Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 April 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Zeist, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Antwerp | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2013 | Almere City | ||
2013–2018 | Ajax | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Jong Ajax | 49 | (17) |
2018–2021 | Ajax | 25 | (4) |
2021–2022 | Hertha BSC | 21 | (3) |
2022– | Antwerp | 62 | (11) |
International career‡ | |||
2014–2015 | Netherlands U15 | 5 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Netherlands U16 | 10 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Netherlands U18 | 3 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Netherlands U19 | 9 | (1) |
2019 | Netherlands U20 | 6 | (3) |
2020–2023 | Netherlands U21 | 22 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 June 2023 |
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (born 5 April 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Antwerp.
Ekkelenkamp made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong Ajax on 9 April 2018 in a game against FC Den Bosch. [2] His Eredivisie debut for Ajax followed on 19 April 2018 in the game against VVV-Venlo. [3] On 10 April 2019, Ekkelenkamp made his UEFA Champions League debut, coming on in the 71st minute for Lasse Schöne in the quarter-final match against Juventus at the Johan Cruyff Arena. [4] The match ended in a 1–1 draw, with Ekkelenkamp receiving cult-status in the Netherlands and the nickname 'Ronaldo-gooier' (English: Ronaldo thrower) after he committed a professional foul against Cristiano Ronaldo in the closing minutes of the match. [5] [6] Ajax later went on to defeat Juventus 2–1 in the return leg, making their first semi-final appearance in the tournament since 1997. [7]
Ekkelenkamp joined Bundesliga side Hertha BSC on 27 August 2021. [8] He made his debut on 17 September 2021, in a league game against SpVgg Greuther Fürth; he scored just one minute after being substituted in for Kevin-Prince Boateng, tying the score as the match ended in a 2–1 win for Hertha. [9]
On 7 August 2022, Ekkelenkamp joined Belgian Pro League club Royal Antwerp. [10]
In his first season at the club, he was part of the Royal Antwerp squad that won their first league title in 66 years. [11] [12]
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong Ajax | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |||
2018–19 | 21 | 4 | – | – | – | 21 | 4 | |||||
2019–20 | 21 | 11 | – | – | – | 21 | 11 | |||||
2020–21 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | |||||
Total | 49 | 17 | – | – | – | 49 | 17 | |||||
Ajax | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | |||
2019–20 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
2020–21 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 23 | 3 | |||
2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 25 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 6 | ||
Hertha BSC | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 3 | ||
Antwerp | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 33 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | – | 40 | 6 | |
2023–24 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5 | ||
Total | 62 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 11 | ||
Career total | 157 | 35 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 191 | 37 |
Jong Ajax
Ajax [13]
Antwerp
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