Jayden Addai

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Jayden Addai
Personal information
Full name Jayden Osei Addai [1]
Date of birth (2005-08-26) 26 August 2005 (age 19)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Como
Number 42
Youth career
Purmersteijn
2016–2022 AZ Alkmaar
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2025 Jong AZ 51 (18)
2023–2025 AZ Alkmaar 25 (1)
2025– Como 0 (0)
International career
2024– Netherlands U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:55, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Jayden Osei Addai (born 26 August 2005) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Como.

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Club career

Addai began his career with Jong AZ, where he played a key role in winning the 2022–23 UEFA Youth League, notably scoring a penalty in the 5–0 victory over Hajduk Split in the final. [2] He made his Eredivisie debut for AZ Alkmaar on November 26, 2023, in a home match against FC Volendam. [3] He went on to score his first Eredivisie goal in a 3–0 away win over Go Ahead Eagles on 4 May 2025. [4]

On 4 July 2025, Addai signed a five-year contract with Italian side Como. [5]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Addai is of Ghanaian descent. [6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 May 2025 [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong AZ 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 4040
2022–23 Eerste Divisie160160
2023–24 Eerste Divisie19101910
2024–25 Eerste Divisie4545
Total43154315
AZ 2023–24 Eredivisie 80202 [a] 000120
2024–25 Eredivisie161314 [b] 000242
Total251516000362
Career total68165160007917
  1. Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. 1 2 Jayden Addai at WorldFootball.net
  2. "UEFA Youth League final highlights, report: AZ Alkmaar 5-0 Hajduk Split". UEFA. 24 April 2023.
  3. "AZ Alkmaar 3–0 FC Volendam". ESPN. 26 November 2023.
  4. "Go Ahead Eagles 0–3 AZ Alkmaar". ESPN. 4 May 2025.
  5. "Como 1907 Signs Young Dutch Talent Jayden Addai". Como 1907. 4 July 2025.
  6. Vissers, Willem (24 April 2023). "AZ domineert Europa met een elftal van de toekomst; wint met 5-0 in finale Youth League". de Volkskrant . Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  7. Jayden Addai at Soccerway