Anfernee Dijksteel

Anfernee Dijksteel

Personal information
Full name	Anfernee Jamal Dijksteel [1]
Date of birth	(1996-10-27) 27 October 1996 (age 28) [2]
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [3]
Position(s)	Right-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Middlesbrough
Number	15
Youth career
	Amsterdamsche FC
	Nike Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Charlton Athletic	41	(1)
2019–	Middlesbrough	130	(1)
International career‡
2016	Netherlands U20	1	(0)
2023–	Suriname	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:34, 9 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:10, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Anfernee Jamal Dijksteel (born 27 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Suriname national team.

Club career

Born in Amsterdam, ^[3] Dijksteel started his career in the youth team at Amsterdamsche FC before moving to England to play for the Nike Academy. ^[4]

Charlton Athletic

He signed for Charlton Athletic development squad in January 2016, having played against the side in a friendly whilst playing for the Nike Academy. ^[4] He remained with the development squad until the end of the season before being promoted to the first team on a number of occasions during the 2016–17 season. ^[2] After impressing for Jason Euell's side he was rewarded in February 2017 with a new three-and-a-half contract extension. ^[5] In August 2017, he finally made his first team debut for the Addicks in a 2–1 victory over Exeter City in the EFL Cup. ^[6] He scored his first goal on Easter Monday, 22 April 2019, opening the scoring against Scunthorpe United in a 4–0 Charlton win. ^[7]

Middlesbrough

On 7 August 2019, he was signed by Championship rivals Middlesbrough for £2m. ^[8] He scored his first goal for the club on 14 August 2024 in an EFL Cup tie against Leeds United. ^[9]

International career

Dijksteel was born in the Netherlands and is of Surinamese descent. ^[10] In March 2016, he received a call-up to the Netherlands under-20 side for a friendly against Portugal. ^[5] He went on to start in the match which finished as a 1–1 draw. ^[5]

On 9 March 2023, Dijksteel received his first international call-up to Suriname. ^[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 April 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Charlton Athletic	2015–16 [12]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016–17 [13]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017–18 [6]	League One	10	0	1	0	2	0	6 [a]	0	19	0
	2018–19 [14]	League One	30	1	3	0	1	0	5 [b]	0	39	1
	2019–20 [15]	Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		41	1	4	0	3	0	11	0	59	1
Middlesbrough	2019–20 [15]	Championship	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	17	0
	2020–21 [16]	Championship	29	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	31	0
	2021–22 [17]	Championship	34	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	38	0
	2022–23 [18]	Championship	20	0	0	0	1	0	1 [c]	0	22	0
	2023–24 [19]	Championship	19	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	22	0
	Total		118	0	4	0	7	0	1	0	130	0
Career total			159	1	8	0	10	0	12	0	189	1

1. Five appearances in EFL Trophy and one in League One play-offs
2. Two appearances in EFL Trophy and three in League One play-offs
3. One appearance in Championship play-offs

Honours

Charlton Athletic

• EFL League One play-offs: 2019 ^[20]

References

1. "EFL Released and Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
2. "Anfernee Dijksteel". 11v11. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
3. "Anfernee Dijksteel". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
4. Youlton, Clive (9 May 2017). "Everton and Ajax wanted him – now Charlton Athletic ace will push for first team place". Kent Live. Retrieved 19 September 2017.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
5. Groom, Olly (9 May 2017). "Anfernee Dijksteel commits future to Charlton". Charlton Athletic F.C. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
6. "Games played by Anfernee Dijksteel in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
7. "Charlton Athletic 4-0 Scunthorpe United". 22 April 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
8. Wilson, Scott (7 August 2019). "Middlesbrough agree £2m deal for Anfernee Dijksteel". Northern Echo. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
9. "Leeds 0-3 Middlesbrough". BBC. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
10. "Anfernee Dijksteel". worldfootball.net.
11. "Suriname vs. Mexico - 24 March 2023". Soccerway.
12. "Games played by Anfernee Dijksteel in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
13. "Games played by Anfernee Dijksteel in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
14. "Games played by Anfernee Dijksteel in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
15. "Games played by Anfernee Dijksteel in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
16. "Games played by Anfernee Dijksteel in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
17. "Games played by Anfernee Dijksteel in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
18. "Games played by Anfernee Dijksteel in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
19. "Games played by Anfernee Dijksteel in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
20. Law, James (26 May 2019). "Charlton Athletic 2–1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2019.

External links

• Anfernee Dijksteel at Soccerbase