Djavan Anderson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Djavan Anderson | ||
| Date of birth | 21 April 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right Back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | SC Cambuur | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | AFC | ||
| 2010–2013 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Ajax | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Jong Ajax | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | AZ | 1 | (0) |
| 2015– | SC Cambuur | 9 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Netherlands U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2012 | Netherlands U18 | 2 | (0) |
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2016. | |||
Djavan Anderson (born 21 April 1995) is a Dutch footballer of Jamaican and Surinamese descent, who plays for SC Cambuur in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.[2]
Club career
Ajax
Anderson began his football career with AFC in Amsterdam before joining the Ajax Youth Academy in 2010. He had briefly interrupted his football career to pursue a career in gymnastcs, before returning to football. On 23 April 2012 Anderson signed his first professional contract with Ajax, binding him to the club until 30 June 2015.[3] During the 2013–14 season Anderson began playing for the Ajax A1 selection, the under-19 side of the club, making three appearances in the UEFA Youth League, the Champions League equivalent for under-19 teams. Due to the absence of several reserves, who were competing Internationally on Matchday 7 of the Eerste Divisie, Anderson made his professional debut playing for the reserves team Jong Ajax in the away match against Achilles '29, which ended in a 2–1 loss. After the winter break in January it was announced that he would not return to the under-19 squad and would remain with Jong Ajax for the remainder of the season, making 8 appearances in total.[4]
AZ
On 19 June 2014 it was announced that Anderson would transfer to AZ. With newly appointed head coach Marco van Basten taking a particular interest in the young player, a transfer fee of €200,000 was agreed upon between the two clubs, with Anderson signing on for three years.[5] He made his Eredivisie debut on 8 November 2014 in a 1–0 away win against NAC Breda.[6]
SC Cambuur
On 19 August 2015, it was announced that Anderson had signed a two-year contract with Eredivisie side SC Cambuur.[7]
International career
On 2 February 2012, Anderson made his debut for the Netherlands under-17 side in a match at the XXXV Torneio Int. do Algarve '12 against France U-17 in a 1–0 victory. He was a part of the Netherlands U17 team to compete in the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Slovenia where the Dutch secured their second title in the competition, playing in all matches and helping his team to defeat Germany U-17 in the final. On 11 September 2012 Anderson made his debut for the Netherlands under-18 squad in a friendly match against the United States U-18. The match ended in a 4–2 loss.
Career Statistics
Club performance
- As of 2015-12-29[8]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental1 | Other2 | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
| 2013–14 | Jong Ajax | Eerste Divisie | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | AZ | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | SC Cambuur | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | Netherlands | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Career total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
2 Includes Johan Cruijff Shield and Play-off matches.
Honours
International
References
- ↑ "Djavan Anderson Profile". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ "Djavan Anderson (Ajax) - Is half Surinaams/Jamaicaans". Natio Suriname. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ↑ "Ajax contracteert Djavan Anderson". Ajax.nl. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ↑ http://www.voetbalzone.nl/doc.asp?uid=196053
- ↑ AZ strikt Anderson, Telegraaf.nl, 19 juni 2014
- ↑ NAC Breda 0–1 AZ Alkmaar, Soccerway.com, 8 November 2015
- ↑ Cambuur neemt Anderson over van AZ (Dutch). Voetbal International. 19 August 2015
- ↑ "Djavan Anderson Statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2014.