Jaïro Riedewald
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Jaïro Jocquim Riedewald (born 9 September 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or defender for Belgian Pro League club Royal Antwerp.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jaïro Jocquim Riedewald[1][2] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Haarlem, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Antwerp | ||
Youth career | |||
SV Overbos | |||
2007–2014 | Ajax | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2017 | Jong Ajax | 19 | (1) |
2013–2017 | Ajax | 63 | (2) |
2017–2024 | Crystal Palace | 80 | (2) |
2024– | Royal Antwerp | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2011 | Netherlands U15 | 2 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Netherlands U16 | 6 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Netherlands U17 | 10 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Netherlands U19 | 15 | (1) |
2016 | Netherlands U21 | 4 | (0) |
2015 | Netherlands | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 August 2024 |
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A youth academy product of Ajax, Riedewald spent four seasons at the club, where he became a key player under manager Frank de Boer. In 2017, he was signed by Premier League club Crystal Palace, briefly reuniting with De Boer; he went on to make nearly 100 appearances in seven years in England.
Riedewald, who is of Indonesian descent, represented the Netherlands as a youth from under-15 to under-21 level, before earning three caps for the senior side in 2015.