Jeffrey Gouweleeuw

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Jeffrey Gouweleeuw
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-07-10) 10 July 1991 (age 32)
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 225 (6)
International career
2012–2013 Netherlands U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2024

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 18 May 2024 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heerenveen 2010–11 Eredivisie 6000000060
2011–12 Eredivisie303510000354
2012–13 Eredivisie321314 [lower-alpha 2] 000392
Total684824000806
AZ 2013–14 Eredivisie3715112 [lower-alpha 2] 11 [lower-alpha 3] 0553
2014–15 Eredivisie34141——382
2015–16 Eredivisie1623210 [lower-alpha 2] 3—297
Total8741242241012212
Augsburg 2015–16 Bundesliga 11000——110
2016–17 Bundesliga18210——192
2017–18 Bundesliga27010——280
2018–19 Bundesliga25030——280
2019–20 Bundesliga21000——210
2020–21 Bundesliga32120——341
2021–22 Bundesliga29210——302
2022–23 Bundesliga32020——340
2023–24 Bundesliga30100——301
Total225610000002356
Career total380143062641043724

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References

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  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. 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.


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