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Frenkie de Jong

Netherlands

12 May 1997

midfielder

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Frenkie de Jong is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona, and the Netherlands national team.

De Jong began his professional career at Willem II in 2015. He transferred to Ajax for a symbolic fee of €1 a year later. The fee was symbolic and offset by a sell-on clause. At Ajax, he established himself as one of the best young midfielders in Europe, after winning a domestic double and reaching the Champions League semi-finals. De Jong won the Eredivisie and KNVB Cup, was Eredivisie player of the season, and was an instrumental part of Ajax's first UEFA Champions League semi-final appearance in 22 years, in a breakthrough 2018–19 season.

During his breakthrough season, De Jong agreed to sign for Barcelona in January 2019, leading him to be signed for the club in July, for a fee worth €75 million. De Jong was selected to the 2019 FIFA FIFPRO World 11 and was one of three Dutch players to feature in it for the first time in five years.

De Jong made his senior international debut for the Netherlands in September 2018. He became a starter in the inaugural UEFA Nations League, in which Netherlands finished runners-up. He also represented the side at UEFA Euro 2020, the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2026 World Cup.

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📋 Profile & Career

: De Jong playing for Barcelona in 2021

⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Frenkie de Jong
Date of birth: (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth: Gorinchem, Netherlands
Height: 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position: Midfielder

⚽ Team information:
Current team: Barcelona
Number: 21

⚽ Youth career:
: ASV Arkel
: RKC Waalwijk
2013–2015: Willem II

⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
2015: Willem II 1 (0)
2015–2017: Jong Ajax 46 (8)
2015: → Willem II (loan) 1 (0)
2016–2019: Ajax 57 (4)
2019–: Barcelona 202 (15)

⚽ International career‡:
2012: Netherlands U15 1 (0)
2014–2015: Netherlands U18 5 (1)
2015–2016: Netherlands U19 8 (0)
2016: Netherlands U20 2 (0)
2017: Netherlands U21 6 (1)
2018–: Netherlands 70 (2)