Frenkie de Jong

Frenkie de Jong
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-05-12) 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
0000–2015 Willem II
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Willem II 1 (0)
2015–2016 Jong Ajax 46 (8)
2015Willem 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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Willem II 2014–15 Eredivisie 100010
Willem II (loan) 2015–16 101020
Jong Ajax 2015–16 Jupiler League 152152
2016–17 316316
Total 46810468
Ajax 2016–17 Eredivisie 41304000111
2017–18 220202000260
2018–19 60007000130
Total 3215013000501
Career total 8097013000999

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 teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands
201820
Total20

Honours

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "F. de Jong". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  2. "Frenkie de Jong - English". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  3. "Willem II vs. ADO Den Haag - 10 May 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
  4. 1 2 "EUROPE'S RISING STARS: FRENKIE DE JONG". Football Whispers.com.
  5. 1 2 "Proud of you lads!". Twitter.com.
  6. "Netherlands vs Peru - Match report". soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
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