Arnaut Danjuma
Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (born 31 January 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for AFC Bournemouth. Born in Nigeria, Danjuma is an international for the Netherlands.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AFC Bournemouth | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008 | TOP Oss | ||
| 2008–2014 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | PSV Eindhoven | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Jong PSV | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | NEC | 40 | (12) |
| 2018–2019 | Club Brugge | 21 | (5) |
| 2019– | AFC Bournemouth | 9 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018– | Netherlands U21 | 4 | (2) |
| 2018– | Netherlands | 2 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 December 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 October 2018 | |||
Club career
PSV Eindhoven
Danjuma joined PSV Eindhoven in 2008 from TOP Oss. He made his professional debut as Jong PSV player in the second division on 7 December 2015 against NAC Breda. He replaced Moussa Sanoh after 65 minutes.[2]
NEC Nijmegen
In the summer of 2016, he signed for NEC Nijmegen where he was expected to play for the second team. On 10 September 2016, he made his debut for NEC against his former club PSV Eindhoven.
Club Brugge
In July 2018, Danjuma signed for Club Brugge. On 3 October 2018, Groeneveld scored a magnificent goal against Atlético Madrid in a 3-1 loss in the Champions League group stage.[3]
Bournemouth
On 1 August 2019, Danjuma joined Premier League side AFC Bournemouth for a fee of £13.7 million, signing a long-term contract.[4] He made his debut for Bournemouth as a substitute in an EFL Cup tie against Burton Albion on 25 September 2019.[5]
International career
Danjuma was born in Nigeria to a Dutch father and Nigerian mother, and was eligible to either national team.[6][7][8] He is an international for the Netherlands.
Danjuma earned his first full international call up when Ronald Koeman named him in the Netherlands squad in October 2018.[9]
Danjuma played his first international match against Germany on 13 October when he came on as a 68th-minute substitute. He scored his first international goal on 16 October 2018 against Belgium.
International goals
- Scores and results list Netherlands' goal tally first.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 October 2018 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Career statistics
- As of match played 6 October 2019[11]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| PSV Eindhoven | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jong PSV | 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| NEC | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 28 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 13 | ||
| Total | 40 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 0 | 46 | 14 | |||
| Club Brugge | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 24 | 5 | |
| 2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 25 | 5 | |||
| AFC Bournemouth | 2019–20 | Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 71 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 82 | 19 | ||
References
- "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- "Jong PSV vs. NAC Breda - 7 December 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- "Antoine Griezmann scored twice as Atletico Madrid made it two wins out of two in the Champions League". BBC. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- "Arnaut Danjuma: Bournemouth sign Dutch winger for £13.7m from Club Bruges". BBC Sport. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- "Burton 2-0 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- "Selectie". www.nec-nijmegen.nl.
- "Nigeria, Netherlands Set For Battle Over NEC Rising Star Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld". 5 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- "Awoniyi Urges Nigeria To Beat Holland To Dutch-Nigerian Teammate Arnaut Groeneveld". 20 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- "Koeman happy with emerging Netherlands talents". football-oranje.com. 9 October 2018. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- "Groeneveld, Arnaut". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- Arnaut Danjuma at Soccerway
External links
- {{Soccerway}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.
- Ons Oranje Profile