	Netherlands U16	6	(0)
2016–2017	Netherlands U17	14	(0)
2017–2018	Netherlands U18	7	(0)
2018–2019	Netherlands U19	7	(0)
2020–2023	Netherlands U21	21	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:32, 26 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2023

Club career

Ajax

Bakker made his debut for Ajax in a 7–0 KNVB Cup win against Te Werve on 26 September 2018.^[3] He played his second and final game for the senior team in a 3–0 cup win against Go Ahead Eagles on 31 October 2018.^[4]

Paris Saint-Germain

On 7 July 2019, Mitchel Bakker signed for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on a free transfer. His contract tied him to the club for four seasons.^[5]

Bakker made his debut for PSG on 29 January 2020 in a 2–0 Coupe de France win against Pau, coming on as a substitute.^[6] He made his first start for the club in a 6–1 cup win against Dijon on 12 February,^[7] and made his first Ligue 1 appearance and start in a 4–4 draw against Amiens on 15 February.^[8] After the Ligue 1 season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic, PSG was awarded the title.^[9] On 15 June, Bakker was nominated for the Golden Boy, being one of three PSG players in the 100-player shortlist; he was later included in the list of the top 20 candidates.^[10][11] On 24 July, Bakker started and played all 90 minutes in the 2020 Coupe de France Final against Saint-Étienne. The final score was 1–0 for PSG.^[12] In the 2020 Coupe de la Ligue Final on 31 July, he played the entire match as PSG won 6–5 on penalties against Lyon.^[13]

On 20 October 2020, Bakker made his UEFA Champions League debut, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 loss against Manchester United.^[14] Due to injuries to Juan Bernat and Layvin Kurzawa, Bakker had more play time in the 2020–21 season than he did in the previous one;^[15] by the end of the campaign, he had made 40 appearances.^[16] He notably started in PSG's 2–1 Champions League semi-final loss to Manchester City on 28 April 2021.^[17] Bakker won the Trophée des Champions and Coupe de France in his final season in Paris.^[18][19]

Bayer Leverkusen

On 12 July 2021, Bakker joined Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen. He signed a four-year contract with the club.^[20] According to reports, the transfer fee of the deal was of 7 million euros, potentially rising to 10 million with bonuses.^[21] A buy-back option for PSG was reportedly included in the deal.^[22] Bakker scored his first goal for Leverkusen in a 4–0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach on 21 August.^[16]

Atalanta

On 7 July 2023, Bakker joined Serie A club Atalanta.^[23]

Loan to Lille

On 30 August 2024, Bakker was loaned to Ligue 1 club Lille for the season.^[24]

International career

Bakker is a youth international for the Netherlands. He has represented his home country from under-15 to under-21 level.^{[citation needed]}

In October 2022, Bakker was included in the preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.^[25]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 May 2025^[16][26]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong Ajax	2017–18	Eerste Divisie	15	0	—		—		—		15	0
	2018–19	Eerste Divisie	22	0	—		—		—		22	0
	Total		37	0	—		—		—		37	0
Ajax	2018–19	Eredivisie	0	0	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
Paris Saint-Germain	2019–20	Ligue 1	1	0	3	0	0	0	1[b]	0	5	0
	2020–21	Ligue 1	26	0	4	0	10[c]	0	0	0	40	0
	Total		27	0	7	0	10	0	1	0	45	0
Bayer Leverkusen	2021–22	Bundesliga	25	1	1	0	4[d]	0	—		30	1
	2022–23	Bundesliga	28	3	1	0	11[e]	1	—		40	4
	Total		53	4	2	0	15	1	—		70	5
Atalanta	2023–24	Serie A	14	1	1	0	5[d]	0	—		20	1
	2024–25	Serie A	1	0	—		—		1[f]	0	2	0
	Total		15	1	1	0	5	0	1	0	22	1
Lille (loan)	2024–25	Ligue 1	24	3	3	0	8[c]	1	—		35	4
Career total			156	8	15	0	38	2	2	0	211	10

1. Includes KNVB Cup, Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal, Coppa Italia
2. Appearance in Coupe de la Ligue
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
6. Appearance in UEFA Super Cup

Honours

Jong Ajax

• Eerste Divisie: 2017–18^{[citation needed]}

Ajax

• KNVB Cup: 2018–19^{[citation needed]}

Paris Saint-Germain

• Ligue 1: 2019–20^[9]
• Coupe de France: 2019–20,^[27] 2020–21^[19]
• Coupe de la Ligue: 2019–20^[28]
• Trophée des Champions: 2020^[18]
• UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2019–20^[29]

Atalanta

• UEFA Europa League: 2023–24^[30]