| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 April 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ajax | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2015 | Zeeburgia | ||
| 2015–2025 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Jong Ajax | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Netherlands U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Netherlands U18 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:56, 11 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:49, 13 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Jinairo Johnson (born 8 April 2007) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Jong Ajax.
A youth product of Zeeburgia, he moved to the youth academy of Ajax in 2015. In 2024, he played in the Future Cup where he was the top scorer and named the player of the tournament.On 30 July 2024, he signed his first professional contract with the club until 2027. [1] He debuted with Jong Ajax in a 2–1 Eerste Divisie loss to Jong AZ on 13 January 2025. [2]
Johnson was born in the Netherlands, to a Jamaican mother and Nigerian father. [3] He is a youth international for the Netherlands, having played up to the Netherlands U18. [4] On 19 May 2025, he made the preliminary 60-man squad for the Jamaica national team for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup. [5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||