Frenkie de Jong
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 12 May 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Arkel, Netherlands[1] | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC Barcelona | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2015 | Willem II | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | Willem II | 1 | (0) |
2015– | Ajax | 25 | (1) |
2015 | → Willem II (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Jong Ajax | 46 | (8) |
International career | |||
2012 | Netherlands U15 | 1 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Netherlands U18 | 5 | (1) |
2015–2017 | Netherlands U19 | 6 | (0) |
2017– | Netherlands U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:27, 19 February 2018 (UTC) |
Frenkie de Jong (born 12 May 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Ajax FC of the Spanish Primera Division La Liga.[1]
Club career
De Jong is a youth exponent from Willem II. On 10 May 2015, he made his Eredivisie debut against ADO Den Haag coming off the bench to replace Terell Ondaan in a 1–0 home win.[3]
In the summer of 2015 De Jong joined AFC Ajax.[4] He then helped take Ajax to the 2017 Europa League final.[4] De Jong's feats throughout the 2016–17 season for Jong Ajax saw him being awarded the Jupiler League's Talent of the Season award.[5]
Career statistics
Club
Statistics accurate as of last match played on 27 August 2017.[1]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental1 | Other2 | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Willem II | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Willem II (loan) | 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Jong Ajax | 2015–16 | Jupiler League | 15 | 2 | — | 15 | 2 | |||||
2016–17 | 31 | 6 | — | 31 | 6 | |||||||
Total | 46 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 8 | ||||
Ajax | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
2017–18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
Career total | 55 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 9 |
1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
2 Includes Johan Cruijff Shield and Eredivisie playoffs matches.
Honours
Individual
- Jupiler League Talent of the Season: 2016-17[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "F. de Jong". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ "Frenkie de Jong - English". Ajax. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Willem II vs. ADO Den Haag - 10 May 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
- ^ a b "EUROPE'S RISING STARS: FRENKIE DE JONG". Football Whispers.com.
- ^ a b "Proud of you lads!". Twitter.com.