Djavan Anderson

Djavan Anderson

Anderson training for Bari
Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-04-21) 21 April 1995 (age 29) [1]
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, right-back
Youth career
0000–2010	AFC
2010–2013	Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Ajax	0	(0)
2013–2014	→ Jong Ajax	8	(0)
2014–2015	AZ	1	(0)
2015–2017	SC Cambuur	26	(1)
2017–2018	Bari	19	(2)
2018–2022	Lazio	9	(0)
2018–2019	→ Salernitana (loan)	18	(1)
2021–2022	→ Cosenza (loan)	8	(0)
2022	→ PEC Zwolle (loan)	14	(0)
2022–2023	Oxford United	25	(1)
International career‡
2012	Netherlands U17	11	(0)
2012	Netherlands U18	2	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Netherlands UEFA European Under-17 Championship Winner 2012 Slovenia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:33, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

Djavan Anderson (born 21 April 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or right-back.

Club career

Ajax

Anderson began his football career with AFC in Amsterdam before joining the Ajax Youth Academy in 2010. He had briefly interrupted his football career to pursue a career in gymnastics, before returning to football. On 23 April 2012, Anderson signed his first professional contract with Ajax, binding him to the club until 30 June 2015. ^[2] During the 2013–14 season Anderson began playing for the Ajax A1 selection, the under-19 side of the club, making three appearances in the UEFA Youth League, the Champions League equivalent for under-19 teams. Due to the absence of several reserves, who were competing Internationally on Matchday 7 of the Eerste Divisie, Anderson made his professional debut playing for the reserves team Jong Ajax in the away match against Achilles '29, which ended in a 2–1 loss. After the winter break in January it was announced that he would not return to the under-19 squad and would remain with Jong Ajax for the remainder of the season, making eight appearances in total. ^[3]

AZ

On 19 June 2014, it was announced that Anderson would transfer to AZ. With newly appointed head coach Marco van Basten taking a particular interest in the young player, a transfer fee of €200,000 was agreed upon between the two clubs, with Anderson signing on for three years. ^[4] He made his Eredivisie debut on 8 November 2014 in a 1–0 away win against NAC Breda. ^[5]

Cambuur

On 19 August 2015, it was announced that Anderson had signed a two-year contract with Eredivisie side SC Cambuur. ^[6]

Bari

On 7 September 2017, it was announced that Anderson had signed with Bari in the Italian Serie B. ^[7]

Lazio

On 27 July 2018, Djavan signed for Serie A side Lazio on a free transfer. ^[8]

Salernitana (loan)

On 17 August 2018, Djavan joined Serie B club Salernitana on loan until 30 June 2019. ^[9]

PEC Zwolle (loan)

On 31 January 2022, Anderson returned to the Netherlands and joined PEC Zwolle on loan until the end of the season. ^[10]

Oxford United

On 1 September 2022, Anderson signed for Oxford United on a one-year deal, with an option for a further year. ^[11] On 13 September, he made his league debut for the club, coming on in the 75th minute in a 1–0 defeat to Plymouth Argyle. On 29 October, Anderson scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win against Bolton Wanderers. This was Anderson's only goal in 25 league appearances (9 of them as substitute) for Oxford. ^[12] His contract extension clause was not activated at the end of the 2022–23 season. ^[13]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Anderson is of Jamaican and Surinamese descent. ^[14] On 2 February 2012, Anderson made his debut for the Netherlands under-17 side in a match at the XXXV Torneio Int. do Algarve '12 against France U-17 in a 1–0 victory. He was a part of the Netherlands U17 team to compete in the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Slovenia where the Dutch secured their second title in the competition, playing in all matches and helping his team to defeat Germany U-17 in the final. On 11 September 2012 Anderson made his debut for the Netherlands under-18 squad in a friendly match against the United States U-18. The match ended in a 4–2 loss.

In March 2022 he was called up for Suriname for a friendly match against Thailand. ^[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 April 2023 ^[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [lower-alpha 1]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong Ajax	2013–14	Eerste Divisie	8	0	—		—		—		8	0
AZ	2014–15	Eredivisie	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
SC Cambuur	2015–16	Eredivisie	9	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
	2016–17	Eerste Divisie	17	1	2	0	—		0	0	19	1
	Total		26	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	28	1
Bari	2017–18	Serie B	19	2	0	0	—		—		19	2
Lazio	2019–20	Serie A	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	2020–21	Serie A	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
	Total		9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Salernitana (loan)	2018–19	Serie B	18	1	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	19	1
Cosenza (loan)	2021–22	Serie B	8	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
PEC Zwolle (loan)	2021–22	Eredivisie	14	0	0	0	—		—		14	0
Oxford United	2022–23	League One	25	1	3	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	30	1
Career total			128	5	6	0	0	0	3	0	137	5

1. Includes KNVB Cup, Coppa Italia, FA Cup
2. Appearance in Serie B relegation play-out
3. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Netherlands U17

• UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship: 2012

References

1. "Djavan Anderson Profile". UEFA.com. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
2. "Ajax contracteert Djavan Anderson". Ajax.nl. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
3. "Uitgekleed Jong Ajax over de knie bij Groesbeekse ex-amateurs". 8 September 2013.
4. AZ strikt Anderson, Telegraaf.nl, 19 juni 2014
5. NAC Breda 0–1 AZ Alkmaar, Soccerway.com, 8 November 2015
6. Cambuur neemt Anderson over van AZ (Dutch). Voetbal International. 19 August 2015
7. "Ufficiale: colpo Bari, preso l'ex Ajax Djavan Anderson. Il comunicato". Alfredo Pedullà (in Italian). 7 September 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
8. "Lazio, è fatta per lo svincolato Anderson" . Retrieved 17 August 2018.
9. "UFFICIALE: Salernitana, preso il classe '95 Djavan Anderson" . Retrieved 17 August 2018.
10. "PEC Zwolle huurt Djavan Anderson" (Press release) (in Dutch). PEC Zwolle. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
11. "Djavan Anderson Joins Oxford United". oufc.co.uk. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
12. Djavan Anderson at Soccerbase
13. "U's Announce Summer Departures". Oxford United F.C. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
14. "Djavan Anderson (Ajax) - Is half Surinaams/Jamaicaans". Natio Suriname. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
15. "Surinaamse Voetbal Bond on Facebook". Facebook . Archived from the original on 27 April 2022.^{[ user-generated source ]}
16. Djavan Anderson at Soccerway

External links

• Djavan Anderson at WorldFootball.net