Jordy Clasie
 Clasie with Feyenoord in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordy Clasie | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Haarlem, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Feyenoord | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| HFC EDO | |||
| 2000–2010 | Feyenoord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010– | Feyenoord | 83 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | → Excelsior (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Netherlands U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Netherlands U19 | 12 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Netherlands U21 | 12 | (1) |
| 2012– | Netherlands | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 February 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Jordy Clasie (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjɔrdi ˈklaːzi]; born 27 June 1991 in Haarlem) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch Eredivisie club Feyenoord and the Dutch national team.
Career
Clasie made his professional debut for Excelsior on 15 August 2010, when he was part of the starting line-up in the Rotterdam derby victory against Feyenoord (3-2). On 31 July 2011 he made his debut for Feyenoord in a friendly game against Málaga. Because of his good play and his tenacity he soon became one of the most popular players among the supporters.[1] His style of play has earned him the label of the 'Dutch Xavi'[2] and has also been touted as a replacement for Andrea Pirlo.[3]
International career
On November 2011, two months after his debut for Excelsior, he was selected for the Netherlands U21 squad. On February 2012, Bert van Marwijk, the coach of the first team of the Netherlands, pronounced his interest in Clasie. He let him know that he is on the stand-by list for Euro 2012.
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | Europe1 | Other2 | Total | |||||||
| 2010–11 | Excelsior | Eredivisie | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| 2011–12 | Feyenoord | Eredivisie | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2012–13 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2013–14 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | Netherlands | 115 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 128 | 7 | |
| Career total | 115 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 128 | 7 | ||
- Statistics accurate as of last match played on 4 January 2014.
1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
2 Includes Eredivisie playoffs matches.
References
- ↑ "Excelsior - Feyenoord (15-08-2010)". VI (in Dutch). 15 August 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ↑ "The ‘Dutch Xavi’ Jordy Clasie – from 'physically too weak’ to Euro 2012 candidate within six months". Goal.Com. 12 February 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ↑ "Which Up & Coming European Talents Can Replace Pirlo At Juventus?". Squawka. 24 September 2013.
External links
- Voetbal International: Jordy Clasie (Dutch)
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