David Kalokoh

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David Kalokoh
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-04-21) 21 April 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Sierra Leone
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Jong Ajax
Number 56
Youth career
VV Vos
VVV Venlo
AFC Ajax
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Jong Ajax 36 (3)
2024– Ajax 0 (0)
International career
2020–2021 Netherlands U15 4 (1)
2021–2022 Netherlands U17 5 (1)
2022– Netherlands U18 3 (1)
2023– Netherlands U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2024, 22:06 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00,33, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

David Kalokoh (born 21 April 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Jong Ajax of the Eerste Divisie. [1] Born in Sierra Leone, he is a youth international for the Netherlands.

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Career

Born in Sierra Leone, before moving to Venlo, where he played with VV Vos and spent six years with VVV Venlo. He moved to Amsterdam to train with AFC Ajax at 13 years-old. [2] [3] He signed a three-year professional contract with Ajax as a 15 year-old in March 2021. [4] He featured for the Ajax youth team in the UEFA Youth League in 2022. [5] [6] He made his Eerste Divisie debut on 28 April 2023, away at his former club, VVV Venlo. [7]

Style of play

Kalokoh has been described as a left-footed winger. [8]

Personal life

Kalokoh was 1.86m tall by the age of 17 years-old. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 August 2024 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 2020
2023–24 Eerste Divisie313313
2024–25 Eerste Divisie1010
Total343343
Ajax 2023–24 Eredivisie 000000
Career total343000000343

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