Jürgen Locadia

Jürgen Locadia

Locadia with PSV in July 2014
Personal information
Full name Jürgen Locadia
Date of birth (1993-11-07) 7 November 1993
Place of birth Emmen, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 PSV
Number 19
Youth career
1998–2001 VV Bargeres
2001–2008 FC Emmen
2009 RKSV Sarto
2009–2010 Willem II
2010–2012 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011– PSV 89 (31)
National team‡
2009–2011 Netherlands U17 11 (8)
2010 Netherlands U18 1 (1)
2010–2012 Netherlands U19 13 (3)
2012 Netherlands U20 3 (0)
2013–2014 Netherlands U21 7 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 February 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:22, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

Jürgen Locadia (born 7 November 1993 in Emmen, Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a striker for PSV Eindhoven.

Early career

Locadia, who is of Curaçao descent,[1] began playing football with the club VV Bargeres, but he was soon discovered by the youth team of FC Emmen. When he was offered to play for Willem II, he and his whole family settled in Tilburg. In 2010 he moved on to PSV, and in 2012 at the age of 18 he was offered a professional contract.

PSV Eindhoven

Locadia during his official debut match for PSV on 21 September 2011.

On 21 September 2011, Locadia made his first appearance for PSV in a KNVB Cup match against VVSB. He entered as a substitute for Tim Matavž in the 72nd minute. In the 80th minute, he scored PSV's sixth goal in the 8–0 win.[2] Locadia made his first start for PSV in the following round against FC Lisse on 27 October 2011.[3]

At the beginning of the 2012–13 season, Locadia was handed the shirt number 19 for the first team. He made his first appearance of the season as a starter in a KNVB Cup match against Achilles'29 on 27 September 2012. He scored the second goal in the 3–0 win over the third tier team.[4] On 30 September 2012, Locadia made his Eredivisie debut against VVV-Venlo. He entered the pitch in Venlo as a substitute in the 68th minute, and with only 22 minutes left in the game he managed to score three goals in the 6–0 win over VVV-Venlo.[5] He became the first player to score a hat-trick in his Eredivisie debut since Harald Berg scored three goals in his debut game on 10 August 1969.[6] A week after his debut hat-trick, Locadia was promoted to the first team and signed a new five-year contract with PSV which will keep him at the club until 2017.[7]

On 27 February 2013, he scored three goals in a 3–0 win over PEC Zwolle in the KNVB Cup semi-final.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Sky Sports Scout - Jurgen Locadia. SkySports. 21 May 2014.
  2. ↑ PSV reached third round with a 0–8 win
  3. ↑ PSV reach KNVB Cup round of 16 with 3-0 win over FC Lisse
  4. ↑ PSV progress after win over Achilles’29
  5. ↑ PSV hit ten-man VVV-Venlo for six
  6. ↑ Debutant Locadia in de voetsporen van ADO-spits Berg, VI.nl, 30 september 2012
  7. ↑ Jürgen Locadia signs new contract
  8. ↑ PSV reach KNVB Beker final after 0-3 win over PEC Zwolle

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