Siem de Jong

Siem de Jong

De Jong with Ajax in 2011
Personal information
Full name Siem de Jong[1]
Date of birth (1989-01-28) 28 January 1989
Place of birth Aigle, Switzerland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Playing position Attacking midfielder / striker
Club information
Current team
 PSV Eindhoven
(on loan from Newcastle United)
Number 10
Youth career
DZC '68
2001–2005 De Graafschap
2005–2007 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2014 Ajax 168 (57)
2014– Newcastle United 22 (1)
2016– → PSV Eindhoven (loan) 3 (0)
National team‡
2006 Netherlands U17 1 (0)
2007 Netherlands U19 6 (2)
2007–2010 Netherlands U21 12 (4)
2008–2009 Netherlands B 3 (1)
2010– Netherlands 6 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:45, 22 August 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2013

Siem de Jong (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsim də ˈjɔŋ]; born 28 January 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or striker for PSV Eindhoven on loan from Newcastle United.

Prior to joining Newcastle he played in the youth academy of De Graafschap and Ajax. He made his professional debut for the Amsterdam-based side and would go on to become the club's captain as they won a record four consecutive Eredivisie titles from 2010 to 2014.

Early life

De Jong was born in Aigle, Switzerland, to Dutch parents who played professional volleyball in Switzerland and moved back to the Netherlands at age six.[3]

Club career

Early career

Siem de Jong started his football career at the Doetinchem amateur club DZC'68 and was scouted by De Graafschap, when he was 12. He grew up in Doetinchem and graduated from the same school (het Rietveld Lyceum) as Guus Hiddink, Paul Bosvelt and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, which grants him immediate university access (he has considered studying economics). He played with De Graafschap until 2005, when he was picked up by the Ajax youth academy.[4]

Siem de Jong in action for Ajax

Ajax

De Jong made his first team debut, coming on as a substitute, on 26 September 2007 against Kozakken Boys.[5] His Eredivisie debut was also as a substitute, away at Sparta Rotterdam, where he scored an injury-time equaliser. In 2007–08, he was one of the youngest players and the only player under age 20 to play more than 20 games.[6] On 16 January, just before turning 19, he extended his contract with Ajax to June 2013.[3][7] He picked up an injury against Willem II, missing two months. This made him miss all the games from 16 March onward (matches against PSV, Twente and Heerenveen). He recovered from this injury in early April, returning fit for the match against De Graafschap. He did not start that game, but he was substituted in the 81st minute for Edgar Davids.

During the beginning of the 2009–10, De Jong was often used as an impact substitute and only started in UEFA Europa League games. He eventually earned his place in the starting XI. In January, he scored the winner in the last few minutes of extra time to send Ajax through to the semifinals of the KNVB Cup. On 21 February, he scored a brace against Vitesse Arnhem in a 4–0 win to keep Ajax's push for UEFA Champions League qualification alive.

On 15 May 2011, De Jong played in the title-decider game against Twente and helped Ajax win their first—and 30th overall—Eredivisie title since 2004 by scoring two goals, sealing the 3–1 victory.[8]

In the 2011–12 season, he often found himself playing as a striker due to several injuries to the usual strikers on the Ajax roster. On 11 April 2012, he scored a hat-trick as Ajax defeated ten-man Heerenveen 5−0 in the 29th league game of the season and moved three points clear of second place AZ Alkmaar in the Eredivisie table.[9] De Jong scored both goals against VVV Venlo on 2 May 2012, helping Ajax retain the Eredivisie title.[10]

In the summer of 2012, following the departure of teammate and captain Jan Vertonghen to Tottenham Hotspur, De Jong was appointed as the new Ajax captain. He was in fine form in the 2012–13 Champions League, scoring once at home to English Champions Manchester City and scored twice away from home in the same fixture on 6 November 2012.[11] On 17 March 2013, De Jong netted a brace in a 2−3 defeat of AZ at the AFAS Stadion in Alkmaar.[12]

On 27 July 2013, De Jong scored a goal in the 107th minute as Ajax defeated AZ by a score of 3−2 in the 2013 Johan Cruijff Schaal.[13] He scored a goal in either half as Ajax defeated NEC 3−0 on 10 November in the 13th round of Eredivisie play.[14]

Newcastle United

On 1 July 2014, De Jong signed a six-year deal with Newcastle United for a fee believed to be around £6 million.[15] Following his signing for the club, De Jong was named as a vice-captain by manager Alan Pardew.[16] He made his competitive debut as a 70th-minute substitute in a Premier League match against Aston Villa on 23 August 2014. He injured his right thigh during training in early September, ruling him out for "a number of months."[17]

De Jong was due to make his return to the Newcastle first team in February 2015, but he was sidelined for a further eight weeks due to a collapsed lung, a condition he had previously experienced whilst at Ajax.[18] Upon his return to the team, De Jong scored his first Newcastle goal in a 3–2 loss against Swansea City on 25 April 2015.[19] De Jong started for the club in a 4–1 victory in the League Cup at Northampton Town, scoring Newcastle's second goal, his second for the club.

In January 2016, De Jong was sidelined for two weeks in a freak accident in which one of his contact lenses was pushed into his eye, threatening his sight.[20]

PSV Eindhoven (loan)

On 22 August 2016, Newcastle confirmed that De Jong had moved to PSV Eindhoven on a season-long loan.[21]

International career

Netherlands Under 19

De Jong made his international debut at the under-19 level in May 2007 against Czech Republic (0–2 win) and has six caps. He played three games there, but the Netherlands did not qualify for the UEFA U-19 Championship. In the next qualifying campaign, he was more successful, playing three games and scoring in two of them. He scored in the qualifying campaign for the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship once in his debut game in 83rd minute against Georgia (2–0 win). He started the second game but did not score. In the final game, against Norway, he scored in the 15th minute of an eventual 3–1 loss.[22]

Netherlands Under 21

On 12 November 2007, De Jong was called up to the Netherlands under-21 squad by Foppe de Haan for the game against Macedonia. Because of his injury in March, he missed the qualifying game against Estonia (3–0 win) and was replaced by Jonathan de Guzmán. After recovering from his injury in April, De Haan recalled him but De Jong failed to make the final squad for the 2008 Olympics.[23] De Jong played three more games for the under-21 team, but they failed to qualify for the 2009 European Championships.

De Jong was recalled for the 2011 UEFA U21 Championship qualifiers and scored the opening goal against Liechtenstein in a 3–0 win.[24]

Netherlands (senior team)

On 11 August 2010, De Jong made his debut for the senior side in the 1–1 draw with Ukraine in a friendly match, playing the first 62 minutes.[25] On 7 May 2012, he was named in the provisional list of 36 players for the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament by Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk.[26] He scored his first goals for the Netherlands under newly appointed manager Louis van Gaal in a friendly encounter against Indonesia at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta. Coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Wesley Sneijder, De Jong scored the first two goals for the Netherlands, in the 57th and 67th minutes, with both goals having been assisted by Ruben Schaken leading to a 3–0 win for the Dutch.[27]

Personal life

His younger brother Luuk plays for PSV Eindhoven, and formerly for Newcastle in 2014.[4] Siem linked up again with his brother at PSV in 2016.

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 July 2016[28]
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ajax 2007–08 Eredivisie 22230—002[lower-alpha 3]0272
2008–09 10120—4[lower-alpha 4]000161
2009–10 221066—7[lower-alpha 5]1003517
2010–11 321263—13[lower-alpha 6]11[lower-alpha 7]05216
2011–12 291333—6[lower-alpha 8]11[lower-alpha 7]03917
2012–13 341241—8[lower-alpha 9]31[lower-alpha 7]04716
2013–14 19721—6[lower-alpha 10]01[lower-alpha 7]1289
Total 168572614—4466124478
Newcastle United 2014–15 Premier League 410010——51
2015–16 1801021——211
2016–17 Championship 000000——00
Total 22110310000262
PSV Eindhoven 2016–17 Eredivisie 3 0 1 0 1 1 2[lower-alpha 11] 0 — 0 0
Career total 193572814314466127680
  1. ↑ Netherlands – KNVB Cup, England – FA Cup.
  2. ↑ England – League Cup.
  3. ↑ Appearances in the Eredivisie playoffs.
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup.
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League.
  6. ↑ Nine appearances, one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Appearance in the Johan Cruijff Shield.
  8. ↑ Four appearances, one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League.
  9. ↑ Six appearances, three goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League.
  10. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League.
  11. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League.

International

Statistics accurate as of last match played on 19 November 2013.

Netherlands national team
YearAppsGoals
201010
201100
201200
201352
Total62

International goals

Scores and results list Netherlands' goal tally first.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1.
7 June 2013 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia  Indonesia
1–0
3–0
Friendly
2.
2–0

Honours

Club

Ajax[5]

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Barclays Premier League: notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). Premier League. p. 14. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Newcastle United Siem de Jong". Newcastle United. 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Siem de Jong pens contract renewal 'til 2013". ajax.usa.com. 16 January 2008.
  4. 1 2 "Ajax – Vol Beloften: Siem de Jong". Ajax. 10 May 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
  5. 1 2 "Siem de Jong goes to Newcastle United". AFC Ajax. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Alle Wedstrijden". Ajax. 11 November 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2007.
  7. ↑ "Siem de Jong langer bij Ajax". Ajax. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
  8. ↑ "Ajax pip FC Twente to Eredivisie crown for first title since 2004". The Guardian. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "Heerenveen 0-5 Ajax: De Jong nets hat-trick in emphatic victory over 10-man hosts". Goal.com. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "Ajax retain Eredivisie title".
  11. ↑ De Jong is new captain – english.ajax.nl
  12. ↑ "AZ vs. AJAX 2-3". Soccerway. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  13. ↑ "Ajax verslaat AZ in verlenging en wint Johan Cruijff Schaal" (in Dutch). NRC.nl. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  14. ↑ "NEC vs. AJAX 0-3". Soccerway. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  15. ↑ "Transfer is rond: Ajax neemt razendsnel afscheid van trouwe aanvoerder" (in Dutch). Voetbal Primeur. 1 July 2014.
  16. ↑ "Alan Pardew on World Cup 2014: Germany have the nous to tame Lionel Messi in the final, plus the truth about me and Javier Mascherano". The Independent. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  17. ↑ "Newcastle United hit by Siem de Jong blow with Dutch midfield out 'for months' with thigh injury". The Daily Telegraph. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  18. ↑ "De Jong Suffers Collapsed Lung". Newcastle United F.C. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  19. ↑ "Newcastle 2-3 Swansea". BBC Sport. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  20. ↑ "Siem de Jong: Newcastle United midfielder out with freak eye injury". BBC Sport. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  21. ↑ "De Jong Joins PSV On Loan". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  22. ↑ "UEFA Under 19 Euro Championships Qualifiers Group 8". UEFA. 23 October 2007. Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
  23. ↑ "De achttien olympiers zijn bekend" (in Dutch). OnsOranje. 15 July 2008. Archived from the original on 17 July 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
  24. ↑ "Netherlands U21 vs. Liechtenstein U21 3 - 0". Soccer Way. 13 November 2009.
  25. ↑ "Ukraine 1–1 Netherlands: Dutch Reserves Held By Euro 2012 Co-Hosts". Goal.com. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  26. ↑ "Euros 2012: Holland squad announced – Robin van Persie and Rafael van der Vaart included". Daily Mail. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  27. ↑ "Indonesia 0–3 Netherlands". Soccerway.com. 23 July 2013.
  28. ↑ "Siem de Jong - Voetbal International profile". Voetbal International.
  29. ↑ "Siem de Jong: Maatschappelijk speler van het Jaar". ELF Voetbal. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
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