Jayden Braaf

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Jayden Braaf
Personal information
Full name Jayden Jezairo Braaf [1]
Date of birth (2002-08-31) 31 August 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Fortuna Sittard
(on loan from Hellas Verona)
Number 27
Youth career
2009–2010 ASV Fortius
2010–2013 Ajax
2013–2014 AFC
2014–2018 PSV
2018–2022 Manchester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Manchester City 0 (0)
2021Udinese (loan) 4 (1)
2022–2023 Borussia Dortmund II 7 (0)
2023Hellas Verona (loan) 6 (0)
2023– Hellas Verona 0 (0)
2024–Fortuna Sittard (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2017 Netherlands U15 6 (1)
2018–2019 Netherlands U17 12 (4)
2019 Netherlands U18 3 (2)
Medal record
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner Ireland 2019 U-17 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 January 2024

Jayden Jezairo Braaf (born 31 August 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard on loan from the Italian club Hellas Verona.

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Club career

A youth product of Ajax, PSV Eindhoven and Manchester City, [2] on 1 February 2021, Braaf joined Italian side Udinese on loan until the end of the season. [2] He made his debut with the club in a 1–0 Serie A win over Fiorentina on 28 February 2021, [3] and scored his first goal in Serie A in a 4–2 win over Benevento on 25 April 2021. [4]

On 27 May 2022, Braaf joined Borussia Dortmund on a free transfer. [5]

On 16 January 2023, he joined Serie A side Hellas Verona on loan until the end of the season, with an option to buy. [6]

On 2 July 2023, he joined Hellas Verona for an amount of €1M, with his contract lasting until 2026. [7] In January 2024, he joined Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard on loan until the end of the season. [8]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Braaf is of Surinamese descent. [9] He has played internationally for Netherlands at under-15, under-17 and under-18 levels.

Honours

Club

Netherlands U17

Individual

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References

  1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Braaf è un nuovo giocatore dell'Udinese" (Press release). Udinese. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. "Udinese vs. Fiorentina". Soccerway. 28 February 2021.
  4. "Benevento vs Udinese". Soccerway. 25 April 2021.
  5. "BVB verpflichtet Jayden Braaf". bvb.de (in German). 27 May 2022.
  6. "Jayden Braaf per l'attacco del Verona!". hellasverona.it (in Italian). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  7. "Borussia Dortmund's Jayden Braaf to join Hellas Verona on a permanent transfer". bvbbuzz.com. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  8. "FORTUNA STRIKT JAYDEN BRAAF ALS OPVOLGER NOSLIN" [FORTUNA ROPES IN JAYDEN BRAAF AS NOSLIN'S SUCCESSOR]. fortunasittard.nl (in Dutch). 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  9. "Profvoetballers van Surinaamse afkomst". Natio Suriname | Voetbal. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  10. Edwards, John (9 July 2020). "QUARTET RECOGNISED AT ACADEMY PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS". mancity.com. Manchester City.