Pascal Struijk

Pascal Struijk (born 11 August 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre back for English Championship club Leeds United. Born in Belgium, he has represented the Netherlands internationally at under-17 level.

Pascal Struijk
Personal information
Full name Pascal Augustus Struijk[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-11) 11 August 1999[2]
Place of birth Deurne, Belgium[3]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Leeds United
Number 34
Youth career
2014–2016 ADO Den Haag
2016–2018 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Leeds United 2 (0)
National team‡
2016 Netherlands U17[2] 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:05, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:48, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

Career

Born in Deurne, Belgium, Struijk started his career at ADO Den Haag, before signing a two-year contract with Ajax in 2016.[4] In January 2018, Struijk signed a three-year contract for English club Leeds United.[5] His first involvement with the first team came on 13 March 2018, when he was named on the bench against Aston Villa in a 1–0 defeat.[6]

Struijk was a regular for the Leeds United under 23's side over the course the 2018–19 season,[7] and he featured in the team that won the Professional Development League on 6 May 2019, beating Birmingham City on penalties having drawn the final 0–0.[8]

Strujik was named on the bench by Marcelo Bielsa for both legs of the Championship playoff semi-final against Derby County, but did not come off the bench for either; Leeds lost 4–3 on aggregate over the two legs.[9]

On 10 December 2019, Struijk made his debut for Leeds United, coming on as a 91st minute substitute for Hélder Costa in a 2–0 victory at home to Hull City.[10]

International career

Eligible to represent Netherlands and Belgium, Struijk was capped by Netherlands U17's in 2016.

Career statistics
As of 14 December 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leeds United 2019–20[11] Championship 2000000020
Career total 2000000020

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Leeds United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 17. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. "Netherlands - P. Struijk - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  3. "Pascal Struijk". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. "Den Haag FM » Jeugdtalent Pascal Struijk van ADO naar Ajax". denhaagfm.nl (in Dutch). 21 March 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  5. "PASCAL STRUIJK SIGNS". Leeds United F.C. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  6. "Aston Villa 1–0 Leeds United". BBC Sport. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  7. Coombs, Dan (6 March 2019). "Pascal Struijk is shaping up as Leeds United's next breakout star". HITC. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  8. "U23 Report: Leeds United 0–0 Birmingham City (Leeds win 4–2 penalties)". Leeds United F.C. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  9. "Leeds United 2–4 Derby County (3–4 agg): Jack Marriott scores twice to send Rams to Wembley". BBC Sport. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  10. "Leeds United 2–0 Hull City: Marcelo Bielsa's Whites win to go top". BBC Sport. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  11. "Games played by Pascal Struijk in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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