Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 7 March 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ajax | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2018 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
2018–2022 | Ajax | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Jong Ajax | 13 | (1) |
2022– | Ajax | 42 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2021–2022 | Netherlands U16 | 6 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Netherlands U17 | 1 | (0) |
2023– | Netherlands U21 | 6 | (0) |
2023– | Netherlands | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024 |
Jorrel Hato (born 7 March 2006) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team.
Born in Rotterdam, Hato moved from his hometown to Ajax in 2018. [1] [2]
In March 2022 Hato signed a contract keeping him with Ajax until July 2025 despite interest from other European clubs. [3] [4] As captain of the Ajax youth team in the UEFA Youth League he scored a heralded solo goal running from centre back in the 87th minute to secure a 1–1 draw with Napoli in October 2022. [5] [6] [7] He was included in a Eerste Divisie match day squad for Jong Ajax for the first time on 4 November 2022 away against FC Dordrecht and made his debut as a second-half substitute. [8]
On 11 January 2023, Hato made his senior debut for Ajax in the KNVB Cup against Den Bosch appearing as a second-half substitute for his side in a 2–0 win. [9] On 5 February 2023, he made his Eredivisie debut for Ajax as a substitute in a 5–0 win away against SC Cambuur, becoming the third youngest player to debut for Ajax in the Eredivisie at the age of 16 years and 335 days, behind Ryan Gravenberch and Clarence Seedorf. [10] [11] Shortly afterwards, on 10 February 2023, he scored his first senior professional goal away against FC Den Bosch. [12] On 30 April 2023, Hato started the 2023 KNVB Cup final which finished 1-1 between Ajax and PSV Eindhoven and which in the resulting shoot-out PSV won 3–2 on penalties. [13] [14] On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide. [15]
Born in the Rotterdam, Hato is of Curaçaoan, Cape Verdean and Dutch descent. [16] In November 2021, he was included in the Dutch under-16 squad. [17] He became captain of the under-16 Dutch team in 2022. [18]
Hato was called up to the senior Netherlands squad for UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Republic of Ireland and Gibraltar on 18 and 21 November 2023, respectively. [19] He made his debut as a half-time substitution for Virgil Van Dijk against Gibraltar.
Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong Ajax | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
Ajax | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
2023–24 | Eredivisie | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
Total | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 59 | 1 | ||
Career total | 55 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 72 | 2 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Netherlands | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
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