Vincent Janssen

Vincent Janssen

Janssen with the Netherlands national team in March 2016
Personal information
Full name Vincent Petrus Anna Sebastiaan Janssen[1]
Date of birth (1994-06-15) 15 June 1994
Place of birth Heesch, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 9
Youth career
2000–2002 SV TOP
2002–2006 FC Oss
2006–2009 NEC
2009–2013 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Almere City 69 (29)
2015–2016 AZ 34 (27)
2016– Tottenham Hotspur 12 (1)
National team‡
2008–2009 Netherlands U15 4 (2)
2009 Netherlands U16 6 (1)
2011 Netherlands U18 1 (0)
2014 Netherlands U20 2 (2)
2014–2015 Netherlands U21 10 (8)
2016– Netherlands 9 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2016

Vincent Petrus Anna Sebastiaan Janssen (born 15 June 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Tottenham Hotspur. He was awarded the 2016 Johan Cruyff Trophy, the Dutch "Talent of the Year" award.

Club career

Janssen formerly played in NEC and Feyenoord youth teams, winning the U19s national title with Feyenoord in 2013.[2]

After being released by Feyenoord, he joined Eerste Divisie team Almere City in 2013.[3][4] He made his debut for Almere on 3 August 2013, in a 3–2 home defeat against FC Volendam.[5] After netting 10 goals in the 2013–2014 season he reached 19 goals the following season.[6] Overall, he scored 32 goals in 74 appearances in all competitions for Almere.[4]

AZ Alkmaar

After two seasons with Almere, Janssen moved to Eredivisie side AZ Alkmaar in 2015, signing a contract with the club until 2019.[7] He scored his first official goal for the club against İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. in the Europa League qualifiers on 30 July 2015.[8][9] His first goal in the Eredivisie was on 4 October 2015, where he scored the first and second goal in a 3–1 home win against FC Twente.[10][11] After not scoring in his first eight matches for the club, he went on to score 20 league goals in the second half of the season—the first player to achieve this feat in 52 years—,[4] and became the top scorer of the Eredivisie with a total of 27 goals. This also made him the youngest player to score more than 25 goals in an Eredivisie season since Ronaldo in the 1994–1995 season.[12][13] His first hattrick for AZ was on 24 January 2016, in a 4–2 home win against his old club Feyenoord.[14] He also scored a total of 4 goals in a 5–1 home win against PEC Zwolle on 16 April 2016.[15] He was awarded the 2016 Johan Cruyff Trophy, the Dutch "Talent of the Year" award.[13][16]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 12 July 2016, Janssen joined Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur for £17 million (€20 million) on a four-year contract.[17][18] Manager Mauricio Pochettino had seen Janssen during a Netherlands friendly with Ireland, saying Janssen "ticked all the boxes we needed." With his signing, he became the most expensive player sold by AZ Alkmaar in their football history.[19]

Janssen played in three friendlies for Tottenham before the 2016–17 season, providing a goal and an assist in the final game against Inter Milan. Janssen made his Premier League debut on 13 August, coming on as a substitute for Eric Dier against Everton. He made his first start the next week at home to Crystal Palace, playing at forward the full 90 minutes. Following an ankle injury to star Harry Kane on 18 September, Janssen was thrust into a larger role for the club, with Pochettino stating "this is a big opportunity for him to show what he can do".[20] He scored his first goal for the club on 21 September 2016, converting a penalty in a 5–0 victory in the League Cup against Gillingham.[21] His first goal in the Premier League was on 29 October, in a 1–1 draw with Leicester City.[22]

International career

Janssen received his first call up to the senior Netherlands team in March 2016 for friendlies against France and England.[23] He played a pivotal role in his first international start, a 1–2 win against England on 29 March 2016, scoring his first senior international goal, and providing an assist.[24]

International goals

As of match played 7 October 2016. Netherlands score listed first, score column indicates score after each Janssen goal.[25]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 March 2016Wembley Stadium, London, England2 England1–11–2Friendly
2 1 June 2016Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland4 Poland0–11–2Friendly
3 4 June 2016Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria5 Austria0–10–2Friendly
4 7 October 2016De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands8 Belarus4–14–1World Cup Qualifiers

Style of play

Vincent Janssen lining up to take a penalty against England in March 2016.

A two-footed player,[13][26] Janssen is credited with good finishing, movement and pace.[4][26][27] Due to his strength,[4][13][26] he has "exceptional" hold-up play[4] and can bring teammates into play.[13] A good passer of the ball,[4][26][27] he can set up goal-scoring opportunities for teammates.[28] He is also praised for his work ethic,[4][26] as well as his competitive mentality.[20] Janssen's style of play has invited comparisons with Ruud van Nistelrooy.[4][6]

His weaknesses are shots from outside the penalty box, the timing of his movement and ball control.[26]

Personal life

Janssen is the son of Annemarie Verstappen, a former world champion swimmer and Dutch Sportswoman of the year.[29]

Career statistics

As of 6 November 2016.[25]

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other[nb 1] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Almere City 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 35 10 1 0 — — — 36 10
2014–15 Eerste Divisie 34 19 2 2 — — 2 1 38 22
Totals 69 29 3 2 — — 2 1 74 32
AZ 2015–16 Eredivisie 34 27 5 1 — 10 3 — 49 31
Totals 34 27 5 1 — 10 3 — 49 31
Tottenham Hotspur 2016–17 Premier League 11 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 — 13 3
Totals 11 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 — 13 3
Career totals 114 57 8 3 2 2 12 3 2 1 136 66
  1. ↑ Includes Eredivisie relegation play-offs

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  2. ↑ May, Sam (18 March 2016). "The rise of Vincent Janssen: From Almere City to Oranje in 12 months". Football Oranje. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Vos, Tim (30 March 2016). "Van Almere naar Wembley: een kleine stap voor Janssen". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Kabelu, Beya (9 June 2016). "Who is Vincent Janssen? We profile Tottenham's potential new signing". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Van Almere naar White Hart Lane in veertien maanden" [From Almere to White Hart Lane in fourteen months]. NOS.nl (in Dutch). 12 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  6. 1 2 Yokhin, Michael (23 February 2016). "Alkmaar's Vincent Janssen drawing Ruud van Nistelrooy comparisons". ESPN FC. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "AZ legt Coutinho en Janssen vast" [AZ signs Coutinho and Janssen]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 27 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "AZ-spits Janssen: "Die keeper moet niet zo wild doen"" [Az Striker Janssen:"The keeper doesn't have to act so wild"]. FCupdate (in Dutch). 31 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Uefa Europa League result AZ Alkmaar vs Istanbul BB".
  10. ↑ "AZ wacht tegen FC Twente lang op beloning" [Az has to wait a bit for the reward against FC Twente]. NOS.nl (in Dutch). 4 October 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "AZ Alkmaar vs FC Twente".
  12. 1 2 Vincent Janssen Topscorer van de Eredivisie, Ad.nl
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 McVitie, Peter (10 June 2016). "Vincent Janssen - The Eredivisie star who can shine for Tottenham". Goal. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "Janssen Hat-trick sees AZ Alkmaar stun Feyenoord". football-oranje. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "Janssen leidt AZ met vier treffers langs PEC Zwolle" [Janssen leads AZ with 4 goals along PEC Zwolle]. NOS.nl (in Dutch). 16 April 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  16. 1 2 "Johan Cruyff Award". Cruyff Foundation. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  17. ↑ "Janssen move secured". tottenhamhotspur.com. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  18. ↑ "Spurs sign £17m Dutch striker Janssen". itv.com. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  19. ↑ Kilpatrick, Dan (12 July 2016). "Tottenham Hotspur sign Netherlands international striker Vincent Janssen". ESPNFC. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  20. 1 2 Kilpatrick, Dan (September 20, 2016). "Tottenham's Mauricio Pochettino: Time for Vincent Janssen to step up". ESPN FC.
  21. ↑ Allnutt, Tom (22 September 2016). "Tottenham news: Vincent Janssen keen to impress for Spurs in absence of injured Harry Kane". The Independent. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  22. ↑ "Janssen ends wait for first Premier League goal". football-oranje.com. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  23. ↑ "Arjen Robben pulls out of Holland squad to face France and England with a thigh injury". dailymail.co.uk. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  24. ↑ "England suffer double Dutch blow after Jamie Vardy strike thrills Wembley". dailymail.co.uk. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  25. 1 2 Vincent Janssen profile at Soccerway
  26. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ramesh, Priya (10 May 2016). "All about Vincent Janssen: The Eredivisie top scorer wooing Wenger and Arsenal". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  27. 1 2 Lynch, Alex (19 April 2016). "Scout Report: Vincent Janssen". Outside of the boot. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  28. ↑ McNicholas, James (6 May 2016). "Who Is Vincent Janssen and What Would He Bring to Arsenal?". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  29. ↑ Wilson, Jeremy (5 May 2016). "Arsenal transfer news: Holland striker Vincent Janssen a summer target". The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/4/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.