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 20)
Place of birth Purmerend, Netherlands
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 2 (1)
International career
2024– Netherlands U19 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 September 2025
‡ National team caps and goals 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

AZ Alkmaar

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]

Como

On 4 July 2025, Addai joined Serie A side Como for reported fee of €14 million, signing a five-year contract. [5] His first goal for the club was a 94th minute game-winner in a 1–2 victory away at Fiorentina on 21 September 2025. [6] [7]

International career

Addai was first called up to the Netherlands U19 squad on 1 March 2024 [8] . He made his debut shortly after on 26 March 2024, as a 53rd minute substitute in a 3–2 loss to Belgium in a UEFA U19 Championship Qualification match. [9]

Personal life

Addai was born in the Dutch city of Purmerend [10] , and is of Ghanaian descent. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 September 2025 [12]
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
Como 2025–26 Serie A 211031
Career total70176160008218
  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. "Fiorentina 1-2 Como: Addai freezes the Franchi in the 94th minute. Como comes from behind to win". Quotidiano Sportivo. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  7. "Serie A | Fiorentina 1-2 Como: Viola in crisis overturned for last gasp defeat". 21 September 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  8. admin (1 March 2024). "Addai named in Netherlands U19 squad". Football Oranje. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  9. UEFA.com. "Belgium-Netherlands | UEFA Under-19 2024". UEFA.com. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  10. Sports Editorial Team (21 September 2025). "Jayden Addai maakt in 94ste minuut winnende goal voor Como, Bayer Leverkusen speelt gelijk". Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 21 September 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. 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.
  12. Jayden Addai at Soccerway