Siem de Jong

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Siem de Jong
Personal information
Full name Siem de Jong
Date of birth January 28, 1989 (1989-01-28) (age 19)
Place of birth    Aigle, Switzerland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Ajax
Number 38
Youth clubs

2001-2005
2005-2007		 DZC '68
De Graafschap
Jong Ajax
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2007- Ajax 28 (2)   
National team2
2006- 2007
2007-		 Netherlands U19
Netherlands U21
Netherlands		 6 (2)
5 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of May 18 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of May 18 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Siem de Jong, (born 28 January 1989 in Aigle, Switzerland) is a Dutch football player who currently plays for Ajax.

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[edit] Biography

Siem de Jong started his football career at the Doetinchem amateur club DZC'68 and was scouted by De Graafschap, when he was 12. Siem 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.

[edit] Ajax

[edit] Summary

Siem de Jong is one of the many talented players brought up by the Ajax Youth System, known as the Toekomst. Aged 19 and already playing for the Ajax 1 team, Henk ten Cate did and Adrie Koster does put a lot of trust into his youth. Also having signed Jan-Arie van der Heijden, Robbert Schilder, Mitchell Donald, Gregory van der Wiel, Jeffrey Sarpong, Vurnon Anita and John Goossens, it is clear that Siem de Jong is a player with potential for the future. At age 19, he extended his contract with Ajax to June 2013. [1]

[edit] Season 2007-2008

Siem de Jong went to his first Ajax game when they played Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Cup. On the 26th of September 2007, he made his debut under coach Henk ten Cate in the first team of Ajax in the game Kozakken Boys - Ajax (1-2 a.e.t.) after subbing for Jan Vertonghen (80'). He was only 18 years old when he made his debut and his first goal for Ajax. In his first Eredivisie game, he came on as substitute in the away game against Sparta Rotterdam. With his goal in injury time, he helped his side to a 2-2 draw, helping Ajax to 1 point. His other goal was of even more importance, scoring against Feyenoord in "De Klassieker", a famous Dutch football match. In 2007-08, he was one of the youngest players and the only player under 20 years old to play more than 20 games. [2] In the game against Willem II (4-1 win) he got an injury in his leg, the first injury of the season. This made him miss all the games from March 16 onward (the very important games PSV-Ajax, FC Twente-Ajax and SC Heerenveen-Ajax). 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 in the 81st minute for Edgar Davids. The season did not finish nicely for Ajax. They finished second in the Eredivisie and in the play-offs were stopped by FC Twente to go the UEFA Champion's League.

[edit] Games

Siem de Jong has played 22 games in the shirt of Ajax as number 38. He has scored a total of 2 goals, against Sparta Rotterdam and Feyenoord Rotterdam.

  • A Green Box indicates a win by Ajax, the team Siem de Jong is currently active for.
  • A Gray Box indicates a tie by Ajax, the team Siem de Jong is currently active for. A game is considered a tie if the score is even after 90 minutes. A loss in penalty shoot outs does not count as a loss.
  • A Red Box indicates a loss by Ajax, the team Siem de Jong is currently active for.
Season 2007-2008
No. Date Home Team Score Away Team Action of Siem de Jong Game Type
1 September 26 2007 Kozakken Boys 1-2 (a.e.t.) Ajax Substitute in 80th minute KNVB Cup
2 October 7 2007 Sparta Rotterdam 2-2 Ajax Substitute in 84th minute, scored 90th minute Eredivisie
3 October 28 2007 FC Utrecht 0-1 Ajax Starter Eredivisie
4 October 31 2007 Ajax 3-1 SC Heereveen Starter KNVB Cup
5 November 4 2007 Ajax 4-2 Roda JC Starter Eredivisie
6 November 11 2007 Ajax 2-2 Feyenoord Substitute in 62nd minute, scored in 67th minute Eredivisie
7 November 25 2007 Ajax 4-1 Vitesse Starter Eredivisie
8 December 2 2007 Ajax 1-3 NAC Breda Starter, sustituted out in 58th minute Eredivisie
9 December 8 2007 Willem II 2-3 Ajax Starter, substituted out in 75th minute Eredivisie
10 December 23 2007 Excelsior 2-1 Ajax Substitute in the 84th minute Eredivisie
11 December 27 2007 Ajax 2-2 FC Twente Starter Eredivisie
12 December 30 2007 VVV Venlo 2-2 Ajax Starter Eredivisie
13 January 5 2007 Inter Milan 2-2 (3-2 P.S.O) Ajax Substitute in 45th minute, scored in P.S.O. Dubai Cup Semifinals
14 January 7 2007 Vfb Stuttgart 1-0 Ajax Starter Dubai Cup Third Place Playoff
15 January 13 2007 Ajax 6-1 AZ Alkmaar Starter, substituted out in 45th minute Eredivisie
16 January 16 2007 NAC Breda 4-2 Ajax Substitute in 46th minute KNVB Cup
17 January 20 2007 NEC Neimegen 1-1 Ajax Substituted in 46th minute Eredivisie
18 January 23 2007 Ajax 2-0 FC Utrecht Starter Eredivisie
19 January 27 2007 Vitesse 2-2 Ajax Substituted in 68th minute Eredivisie
20 February 10 2007 Roda JC 2-1 Ajax Starter Eredivisie
21 February 14 2007 NAC Breda 2-3 Ajax Substituted in 67th minute Eredivisie
22 March 2 2007 Ajax 4-0 Excelsior Starter Eredivisie
23 March 16 2007 Ajax 4-1 Willem II Starter, substituted out 71st minute Eredivisie
Injury (March 16 to April 4 2008)
24 April 6 2008 Ajax 4-1 De Graafschap Substituted in 81st minute Eredivisie
25 April 16 2008 FC Groningen 1-2 Ajax Substituted in 61st minute Eredivisie
26 April 20 2008 Ajax 5-1 Heracles Almelo Substituted in the 64th minute Eredivisie
27 May 1 2008 SC Heerenveen 1-2 Ajax Substituted in 51st minute Eredivisie (Play offs)
28 May 18 2008 Ajax 0-0 FC Twente Substituted in 75th minute Eredivisie (Play offs)

[edit] Holland Under 19

[edit] Summary

De Jong is also active in the Holland Under 19. He started his career in spring 2007, his first game against Czech Republic (0-2 win). He played three games there but Holland did not qualify for the Under 19 Championship. In the next qualifying campaign he was more successful. He has played three games and scored 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 (3-1 loss). In total Siem de Jong has played six games for Holland Under 19. [3]

[edit] Games

No. Date Home Team Score Away Team Action of Siem de Jong Game Type
1 May 15 2007 Czech Republic Under 19 0-2 Holland Under 19 Starter, substituted out in 75th minute Continental Qualifier
2 May 17 2007 England Under 19 1-2 Holland Under 19 Starter Continental Qualifier
3 May 20 2007 Russia Under 19 0-0 Holland Under 19 Substituted in 67th minute Continental Qualifier
4 October 18 2007 Holland Under 19 2-1 Georgia Under 19 Starter, scored in 83rd minute Continental Qualifier
5 October 20 2007 Holland Under 19 2-0 Latvia Under 19 Starter Continental Qualifier
6 October 23 2007 Holland Under 19 1-3 Norway Under 19 Starter, scored in 11th minute Continental Qualifier

[edit] Holland Under 21

[edit] Summary

[edit] Season 2007-2008

On November 12, 2007 Siem de Jong was called up to the Netherlands U21 bij Foppe de Haan for the game against FYR Macedonia. The game was played on November 16, 2007. On November 17, 2007 Foppe de Haan stated that Siem de Jong was no longer in the selection for Netherlands U21. [4] [5] However, on February 5, 2007, Foppe de Haan said that he would call up Siem de Jong for the Olympic Games in China. De Jong was selected for the lost friendly against Italy in Italy, in which he started. Because of his injury in March, he missed the qualifying game against Estonia (3-0 win). His replacement was Jonathan de Guzman. He recovered from this injury in early April, so coach Foppe de Haan put him back in the team.

[edit] Games

Siem de Jong has played some games for Netherlands U21 in which he did not score. The following games include games from the Under-21 team as well as the Olympic team (see Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics), which is the Netherlands U21 team that won the 2007 U-21 European Championship plus three dispensation players.

No. Date Home Team Score Away Team Action of Siem de Jong Game Type
1 November 16 2007 Netherlands U21 1-0 FYR Macedonia Starter Continental Qualifier
2 February 5 2007 Italy U21 2-1 Netherlands U21 Starter International Friendly
Injury (March 16 to April 4 2008)
3 May 24 2008 Netherlands U21 0-1 Switzerland U21 Substituted in 62nd minute Continental Qualifier
4 May 27 2008 France U21 2-1 Netherlands U21 Substituted in 62nd minute International Friendly
5 June 2 2008 Portugal U21 0-2 Netherlands U21 Substituted in 42nd minute International Friendly

[edit] Total Record

These statistics only apply with competition games in professional leagues. In the case of Siem de Jong, this means that the only games that apply are the games he has played with Ajax in the Eredivisie, and with Holland U19 and with Holland U21. Any other youth teams do not apply. It does not include any of his youth teams, such as Ajax Juniors (Jong Ajax) or De Graafschap Juniors or DZC '68

Club
Team Season Domestic League Domestic Cup International Cups Total
Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals
Ajax 2007-2008 23 2 3 0 2 0 28 2
Grand Total All 23 2 3 0 2 0 28 2
International
Team Season Int'l Qualifiers Int'l Tournaments Friendlies Total
Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals
Holland Under 19 2006-2007 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Holland Under 19 2007-2008 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 2
Netherlands U21 2007-2008 2 0 0 0 3 0 5 0
Grand Total All 8 2 0 0 3 0 11 2

Statistics correct as of June 2 2008.

[edit] Milestones

[edit] Club Teams

These statistics only apply with competition games in professional leagues. In the case of Siem de Jong, this means that the only games that apply are the games he has played with Ajax in the Eredivisie. It does not include any of his youth teams, such as Ajax Juniors (Jong Ajax) or De Graafschap Juniors or DZC '68

Club Teams
Game Totals Scoring Totals
Milestone Date Game Milestone Date Game
Professional Debut September 26 2007 Kozakken Boys 1-2 (a.e.t) Ajax First Goal October 7 2007 Sparta 2-2 Ajax
10th game December 23 2007 Excelsior 2-1 Ajax
25th game April 16 2008 FC Groningen 1-2 Ajax

[edit] International Teams

Game Totals Scoring Totals
Milestone Date Game Milestone Date Game
U-19 Debut May 15 2007 Czech Republic 1-2 Netherlands U19 First Goal October 18 2007 Netherlands 2-1 Georgia
U21 Debut November 16 2007 Netherlands 1-0 FYR Macedonia

[edit] References

  1. ^ Siem de Jong langer bij Ajax. Ajax (2008-1-15). Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
  2. ^ Alle Wedstrijden. Ajax (2007-11-11). Retrieved on 2007-11-11.
  3. ^ UEFA Under 19 Euro Championships Qualifiers Group 8. UEFA (2007-10-23). Retrieved on 2007-10-28.
  4. ^ Oranje Nieuws. KNVB (2007-11-17). Retrieved on 2007-11-17.
  5. ^ De Haan roept Bakkal op en laat De Jong gaan. Voetbal International (2007-11-17). Retrieved on 2007-11-17.

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