Jeffrey Gouweleeuw

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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(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
FC Augsburg
Number 6
Youth career
ADO '20
2006–2010 Heerenveen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013 Heerenveen 68 (4)
2013–2016 AZ 87 (4)
2016– FC Augsburg 259 (7)
International career
2012–2013 Netherlands U21 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 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]

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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 23 August 2025 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heerenveen 2010–11 Eredivisie 6000000060
2011–12 Eredivisie303510000354
2012–13 Eredivisie321314 [b] 000392
Total684824000806
AZ 2013–14 Eredivisie3715112 [b] 11 [c] 0553
2014–15 Eredivisie34141382
2015–16 Eredivisie1623210 [b] 3297
Total8741242241012212
Augsburg 2015–16 Bundesliga 11000110
2016–17 Bundesliga18210192
2017–18 Bundesliga27010280
2018–19 Bundesliga25030280
2019–20 Bundesliga21000210
2020–21 Bundesliga32120341
2021–22 Bundesliga29210302
2022–23 Bundesliga32020340
2023–24 Bundesliga30100301
2024–25 Bundesliga33140371
2025–26 Bundesliga101020
Total259715000002747
Career total414153562641047625

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.