Jeffrey Gouweleeuw

Jeffrey Gouweleeuw

Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-07-10) 10 July 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Heemskerk, Netherlands
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	FC Augsburg
Number	6
Youth career
	ADO '20
2006–2010	Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Heerenveen	68	(4)
2013–2016	AZ	87	(4)
2016–	FC Augsburg	262	(7)
International career
2012–2013	Netherlands U21	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2025

Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (born 10 July 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains Bundesliga club FC Augsburg. ^{[1] [2]}

Club career

AZ

Born in Heemskerk, ^[1] Gouweleeuw began his early career with ADO '20 and Heerenveen, before signing a five-year contract with AZ in May 2013, ^[3] having received interest from the club since December 2012. ^[4]

In August 2015, after being made club captain at AZ, a transfer to Greek club Olympiacos fell through. ^[5] He suffered an injury in December 2015, one of a number of AZ's defenders on the sidelines. ^[6]

FC Augsburg

In January 2016 he moved to German club FC Augsburg. ^{[7] [8]} He spoke of his joy at the move. ^[9] He made his debut for the club on 14 February 2016 in a 2–1 home loss to Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, covering Thomas Müller as a defensive midfielder. ^[10]

On 11 September 2016, he scored his first goal for Augsburg in a 2–1 victory against Werder Bremen. ^[11]

Following the retirement of Daniel Baier in September 2020, Gouweleeuw was made captain of Augsburg by head coach Heiko Herrlich. ^[12]

International career

He has played for the Netherlands under-21 national team. ^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 September 2025 ^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Heerenveen	2010–11	Eredivisie	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2011–12	Eredivisie	30	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	35	4
	2012–13	Eredivisie	32	1	3	1	4 [b]	0	0	0	39	2
	Total		68	4	8	2	4	0	0	0	80	6
AZ	2013–14	Eredivisie	37	1	5	1	12 [b]	1	1 [c]	0	55	3
	2014–15	Eredivisie	34	1	4	1	—		—		38	2
	2015–16	Eredivisie	16	2	3	2	10 [b]	3	—		29	7
	Total		87	4	12	4	22	4	1	0	122	12
Augsburg	2015–16	Bundesliga	11	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
	2016–17	Bundesliga	18	2	1	0	—		—		19	2
	2017–18	Bundesliga	27	0	1	0	—		—		28	0
	2018–19	Bundesliga	25	0	3	0	—		—		28	0
	2019–20	Bundesliga	21	0	0	0	—		—		21	0
	2020–21	Bundesliga	32	1	2	0	—		—		34	1
	2021–22	Bundesliga	29	2	1	0	—		—		30	2
	2022–23	Bundesliga	32	0	2	0	—		—		34	0
	2023–24	Bundesliga	30	1	0	0	—		—		30	1
	2024–25	Bundesliga	33	1	4	0	—		—		37	1
	2025–26	Bundesliga	4	0	1	0	—		—		5	0
	Total		262	7	15	0	0	0	0	0	277	7
Career total			417	15	35	6	26	4	1	0	479	25

1. Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield

References

1. Jeffrey Gouweleeuw at Soccerway . Retrieved 9 January 2016.
2. "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
3. "Gouweleeuw verruilt Heerenveen voor AZ" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
4. "AZ biedt op Heerenveen-verdediger Gouweleeuw" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 24 December 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
5. "Gouweleeuw baalt dat AZ niet meewerkt aan transfer naar Olympiakos" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
6. "Blessure Gouweleeuw zorgt voor nog grotere AZ-puzzel" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
7. "Gouweleeuw per direct van AZ naar FC Augsburg" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
8. "Augsburg verpflichtet Abwehrspieler Gouweleeuw" (in German). RP-Online. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
9. "Gouweleeuw: Augsburg als sympathieke club leren kennen" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
10. "Voormalig speler Heerenveen en AZ tegenover Müller: Ging me redelijk af". Soccernews (in Dutch). 4 May 2016. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
11. "Stafylidis dreht den Spieß um". kicker (in German). 11 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
12. "Gouweleeuw nieuwe aanvoerder Augsburg". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 11 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
13. "Profile" (in Dutch). Ons Oranje. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
14. "J. Gouweleeuw". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 January 2018.