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 27) [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 120 (1)
International career
2016 Netherlands U20 1 (0)
2023– Suriname 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 23 April 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.

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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 22 April 2024
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 [lower-alpha 1] 0190
2018–19 [14] League One30130105 [lower-alpha 2] 0391
2019–20 [15] Championship1000000010
Total4114030110591
Middlesbrough 2019–20 [15] Championship160001000170
2020–21 [16] Championship290002000310
2021–22 [17] Championship340400000380
2022–23 [18] Championship20000101 [lower-alpha 3] 0220
2023–24 [19] Championship190003000220
Total11804070101300
Career total1591801001201891
  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

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