Anfernee Dijksteel

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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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Charlton Athletic 41 (1)
2019– Middlesbrough 137 (2)
International career‡
2016 Netherlands U20 1 (0)
2023– Suriname 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 7 January 2025 (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.

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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 11 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Charlton Athletic 2015–16 [12] Championship 0000000000
2016–17 [13] League One 0000000000
2017–18 [6] League One10010206 [a] 0190
2018–19 [14] League One30130105 [b] 0391
2019–20 [15] Championship1000000010
Total4114030110591
Middlesbrough 2019–20 [15] Championship160001000170
2020–21 [16] Championship290002000310
2021–22 [17] Championship340400000380
2022–23 [18] Championship20000101 [c] 0220
2023–24 [19] Championship200003000230
2024–25 [20] Championship181102100212
Total13715091101522
Career total1782901211202113
  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

References

  1. ↑ "EFL Released and Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Anfernee Dijksteel". 11v11. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Anfernee Dijksteel". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 Groom, Olly (9 May 2017). "Anfernee Dijksteel commits future to Charlton". Charlton Athletic F.C. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  6. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Games played by Anfernee Dijksteel in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  21. ↑ Law, James (26 May 2019). "Charlton Athletic 2–1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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