Frenkie de Jong
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Arkel, Netherlands[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ajax | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Willem II | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Willem II | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Jong Ajax | 46 | (8) |
| 2015 | → Willem II (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016– | Ajax | 30 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Netherlands U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Netherlands U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Netherlands U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | Netherlands U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018– | Netherlands | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:42, 11 September 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07:42, 11 September 2018 (UTC) | |||
Frenkie de Jong (born 12 May 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Ajax.[1]
Club career
A youth product of Willem II, de Jong played though the entire youth system of the club. On 10 May 2015, de Jong 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 on a four-year contract.[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]
International career
Youth
De Jong made 22 appearances for various Netherlands youth teams. On 24 May 2015, de Jong made his international debut for the Netherlands U-15 team against Germany U-15.
Senior
On 9 June 2018, de Jong made his senior international debut in a friendly win over against Peru.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 24 September 2018[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 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 80 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 9 | ||
1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
2 Includes Johan Cruijff Shield and Eredivisie playoffs matches.
International
- As of 24 September 2018[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | |||
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
Individual
- Jupiler League Talent of the Season: 2016-17[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "F. de Jong". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ↑ "Frenkie de Jong - English". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ↑ "Willem II vs. ADO Den Haag - 10 May 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
- 1 2 "EUROPE'S RISING STARS: FRENKIE DE JONG". Football Whispers.com.
- 1 2 "Proud of you lads!". Twitter.com.
- ↑ "Netherlands vs Peru - Match report". soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
External links
- Frenkie de Jong at Soccerway