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Fedde de Jong (born 13 June 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club Cambuur.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 13 June 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Uitgeest, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cambuur | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2016 | FC Uitgeest | ||
2016–2020 | AZ | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2022 | Jong AZ | 78 | (8) |
2022–2023 | AZ | 2 | (0) |
2023– | Cambuur | 40 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Netherlands U15 | 7 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Netherlands U16 | 5 | (0) |
2019 | Netherlands U17 | 5 | (0) |
2021 | Netherlands U19 | 6 | (3) |
2023 | Netherlands U20 | 1 | (0) |
2023– | Netherlands U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:42, 4 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 August 2023 |
De Jong was born in Uitgeest, North Holland, where he started playing football for FC Uitgeest, before joining AZ's youth academy in 2016.[2] In January 2019, at the age of 15, De Jong joined AZ's first team during their winter training camp, where he made his unofficial debut in a friendly against Fenerbahçe.[2][3]
He made his professional debut with Jong AZ in a 1–1 Eerste Divisie draw with SC Telstar on 2 November 2020, replacing Des Kunst in the 84th minute.[4][5]
On 28 July 2022, De Jong made his first-team debut for AZ, coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute of a UEFA Europa Conference League second-round match against Tuzla City. He scored his first goal six minutes later, helping his side to a 4–0 victory.[6]
On 20 June 2023, De Jong signed a three-year contract with newly relegated Eerste Divisie club Cambuur.[7] He made his competitive debut for the club on 11 August, the first matchday of the season, starting in a 2–2 home draw against Emmen.[8] On 6 October, he scored his first goal for Cambuur in a 5–2 away league loss to Dordrecht.[9] De Jong was a key member of the Cambuur team in 2023–24, scoring six goals in 41 appearances.[1] Despite his contributions, the team finished in a disappointing 13th place in the league, although they did reach the semi-finals of the KNVB Cup.[10][11]
De Jong played for Netherlands youth teams, from under-15s level to the under-20s.[12]
He made his debut for the Netherlands U21s on 8 September 2023, coming on as a substitute for Isaac Babadi in a 3–0 win of Moldova U21s.[13][14]
Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong AZ | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 35 | 4 | — | — | — | 35 | 4 | ||||
2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 26 | 3 | — | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||||
Total | 78 | 8 | — | — | — | 78 | 8 | |||||
AZ | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | |
Cambuur | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 6 | ||
2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 40 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 45 | 6 | ||||
Career total | 120 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 15 |
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