Jordy Bruijn

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Jordy Bruijn
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Bruijn in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-07-23) 23 July 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Heracles Almelo
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2015 Ajax
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Jong Ajax 1 (0)
2016–2020 Heerenveen 29 (2)
2019NEC (loan) 16 (2)
2020–2023 NEC 74 (17)
2023–2024 Safa 10 (6)
2024– Heracles Almelo 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:56, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

Jordy Bruijn (born 23 July 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo. [1] [2]

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Career

Ajax

Bruijn is a youth exponent from Ajax. He made his professional debut with Jong Ajax on 6 November 2015 in an Eerste Divisie game against MVV Maastricht replacing Milan Vissie after 75 minutes. [3] After suffering several injuries, he played one match for Jong Ajax in the 2015–16 season.

Heerenveen

In May 2016, Bruijn signed a one-year deal with SC Heerenveen. [4]

Loan to NEC

On 31 January 2019, it was announced that Bruijn was sent on loan to NEC Nijmegen for the remainder of the season. [5] A day later, he made his debut in the 4–1 won home win against Jong FC Utrecht. [6] On 23 February, he scored his first goal for NEC in the 5–0 home win over Almere City. [7] He made an impression during his loan period, where he made 16 appearances and scored twice. [8]

NEC

After barely playing after his return to Heerenveen, he made a permanent move to NEC in the summer of 2020. He signed a three-year contract in Nijmegen. [9] There, he immediately became a starter, in a two-man midfield where Édgar Barreto, Javier Vet and Dirk Proper also fought for playing time. In the absence of Rens van Eijden, Bruijn was team captain of the club. [10] On 23 May 2021, Bruijn won promotion with NEC to the Eredivisie, by beating NAC Breda 2–1 in the final of the play-offs. In the play-offs that season, Bruijn had been an important factor, scoring a goal and providing two assists. [11]

Safa

On 2 July 2023, Bruijn joined Safa in the Lebanese Premier League on a one-year contract. [12]

Heracles Almelo

In January 2024, Bruijn returned to the Netherlands, joining Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo on a two-and-a-half-year contract. [13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 September 2024 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2015-16 Eerste Divisie 1010
Heerenveen 2016-17 Eredivisie 0000
2017-18 410041
2018-19 8030110
2019-20 17121192
Total29251343
NEC (loan) 2018-19 Eerste Divisie1622 [lower-alpha 1] 1183
NEC 2020-21 Eerste Divisie3411213 [lower-alpha 1] 13913
2021-22 Eredivisie28520305
2022-23 19212204
Total811853318922
Safa 2023-24 Lebanese Premier League 106106
Heracles 2023-24 Eredivisie141141
2024-25 1010
Total151151
Career Total152291045216735
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Promotion/Relegation play-offs

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