Jasper Cillessen

Jasper Cillessen
Cillessen with Ajax in 2015
Personal information
Full name Jacobus Antonius Peter Cillessen[1]
Date of birth (1989-04-22) 22 April 1989
Place of birth Nijmegen, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Barcelona
Number 13
Youth career
1996–2001 De Treffers
2001–2010 NEC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 NEC 34 (0)
2011–2016 Ajax 101 (0)
2016– Barcelona 2 (0)
National team‡
2013– Netherlands 43 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2018

Jacobus Antonius Peter "Jasper" Cillessen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjɑspər ˈsɪləsə(n)]; born 22 April 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish club Barcelona and the Netherlands national team.

Formed at NEC, where he made his professional debut in 2010, he signed for Ajax for €3 million a year later. He played in 141 matches for them in six seasons, winning honours including three Eredivisie titles. In 2016, he joined Barcelona for an initial €13 million.

In May 2011, he received his first call-up for the Netherlands national team. He made his international debut in 2013 and was the country's first-choice goalkeeper as they finished third at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

NEC

Cillessen was born in Nijmegen and grew up in nearby Groesbeek.[3] He began playing for the youth team of local club De Treffers before being scouted to the NEC/FC Oss youth academy in 2001.[4] In 2008, he signed his first professional contract with NEC and started playing for the reserves. In 2010, Cillessen agreed a new two-year contract at NEC until June 2012.

Following an injury to first-choice goalkeeper Gábor Babos, Cillessen made his senior debut on 28 August 2010 in a 2–2 home draw against SC Heerenveen and was voted the man of the match. Even when Babos returned from injury, Cillessen managed to keep his spot in the first team and signed a two-year contract extension that tied him to NEC until 2014. At the end of the 2010–11 season, Cillessen was awarded Gelderland footballer of the year.[5]

Ajax

Cillessen with Ajax in 2013

On 27 August 2011, it was announced NEC and Ajax had reached an agreement for the transfer of Cillessen to the Amsterdam club for an estimated €3 million. He signed a five-year contract, binding him to Ajax until 2016.[6]

Cillessen made his first appearance for Ajax on 21 September 2011, in a 2nd round KNVB Cup away match against VV Noordwijk. He played the full match, conceding only to Sijbren Bartlema in the 66th minute of the 3–1 away victory. He made his first league appearance for Ajax in a 2011–12 Eredivisie match on 23 October 2011 against arch-rivals Feyenoord, coming on as a 66th-minute substitute for right back Gregory van der Wiel, after starting goalkeeper Kenneth Vermeer had been shown a red card. With Ajax down to ten men, Cillessen helped Ajax retain a 1–1 draw after Jan Vertonghen tied the match just minutes after the ejection of Vermeer.[7]

Cillessen's breakthrough into the first team began during the 2013 pre-season. Manager Frank de Boer said both of his two leading goalkeepers would get a chance to show why they should be his first choice. Early in that season, Cillessen made his first sustained run of appearances for Ajax in the Eredivisie.

Barcelona

On 25 August 2016, Cillessen signed a five-year contract with Barcelona for an initial €13 million transfer feeplus another €2 million in add-ons, replacing the outgoing Claudio Bravo.[8] After only three training sessions, he made his debut in a home La Liga match against Alavés, conceding twice from five attempts in a 1–2 loss.[9]

Since his move to Barcelona in 2016, Cillessen managed to play a major role in the Copa del Rey for both the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons, starting 17 of 18 matches in the competition.[10][11] Barcelona won the trophy in both seasons, making the club four-time consecutive Copa del Rey winners since 2014–15.[12]

International career

Youth

In October 2010, Cillessen was called-up for the Netherlands national under-21 team by the national team coach, Cor Pot, for the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs against Ukraine.[13]

Senior

Cillessen (right) training with Jeroen Zoet (furthest left) and Tim Krul in October 2014

After the 2010–11 season, Cillessen was placed in the pre-selection for the senior Netherlands squad's friendly matches against Uruguay and Brazil. Manager Bert van Marwijk eventually selected Cillessen for the Netherlands' friendly trip to South America. On 7 May 2012, Cillessen was named in the provisional list of 36 players for the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament, one of nine uncapped players to be chosen by Van Marwijk as part of the preliminary squad.

On 7 June 2013, Cillessen obtained his first cap for the Netherlands national team under manager Louis van Gaal, after several call-ups in the past. Cillessen played the first half in a friendly encounter against Indonesia in a 3–0 away win for the Dutch. He was relieved in goal by Kenneth Vermeer in the 46th minute, as the two helped keep a clean sheet during their friendly encounter in Asia.[14]

In June 2014, Cillessen was selected in the Netherlands' squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He was given the number 1 jersey and started in the team's opening match, a 5–1 victory against Spain in Salvador.[15] He went on to start in every match in the tournament as the Oranje took third place. However, in the quarter-final against Costa Rica, Louis van Gaal unexpectedly substituted him for Tim Krul ahead of the penalty shootout, which the Dutch won.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 May 2018[17][18]
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
NEC 2010–11 Eredivisie 31010—320
2011–12 3000—30
Total 340100000350
Jong Ajax 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 30—30
2014–15 10—10
Total 40—40
Ajax 2011–12 Eredivisie 4030—70
2012–13 50501[lower-alpha 1] 000110
2013–14 250107[lower-alpha 2]000330
2014–15 3200010[lower-alpha 3]000420
2015–16 3301010[lower-alpha 4]0—440
2016–17 20004[lower-alpha 5]0—60
Total 1010100320001430
Barcelona 2016–17 La Liga 10801[lower-alpha 5]000100
2017–18 10901000110
Total 201702000210
Career total 1410280340002030

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes cup competitions such as the KNVB Cup and Copa del Rey
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of 13 October 2018[19][20][21]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands
201340
2014160
201560
201640
201780
201850
Total430

Honours

Club

Ajax[22]

Barcelona

International

Netherlands

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 25. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Jasper Cillessen". FC Barcelona. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Jasper Cillessen in het programma Koken Met Coenen, N1, 4 december 2013.
  4. ↑ "Jasper Cillessen in selectie van Oranje". De Groesbeek. 23 May 2011. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  5. 1 2 "Jasper Cillessen Gelders Voetballer van het Jaar". Omroep Gelderland. 28 April 2011. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "NEC reach agreement for the sale of Jasper Cillessen". Goal.com. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  7. ↑ "Ajax vs. Feyenoord 1–1". Soccerway. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  8. ↑ "Jasper Cillessen joins FC Barcelona". FC Barcelona. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "El desafortunado debut de Cillessen y Paco Alcácer" [The unfortunate debut of Cillessen and Paco Alcácer]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 10 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "Jasper Cillessen in 2016/17". ESPN. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "Jasper Cillessen in 2017/18". ESPN. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "Barcelona smash Sevilla 5–0 to win fourth straight Cup". Fox Sports. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "Cillessen voor Tim Krul bij Jong Oranje". De Telegraaf. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  14. ↑ "Indonesia 0–3 Netherlands". Soccerway. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  15. ↑ "Netherlands thrash Spain – as it happened". BBC. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  16. ↑ Ogden, Mark (6 July 2014). "Tim Krul's penalty shootout role was a secret from Jasper Cillessen, reveals Holland coach Louis van Gaal". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  17. ↑ "Netherlands – J. Cillessen – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
  18. ↑ "Jasper Cillessen". espnfc.com.
  19. ↑ "Jasper Cillessen Voetbal International profile". Voetbal International.
  20. ↑ "Speler: Jasper Cillessen". onsoranje.nl.
  21. ↑ "Jasper Cillessen". European Football. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  22. ↑ "Career Honours". Soccerway.
  23. ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: Brazil-Netherlands". FIFA. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  24. ↑ "Jasper Cillessen: Gillette Pro Klassement winnaar 2014". Voetbal INternational. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  25. ↑ "Cillessen en El Ghazi in de prijzen – Ajax.nl". ajax.nl. 10 May 2015.
  26. ↑ "Cillessen Ajacied-, Bazoer Talent van het Jaar". ajaxshowtime.nl. 13 May 2015.
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