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Frenkie de Jong
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 27)
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)
2015Willem 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
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

References

  1. ^ a b c d "F. de Jong". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Frenkie de Jong - English". Ajax. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Willem II vs. ADO Den Haag - 10 May 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
  4. ^ a b "EUROPE'S RISING STARS: FRENKIE DE JONG". Football Whispers.com.
  5. ^ a b "Proud of you lads!". Twitter.com.