Owen Wijndal

Owen Wijndal (born 28 November 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left back for Eredivisie club AZ and the Netherlands national team.

Owen Wijndal
Personal information
Full name Owen Wijndal
Date of birth (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999
Place of birth Zaandam, Netherlands
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 AZ
Number 5
Youth career
ZVV Zaandijk
HFC Haarlem
2010–2018 AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Jong AZ 59 (2)
2017– AZ 55 (1)
National team‡
2013–2014 Netherlands U15 5 (0)
2014 Netherlands U16 3 (0)
2015–2016 Netherlands U17 12 (0)
2016 Netherlands U18 3 (0)
2017 Netherlands U19 15 (0)
2018–2019 Netherlands U20 6 (0)
2019– Netherlands U21 4 (0)
2020– Netherlands 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 January 2021

Club career

AZ

Born in Zaandam, North Holland, Wijndal joined the AZ youth academy at the age of 10, having formerly played for local sides ZVV Zaandijk and HFC Haarlem.[1] He was promoted to the second team for the 2016–17 season playing in the third-tier Tweede Divisie. On 4 February 2017, Wijndal made his first-team debut for AZ, starting in a 2–4 home loss to PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie due to injuries to regular starter Ridgeciano Haps and backup Thomas Ouwejan.[2] The end of the 2016–17 season saw AZ end on sixth place and thereby qualifying for domestic play-offs for participation in the third qualifying round of the Europa League the following season. They eventually missed out on European football, losing to FC Utrecht on penalties after two legs.[3] That season, Wijndal also made 24 league appearances for the reserves in the third division,[4] helping them win the third division title and thereby reach promotion to the second tier of Dutch football.[5]

During the 2017–18 season, Wijndal featured in the first-team side more regularly, making seven league appearances.[4] For the newly promoted reserves, he made 16 appearances and scoring two goals.[4] At the end of the season he signed a new five-year deal with AZ on 22 June 2018.[6] After struggling to break into the first team during the 2018–19 season, he began playing as a regular starter during the 2019–20 season.[7] On 25 July 2019, Wijndal also made his debut in the Europa League in a 0–0 home draw against Swedish club BK Häcken.[8] He scored his first professional goal on 7 March 2020 in a 4–0 league win over ADO Den Haag.[9]

International career

Born in the Netherlands to a Dutch father and Surinamese mother, Wijndal is eligible for both Suriname and Netherlands. He has represented the Netherlands at every age group from under-15 to under-21 level.[10] Between 2015 and 2016, he made 12 appearances for the Netherlands under-17 team,[11] and participated in the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Azerbaijan where he made five appearances. The Dutch team made the semi-finals, where they stranded against Portugal.

Wijndal was a regular starter for the Netherlands under-19 team between 2016 and 2018, making 16 appearances for the team.[12] In the same period, he also appeared for the Netherlands under-20 team.[13] On 31 May 2019, Wijndal made his debut for the Netherlands under-21 team in a friendly match against Mexico in Doetinchem that ended in a 5–1 win for the Dutch.[14]

Wijndal was called up to the senior Netherlands squad for the UEFA Nations League matches against Poland and Italy in September 2020.[15]

On 7 October 2020 he made his first appearance for the Netherlands in the friendly match against Mexico in which Mexico won 1-0.

Career statistics

Club
As of 10 January 2021
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong AZ2016–17[4]Tweede Divisie10–––10
2017–18[4]Eerste Divisie162–––162
2018–19[4]Eerste Divisie190–––190
Total362–––362
AZ2016–17[4]Eredivisie100000–10
2017–18[4]Eredivisie700000–70
2018–19[4]Eredivisie80200[lower-alpha 1]0–100
2019–20[4]Eredivisie2411014[lower-alpha 1]0–391
2020–21[4]Eredivisie150002[lower-alpha 2]0–170
Total55130160–741
Career total9+330160–1103
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

References
  1. "Owen Wijndal 1e prof-contract bij AZ!". zvvzaandijk.nl. ZVV Zaandijk. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. "PSV verpest debuut Krul en blijft in kampioensrace". ad.nl. Algemeen Dagblad. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  3. "FC Utrecht na stunt tegen AZ in Europa League". knvb.nl (in Dutch). 28 May 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  4. "O. Wijndal: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  5. "Jong AZ promoveert naar Jupiler League dankzij titel in Tweede Divisie". nu.nl (in Dutch). NU. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  6. "Contract Wijndal opengebroken". az.nl (in Dutch). 22 June 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  7. "Bravouremannetje Wijndal maakt zijn woorden waar". ad.nl (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  8. "Zowel AZ als FC Utrecht spelen gelijk in Europese kwalificatie". nrc.nl (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  9. "Eindelijk eerste goal voor Wijndal: "Was even van de wereld"". fcupdate.nl (in Dutch). 8 March 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  10. "U15 match". onsoranje.nl. KNVB. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  11. "Owen Wijndal - Jeugd mannen onder 17". onsoranje.nl. KNVB. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  12. "Owen Wijndal - Jeugd mannen onder 19". onsoranje.nl. KNVB. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  13. "Owen Wijndal - Jeugd mannen beloftenelftal". onsoranje.nl. KNVB. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  14. "Oefeninterlands, Seizoen 2018/'19 - Jong Oranje - Mexico Olympisch elftal". onsoranje.nl. KNVB. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  15. "Oranjeselectie Voor Duels Met Polen en Italië Bestaat Uit 23 Spelers". OnsOranje.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.

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