Jesjua Angoy-Cruyff
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jesjua Andrea Angoy i Cruijff | ||
Date of birth | 11 March 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Dayton Dutch Lions | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008-2011 | Barcelona | ||
2011-2013 | Wigan | ||
2013 | Lausanne-Sport | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2014– | Dayton Dutch Lions | 17 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2014. † Appearances (Goals). |
Jesjua Andrea Angoy i Cruijff (born 11 March 1993 in Barcelona), known as Jesjua Angoy-Cruyff, is a Spanish-Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Dayton Dutch Lions of the USL Pro.[1] He is the grandson of former Dutch international and coach Johan Cruyff.[2]
Personal
Angoy-Cruyff is the grandson of Johan Cruyff, former coach and player for both FC Barcelona and Ajax. He is the son of Chantal Cruyff, Johan's daughter, and Jesús Angoy, a former goalkeeper for FC Barcelona. His uncle is Jordi Cruyff, former Barcelona, Manchester United, and Netherlands national football team player who is currently the manager of Maccabi Tel Aviv. Angoy-Cruyff was born in Barcelona while his father played for the club.[3]
Career
Youth
Between 2008 and 2011, Angoy-Cruyff played for the FC Barcelona’s Juvenil B youth academy. After failing to be promoted to the A-team, the player and the club mutually agreed to part ways after two years. After leaving Barcelona, he signed for Wigan Athletic, playing for their reserve team from 2011-2013. Prior to his signing at Wigan, Angoy-Cruyff was touted as one of the former Barca youth players who were expected to excel in the Premier League in the future.[2][4] After joining Wigan, then-coach Roberto Martinez said of the player, "He is only a boy...it is going to be two or three years before he has adapted to the physical side of the game...but he has great ability. Tactically, the boy is a joy to watch" while adding in jest, "I don't know where he gets it from."[5]
After Wigan was relegated from the Premier League following the 2012–13 Premier League season, Angoy-Cruyff left the club and signed a one-year contract with the reserve team of FC Lausanne-Sport of the Swiss Super League,[6] despite an offer to stay with Wigan as they competed in The Championship.[7] In May of 2013, before joining Luasanne in July, the player was taken on trial by D.C. United of Major League Soccer but was ultimately not signed.[8] In January of 2014, Angoy-Cruyff went on an unsuccessful trial with FK AS Trenčín of the Corgoň Liga, the top football league in Slovakia after leaving Luasanne.[9]
Professional
On 16 April 2014, it was announced that Angoy-Cruyff signed for the Dayton Dutch Lions of the USL Pro, the third division of the United States soccer pyramid, on a 3-year contract.[2] He made his debut for the club on 19 April 2014 against the Harrisburg City Islanders,[10] coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for Eli Garner.[11]
References
- ↑ "2014 Roster". USL Pro. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Cruyff Signs With Dutch Lions". USL Pro. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ↑ "Világfutball: Cruyff unokája Beckham csapattársa lett" (in Hungarian). nemzetisport.hu. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ↑ Sanderson, Jamie. "The next Cescs? Five fab Barca youngsters set to make a mark in the Prem". mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ↑ "Moses receives Martinez backing as Wigan star looks set to take Nigeria option". The Daily Mail. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ↑ Relchen, Philippe. "Der Lausanne-Profi, dessen Grossvater Johann Cruyff heisst" (in German). Tages Anzeiger. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ↑ "Clubs submit retained and released lists". Premier League. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ↑ Cammarota, Nick. "Big name returns to RFK as D.C. United bring in grandson of Johan Cruyff, two others on trial". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ↑ "Spanish midfielder Jessua Angoy on trial in AS". AS Trencin. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ↑ Bullock, Michael. "Harrisburg City Islanders concede first-half penalty kick, drop 1-0 decision to Dayton". Penn Live. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ↑ "Dayton 1 - Harrisburg 0". USL Pro. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
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