Goal efficiency
How clinical and direct the player was in front of goal — volume, accuracy, and conversion.
Chelsea · Coupe de France · Goalkeeper · #39 · Belgium · 20 yrs
Mike Penders plays as a goalkeeper for Chelsea. Mike Penders is a represents Belgium, 20 years old, goalkeeper, currently at Chelsea. Mike Penders wears shirt number 39 for Chelsea. Mike Penders was born in Maasmechelen, Belgium on 2005-07-31. Mike Penders is 200 cm tall and weighs 95 kg. Mike Penders's Sportra profile tracks season statistics across Coupe de France, FIFA Club World Cup, Friendlies, League Cup, and other leagues. Mike Penders's page brings together career clubs, trophies, injury history, multi-competition stats, and related news headlines. On Sportra you can explore Mike Penders season statistics, transfer history, trophies, injury updates, and related news across every competition tracked in the profile.
| Season | Team |
|---|---|
| 2025 |  Belgium U21 BEL |
| 2025 |  Chelsea CHE |
| 2024 |  Belgium BEL |
| 2024 |  Belgium U19 BEL |
| 2024 |  Genk GEN |
| Date | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | Return from loan |  Strasbourg STR | Chelsea CHE |
| 2025-07-28 | Loan | Chelsea CHE | Strasbourg STR |
| 2025-07-01 | N/A | Genk GEN | Chelsea CHE |
Season intelligence
Profile as Goalkeeper: shot-stopper, distribution. Archetype: Modern goalkeeper. Season rating 7.3.
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How clinical and direct the player was in front of goal — volume, accuracy, and conversion.
Playmaking output: assists, key passes, and custom chance-creation signals.
Isolation threat and progressive carrying — volume plus success rate.
How often they draw fouls and stay out of trouble with cards.
Tackles, duels, and off-ball defensive contribution.
Shot-stopping, goals conceded, and penalty saves.
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Chelsea have had a few remarkable transfer summers since their forced sale from Roman Abramovich's control in May 2022. Once again they were big spenders, outlaying £349m on 11 signings such as Morgan Rogers, Maxence Lacroix and Emiliano Martinez. Chelsea actually made a trading profit after selling 17 players.
Liverpool legend and ex-England defender Jamie Carragher (Picture: Sky Sports) Jamie Carragher believes only one team are capable of dethroning Premier League champions Arsenal after a chaotic end to the summer transfer window. Premier League clubs broken the all-time summer transfer record for the second successive season after spending reached a staggering £3.46bn. Almost £500m was spent on deadline day alone, with Manchester City making Enzo Fernandez the joint-most expensive player in Premier League history in a £125m deal with Chelsea. Man City were the biggest spenders over the summer, with almost £400m splashed out on a host of new signings following Pep Guardiola’s departure at the end of last season. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. The deal for Fernandez was the result of months of negotiations and Carragher says the transfer not only boosts Manchester City’s title hopes but harms Chelsea’s credentials. Many pundits have named Chelsea as dark horses to win the Premier League after two thrilling wins under new boss Xabi Alonso. But Carragher says losing ‘big player’ Fernandez is a significant blow and means Man City are the only realistic title rivals for defending champions Arsenal. Enzo Fernandez left Chelsea to join Man City (Picture: Getty) ‘Myself and plenty of others have felt Chelsea will have a really good season,’ Carragher told Sky Sports. ‘And I still believe that a lot of that is on the back of not having European football, having a new manager, the front three that they’ve got. ‘But they’re losing Enzo Fernandez, who, for me has been one of the big players for Chelsea. ‘Manchester City look a lot stronger now. I would say they’re going to be the biggest challenges to Arsenal right now. BTS 📸 pic.twitter.com/Aj7I4zoRwE— Manchester City (@ManCity) September 1, 2026 ‘It is a really good squad. There’s no doubt about that. There’s been a lot of turnover. Losing Rodri was a big thing and I thought it would be really difficult to recover from that. ‘But if you said at the end of last season, they would bring in Elliot Anderson and Enzo Fernandez, you’d say, that’s a top midfield. They’ve paid top dollar for it, so it should be. ‘That gives them the greatest chance of being the main challengers and maybe the only team who can really wrestle this title from Arsenal.’ Chelsea’s Xabi Alonso is hoping to mount a title challenge (Picture: Getty) Fernandez had been a mainstay in the Chelsea team since his £107m move from Benfica in 2023 but made it clear earlier in the summer that he wanted to leave. Following his move to the Etihad Stadium, Fernandez said on social media: ‘I want you to know that these have not been easy days for me. Writing this is not easy either. ‘The truth is, I haven’t been in a good place. Three years ago, Cobham and Stamford Bridge became home for me and my family. I grew attached to the people, to the shirt, and to the badge of this incredible club. https://www.instagram.com/p/DcwopJYh4kL/ ‘Believe me when I say that, from the moment I arrived, I became obsessed with winning and with bringing this club every trophy that its history deserves. ‘We suffered, we cried, I got angry many times, but we also celebrated titles and unforgettable victories. Together, through the good times and the difficult ones. ‘I live football the same way I live my life: with passion and with all my heart. That is why I want you to know that I understand you. I truly understand you, from the bottom of my heart. Arsenal won the Premier League last season (Picture: Getty) ‘But life is about making decisions, and right now I find myself having to make one of those difficult decisions. ‘I’ve said it before, but I want to say it again: I have grown incredibly fond of this club. Chelsea will always have a place in my thoughts and, above all, in my heart. ‘But I also understand how football works. I know how passionate you are,
Another season, another young Genk goalkeeper being signed by a Premier League side. After Mike Penders played just twice for the Genk senior side, Chelsea snapped him up, before sending him back on l...
Desailly was desperate for a replacement to come in (Picture: Neal Simpson/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images) Chelsea legend Marcel Desailly has torn into the ‘awful’ Robert Sanchez as the Blues put the finishing touches on a deal to sign Emiliano Martinez as his replacement. Sanchez, signed from Brighton for £25million three years ago, was at fault again in his side’s opening game of the new Premier League season on Monday, unconvincing dealing with both of Fulham’s goals in a 3-2 win. It has prompted Chelsea to look at alternative options with the Daily Telegraph reporting the club have agreed a £7.5million deal to bring in Martinez. It will be the fourth piece of business between Chelsea and Villa this summer with Morgan Rogers making the move down south for a Premier League record fee earlier in the window. Alejandro Garnacho has joined Unai Emery’s side with Nicolas Jackson also set to arrive at Villa Park in a deal that could be worth up to £65m. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. Martinez, 33, will sign a two-year contract at Stamford Bridge with the option of a further 12 months. Chelsea will hope his arrival will address a problem area in the side with former Blues star Desailly identifying Sanchez as a clear weak point. The spine of Xabi Alonso’s side has been strengthened with the arrivals of Maxence Lacroix and Rogers this summer but World Cup winner Desailly is convinced Chelsea’s major ‘wobbles’ can be traced back to Sanchez’s presence in goal. Martinez poised to join Chelsea (Picture: AP) Desailly told Metro via SportsCasting: ‘He’s awful! You expect your spine, your defensive spine, to be reliable. That spine includes Lacroix, then Fernandez, Caicedo, Palmer, and now eventually the striker too. ‘It’s awful to see Chelsea wobble because of the goalkeeper. You can put it down to it being early in the season, but you still shouldn’t show that weakness so soon. Desailly described Sanchez as ‘awful’ (Picture: Chelsea FC via Getty Images) ‘I think we should stay confident that he’ll rectify it. But it’s awful to see a Premier League goalkeeper not give that stability and confidence to the rest of a young team. ‘It’s a young team with great ability; they’ve shown they have no fear over their collective performance and pressure, regardless of how big the game is. So the fear comes from teammates who don’t perform and deliver to the standard we’re expecting.’ Sanchez was beaten at his near post by Josh King’s angled shot against Fulham on Monday night. He later spilled another effort into a dangerous area with Gonzalo Garcia pouncing to score. The Spaniard was left out of the Chelsea squad taking on Luton in the Carabao Cup on Thursday night with Mike Penders starting in goal. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
With Chelsea facing Luton Town for their 2026-27 Carabao Cup debut, questions rose over the absence of Enzo Fernandez from the squad list. Chelsea open their 2026-27 Carabao Cup campaign on Thursday, August 27, hosting third-tier side Luton Town at Stamford Bridge in the second round of the competition. With manager Xabi Alonso rotating his squad for the fixture, questions arose after midfielder Enzo Fernandez was omitted from the team sheet entirely. According to reporting from South American transfer insider Cesar Luis Merlo, Enzo Fernandez personally requested that manager Xabi Alonso hold him out of the match against Luton Town. Fully fit and unhindered by injury, the Argentine international sought to avoid participating as he looks to finalize his impending move to Manchester City, explaining his complete absence from the substitute bench. That account aligns with reports from Ciaran Wiseman and Ben Jacobs of talkSPORT, who indicated Fernandez was left out of Chelsea’s squad due to advanced transfer negotiations with Manchester City. The outlet reports that the midfielder is finalizing personal terms on a blockbuster move to the Etihad Stadium, prompting his complete omission from the squad. Despite standing as one of the club’s marquee talents, Fernandez recently saw his status in the squad shift. During Monday’s Premier League opener against Fulham, the midfielder was relegated to the substitute bench before entering in the 65th minute to audible frustration from portions of the traveling Blues support. Cole Palmer of Chelsea hands the captain badge to Enzo Fernandez. (Ryan Pierse/Getty Images) Now, Chelsea leadership, manager Xabi Alonso, and Fernandez have mutually moved toward an impending exit. With discussions ongoing for Manchester City to finalize a potential record-breaking transfer fee, his exclusion aims to accelerate negotiations ahead of the September 1 Premier League transfer deadline. Enzo Fernandez could turn into most expensive Premier League signing Chelsea previously set a deadline back on Friday, August 14, where any club could sign Enzo Fernandez if they met the £120 million asking price. Even though this offer has expired, Manchester City are still pushing for the signing, and could turn the Argentine into the most expentive Premier League signing. As reported by Argentina insider and TyC Sports journalist Gaston Edul, Manchester City are preparing a bid between £130 million and £140 million ($177M to $191M USD), eclipsing the £106.8 million ($145M USD) Chelsea paid Benfica to sign him originally. Confirmed lineups for Chelsea and Luton Town Chelsea’s confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Mike Penders; Malo Gusto, Josh Acheampong, Maxence Lacroix, Josep Chavarria; Valentin Barco, Reece James; Estevao, Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers; Danny Welbeck.Head coach: Xabi Alonso. Luton Town’s confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Josh Keeley; Harrison Ashby, Hakeem Odofin, George Johnston, Joe Johnson; Benedict Benagr, Liam Walsh; Emilio Lawrence, Kasey Palmer, Gideon Kodua; Callum Marshall.Head coach: Jack Wilshere.
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