Mike van der Hoorn, born on 15 October 1992 (age 33), is a Dutch central defender with FC Utrecht. An imposing 6ft 3in (1.90m), he has long been the sort of defender whose value is not hard to understand: size, experience and enough threat from set pieces to keep centre-halves honest at the other end.
His most productive league season came early, with Utrecht in 2012–13, when he scored four goals in 31 appearances. That remains a useful marker of what he offered as a younger defender – not just a penalty-box presence, but a regular senior player trusted over a full campaign.
In 2025–26 he has remained firmly involved for Utrecht, making 29 league appearances and scoring two league goals. Across all competitions for the club that season, he has reached 46 appearances and four goals, including games in European qualifiers, the Europa League, the KNVB Beker and the European play-offs.
Wearing the No. 3 shirt, van der Hoorn is still a regular first-team presence rather than a veteran kept around for appearances. His current market value is around £680,000, according to Transfermarkt.
Van der Hoorn’s career is built around durability at centre-half, with Utrecht the clear reference point in the available record. In his thirties, he remains active, involved and useful in a side asking plenty of him across domestic and European football.
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