Today we speak with Ralph Mens, the eighteen-year-old football player of SV DIOS . In his youth, Ralph Mens was scouted several times by BVOs. Now he can be admired again at SV DIOS , the club where he started in youth.
Career
Ralph Mens started at the age of four at SV DIOS in Nieuw-Vennep. “I was at the Trapturfjes at the time, that’s what it was called at the time. From an early age I was always involved with a ball.”
At SV DIOS , Mens was already scouted by AZ . “I trained there a number of times, but unfortunately I was not chosen. I then played for SV DIOS for another two years , after which I made the move to FC Lisse . I had only just played at FC Lisse and was already scouted by Feyenoord . I went through the entire process there. At the final interview I was told that I play the same as a player who was already at Feyenoord and that they wanted to continue with him. I continued playing at FC Lisse . During that period I was still doing an internship at Almere City, which I really liked. I was also allowed to play football there, but unfortunately it was very difficult to combine with school and the distance was also very large. Then I made the decision to stay at FC Lisse . I could also do an internship at Quick Boys and Rijnsburgse Boys , but I didn’t do that. Not long ago I went back to sv DIOS .”
Highs and lows
In his career, Mens has also experienced highs and lows. “The highlights are certainly that I have had the opportunity to do internships at clubs such as Feyenoord and AZ . Not everyone does an internship at a BVO, of course. I also became champion a few times with FC Lisse . The low point in my career is that I didn’t get the chance to play at the BVO’s. For example, I would be a completely different player/person now.”
sv DIOS
Ralph Mens is woonachtig in Nieuw-Vennep. Niet zo gek dat hij dan is begonnen bij de club uit Nieuw-Vennep. “Ik ben teruggekeerd naar sv DIOS, omdat het de club is uit het dorp waar ik vandaan kom en doordat ik ook de jongens ken die daar spelen. Zelf heb ik met hen in de jeugd gespeeld en het is dan geweldig om terug te keren naar de club waar alles begon. Momenteel speel ik in het vlaggenschip van sv DIOS en train ik pas net mee daar. We spelen in de tweede klasse Zondag en zijn redelijk begonnen. Zo staan wij nu ook op de zesde plek. Voor nu wil ik mijn uiterste best doen bij sv DIOS in het eerste en zoveel mogelijk minuten maken. Mijn vooruitblik op dit seizoen is dat we goed gaan presteren met het team en elke training onszelf gaan ontwikkelen.”
We wish Ralph Mens good luck this season!
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