Justin Kluivert

Justin Dean Kluivert (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈklœy̯vərt]; born 5 May 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for RB Leipzig, on loan from Roma, and the Netherlands national team.

Justin Kluivert
Kluivert with Roma in 2018
Personal information
Full name Justin Dean Kluivert[1]
Date of birth (1999-05-05) 5 May 1999
Place of birth Zaandam, Netherlands
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 RB Leipzig
(on loan from Roma)
Number 21
Youth career
2005–2006 SV Diemen
2007–2016 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Jong Ajax 8 (2)
2016–2018 Ajax 44 (12)
2018– Roma 53 (5)
2020– → RB Leipzig (loan) 6 (1)
National team‡
2015–2016 Netherlands U17 10 (0)
2017 Netherlands U19 3 (0)
2017– Netherlands U21 10 (4)
2018– Netherlands 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:55, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

The son of former Dutch international football player Patrick Kluivert, and grandson of former Surinamese football player Kenneth Kluivert, Justin Kluivert began his career at Ajax, coming through the youth system. After playing for two seasons with the Dutch side, in 2018 Kluivert moved to Italian side Roma for €18.75 million. He also represented the Netherlands internationally, first at youth level from 2013, before making his senior debut in 2018.

Club career

Ajax

Born in Amsterdam, Kluivert came through the AFC Ajax youth program,[3] and had his first professional contract with Ajax.[4] He made his Eerste Divisie debut with Jong Ajax on 16 September 2016 in a game against MVV, replacing Vince Gino Dekker in the 67th minute, in a 1–0 away loss.[5] He also played in the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League, in which he scored in a 2–0 group stage win at PAOK on 2 November.[6]

Kluivert made his first team debut in the Eredivisie on 15 January 2017 in a 1–3 away win against PEC Zwolle, when he replaced Amin Younes in the 39th minute.[7] He scored his first Eredivisie goal on 19 March in an away match against SBV Excelsior, exactly 10 years and one day after his father's last career goal. The match ended in a 1–1 draw.[8] He made six appearances in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, and was an unused substitute in the final, a 2–0 loss to Manchester United in Stockholm.[9]

On 26 November 2017, Kluivert opened his account for the season with a hat-trick in a 5–1 home win over Roda JC.[10]

Roma

On 12 June 2018, Kluivert moved to Italian club Roma, following a telephone call made by Roma legend Francesco Totti to his father, for €18.75 million.[11][12] He became the fifth Dutch player ever to represent the Italian side.[13] Kluivert chose the number 34 shirt number at Roma as a support for his good friend and former teammate Abdelhak Nouri, who wore it at Ajax; Nouri suffered a career-ending cardiac arrhythmia attack in 2017.[14][15]

Kluivert became the youngest Roma player to score in the UEFA Champions League after scoring the fourth goal in 5–0 home victory against Viktoria Plzeň on 3 October 2018.[16] It was his first goal for the Giallorossi, and he dedicated it to Nouri.[17] On 16 December, he scored for the first time in the Serie A in a 3–2 home win over Genoa.[18]

For the 2019–20 season, Kluivert changed his shirt number to 99, representing the year he was born.[19]

RB Leipzig (loan)

On 5 October 2020, Kluivert joined Bundesliga club RB Leipzig on a season-long loan.[20] On 5 December, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 3–3 away draw against Bayern Munich.[21] On 8 December, he scored a goal in a 3–2 win over Manchester United in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League.[22]

International career

At the 2016 Under 17 Euros held in Azerbaijan, Kluivert played throughout the tournament in which the Netherlands reached the semi finals.[23][24][25][26]

Kluivert earned his first full international call up in Ronald Koeman’s first Dutch national football team squad in March 2018 for the friendlies against England and Portugal.[27] He made his senior debut on 26 March, in a 3–0 win over the reigning European champions Portugal, at the Stade de Genève, replacing Memphis Depay for the final 12 minutes of the match.[28]

Personal life

Justin Kluivert is the son of former Dutch international football player Patrick Kluivert,[29] and grandson of former Surinamese football player Kenneth Kluivert.[30] He is also of Curaçaoan descent through his paternal grandmother.[31] Kluivert has four brothers, including footballer Ruben Kluivert[13] who is currently playing for the Jong Utrecht.

On 29 August 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19.[32]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 16 December 2020[33]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Ajax 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 82———82
Ajax 2016–17 Eredivisie 142006[lower-alpha 1]0—202
2017–18 3010214[lower-alpha 2]0—3611
Total 441221100—5615
Roma 2018–19 Serie A 291105[lower-alpha 3]1—352
2019–20 224207[lower-alpha 1]3—317
2020–21 200000—20
Total 53530124—689
RB Leipzig (loan) 2020–21 Bundesliga 61006[lower-alpha 3]1—122
Career total 11120512850014426
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Club

Ajax

Individual

References
  1. "Champions League squad list submitted". A.S. Roma. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  2. "Justin Kluivert". www.asroma.com.
  3. "Justin Kluivert (16) tekent contract bij Ajax". nos.nl (in Dutch). 29 April 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  4. "Ajax signs contract with Justin Kluivert". ajax.nl. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  5. "MVV Maastricht vs. Jong Ajax - 16 September 2016". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  6. "Ajax A1 boekt overtuigende Youth League-zege bij PAOK". FC Update. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  7. PEC Zwolle vs. Ajax - 15 January 2017, Soccerway. Retrieved 16 January 2017
  8. Kluivert jr maakt eerste goal tien jaar en één dag na vaders laatste - 19 March 2017 - AD.nl, Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 21 February 2017
  9. McNulty, Phil (24 May 2017). "Ajax 0–2 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  10. "Justin Kluivert scores hat trick as Ajax thrash Roda JC". ESPN FC. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  11. "Il retroscena, e Totti convinse Kluivert sr". Pagine Romaniste. 12 June 2018.
  12. "Serie A - Calcio: Roma sign Ajax winger Justin Kluivert". MARCA in English. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  13. "Justin Kluivert". www.asroma.com. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  14. "Kluivert honours Nouri with Roma shirt number choice". Goal.com.
  15. Ciaran Varley (8 January 2019). "The touching reason players are wearing the number 34". BBC. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  16. "KLUIVERT AIMING FOR MORE AFTER BECOMING ROMA'S YOUNGEST UCL GOALSCORER". www.asroma.com.
  17. "Football news - Justin Kluivert dedicates first Roma goal to former team-mate Abdelhak Nouri". Eurosport.
  18. "Soccer-Relief for Di Francesco as Roma fight back to beat Genoa". Reuters. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  19. Uccelieri, Daniel (23 August 2019). "Roma, Kluivert cambia numero di maglia: indosserà il 99" [Roma, Kluivert changes shirt number: he will wear the 99] (in Italian). Tutto Mercato. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  20. "Justin Kluivert joins RB Leipzig on loan". RB Leipzig. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  21. "Bayern München - RB Leipzig, 3:3, Bundesliga 2020/21 10. Spieltag". DFB Datencenter.
  22. "Manchester United out of Champions League after leaving it too late at Leipzig". the Guardian. 8 December 2020.
  23. "Netherlands U17's defeated in Euro semi-final". Football Oranje.com.
  24. "Chong to the fore as Netherlands edge Sweden". UEFA.
  25. "Ajax's Kluivert Jr relishing career challenge". UEFA.
  26. "Justin Kluivert: Leuk om met mijn vader vergeleken te worden". Het Parool (in Dutch).
  27. Labellarte, Giuseppe (22 March 2018). "Ronald Koeman urges Justin Kluivert to remain in Dutch Eredivisie". Sports Mole. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  28. "Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal suffer heavy defeat by Netherlands". The Guardian. Reuters. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  29. "Kluivert Jr. geniet van debuut: 'Echt een topgevoel'". VI (in Dutch). 16 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  30. "Ajax's Justin Kluivert wants to be the best and not just famous for his dad". The Guardian.
  31. Smith, Chad (19 August 2017). "THE RISE OF FOOTBALL IN CURAÇAO AND THE INFLUENCE OF PATRICK KLUIVERT". These Football Times. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  32. "Roma, altri due positivi al Covid: sono Bruno Peres e Kluivert. Allenamenti rinviati" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  33. "Netherlands - J. Kluivert - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  34. "2016/17: United win it for Manchester". UEFA. 30 May 2017.
  35. "Justin Kluivert is uitgeroepen tot Talent van de Toekomst!" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax – via Twitter.
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