Jordy Clasie

Jordy Clasie (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjɔrdi ˈklaːsi]; born 27 June 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar[2] and for the Dutch national team.

Jordy Clasie
Clasie with Feyenoord in 2012
Personal information
Full name Jordy Clasie[1]
Date of birth (1991-06-27) 27 June 1991
Place of birth Haarlem, Netherlands
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 AZ
Number 20
Youth career
2000–2010 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Feyenoord 129 (8)
2010–2011 → Excelsior (loan) 34 (2)
2015–2019 Southampton 38 (1)
2017–2018 → Club Brugge (loan) 20 (0)
2018–2019 → Feyenoord (loan) 33 (1)
2019– AZ 18 (0)
National team‡
2008–2009 Netherlands U18 3 (0)
2009–2010 Netherlands U19 12 (0)
2010–2013 Netherlands U21 12 (1)
2012– Netherlands 17 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 December 2019

Club career

Early career

Clasie arrived at the youth Feyenoord Academy (Varkenoord) as a 9-year-old in the summer of 2000 and progressed through the ranks to the Feyenoord / Excelsior U19s. In the summer of 2010 the Haarlem-born youngster went out on loan to Excelsior.[3] 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).

Feyenoord
Clasie after a Feyenoord match in 2012

Clasie was brought into the first-team squad at Feyenoord at the start of the 2011–12 season and incoming coach Ronald Koeman immediately handed the youngster a place in the starting line-up.[3] 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.[4]

On 29 August 2014, a day after Clasie helped Feyenoord qualify for the group stage of the UEFA Europa League, Clasie agreed to extend his contract until 2018.[5] Clasie explained the decision that he was keen on developing himself as a player within the team as well as developing together with the team as a whole.[5]

Southampton

However, on 15 July 2015, Clasie signed for Southampton on a five-year deal for a fee in the region of £8 million. This meant he would once again link up with Ronald Koeman who brought him into the Feyenoord first-team.[6]

In the summer of 2016, Frenchman Claude Puel took over at the helm of Southampton. Clasie then scored his first goal for the club on 30 November 2016, in a 2–0 win over Arsenal in the EFL Cup.[7] Clasie's creativity was instrumental in Southampton getting to the League Cup final of 2017 where the Saints eventually emerged as runners up.[8][9][10]

He scored his first Premier League goal on 8 April 2017 in a 1–0 victory at West Bromwich Albion.[11]

Club Brugge

On 30 August 2017, Clasie joined Club Brugge on loan for the duration of the 2017–18 season.[12][13]

Feyenoord

On 25 July 2018, the midfielder rejoined Feyenoord on loan for the duration of the 2018–19 season.[14][15]

AZ Alkmaar

On 22 July 2019, Clasie signed a two-year contract for AZ Alkmaar, leaving Southampton on a free transfer.[16][17]

International career

In November 2010, two months after his debut for Excelsior, he was selected for the Netherlands U21 squad. In February 2012, Bert van Marwijk, the coach of the first team of the Netherlands, pronounced his interest in Clasie. He was made aware that his name was on the stand-by list for Euro 2012.

Clasie was part of Louis van Gaal's 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil where the Dutch finished third beating the likes of defending champions Spain and hosts Brazil. He made two appearances in the tournament, coming on as a substitute for Nigel de Jong in the semi-finals against Argentina and started the third place game against the hosts which the Dutch won 3–0 comfortably.[18]

Playing style

As a combative midfielder with an eye for goal, Clasie's style of play has earned him the label of the "Dutch Xavi".[19]

Career statistics

Club
As of 16 May 2019[20][21][22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cups Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Excelsior 2010–11 Eredivisie 34210–352
Total 34210—352
Feyenoord 2011–12 Eredivisie 33300–333
2012–13 332204[lower-alpha 1]0392
2013–14 321302[lower-alpha 2]0371
2014–15 3121012[lower-alpha 3]0442
Total 1298601801538
Southampton 2015–16[23] Premier League 220201[lower-alpha 2]0250
2016–17[24] 161612[lower-alpha 2]0242
Total 3818130492
Club Brugge (loan) 2017–18[25] First Division A 2005100281
Feyenoord (loan) 2018–19 Eredivisie 3314020391
Career total 2451123221028213
  1. Two appearances in the Champions League and two in the Europa League
  2. Appearances in the Europa League
  3. Two appearances in the Champions League and ten in the Europa League

Honours

Feyenoord[26]

Southampton[10]

Brugge

Netherlands

References
  1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 25. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. SFC Media. "Clasie joins AZ Alkmaar". Southamptonfc.com. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  3. "Jordy Clasie". Feyenoord. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  4. "Excelsior – Feyenoord (15-08-2010)". VI (in Dutch). 15 August 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  5. 'Jordy Clasie tekent bij tot 2018'. Retrieved from www.feyenoord.nl on 29 August 2014.
  6. "Jordy Clasie: Southampton sign Dutch midfielder". BBC Sport. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  7. "Arsenal 0–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  8. "Jordy Clause: Feature". Daily Echo.
  9. "Southampton's route to the EFL Cup final". Daily Mirror.
  10. "Manchester United 3–2 Southampton". BBC Sport.
  11. "West Brom 0–1 Southampton". BBC Sport.
  12. "Clasie joins Club Brugge on loan". Southampton F.C. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  13. "Jordy Clasie: Southampton midfielder joins Club Brugge on loan". BBC Sport. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  14. "Clasie completes Feyenoord loan switch". Southampton FC. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  15. "Ras-Feyenoorder Jordy Clasie keert terug in de Kuip" (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  16. "Clasie blij met contract: 'Ik wilde per se naar Nederland'" (in Dutch). AD.nl. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  17. "Clasie joins AZ Alkmaar". Southampton. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  18. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: Brazil-Netherlands". FIFA. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  19. "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.
  20. "J. Clasie – Voetbal International". Vi.nl. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  21. Jordy Clasie at Soccerway
  22. "J. Clasie – Soccerbase". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  23. "Games played by Jordy Clasie in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  24. "Games played by Jordy Clasie in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  25. "Games played by Jordy Clasie in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  26. "Jordy Clause". Soccerway.com.
  27. "Soccerway Match Report". Soccerway. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
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