Kian Fitz-Jim

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Kian Fitz-Jim
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Fitz-Jim in 2024 with Ajax
Personal information
Full name Kian Franklin Fitz-Jim [1]
Date of birth (2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ajax
Number 28
Youth career
2011–2013 Buitenveldert
2013–2015 AFC
2015–2019 AZ Alkmaar
2019–2020 Ajax
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2024 Jong Ajax 102 (5)
2023– Ajax 12 (1)
2023–2024 → Excelsior (loan) 10 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Netherlands U15 5 (1)
2018–2019 Netherlands U16 2 (0)
2019 Netherlands U17 4 (0)
2021 Netherlands U19 6 (0)
2023– Netherlands U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2023

Kian Franklin Fitz-Jim (born 5 July 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Eredivisie club Ajax.

Contents

Club career

Ajax

On 18 June 2019, Fitz-Jim signed with AFC Ajax. [3] he made his professional debut with Jong Ajax in a 2–1 Eerste Divisie loss to SC Telstar on 21 December 2020. [4]

He made his senior team debut in a friendly against FC Utrecht on 24 March 2021. [5] [6]

Loan to Excelsior

In August 2023, Fitz-Jim extended his contract with Ajax until 2027, and was sent on loan to Eredivisie side Excelsior for the 2023–24 season. [7] On 11 January 2024, the loan was terminated early. [8]

International career

Fitz-Jim is a youth international for the Netherlands. [3] He is also eligible to represent Hong Kong and Suriname through his parents. [9] In 2023, the then Hong Kong national team manager Jørn Andersen expressed interest in selecting him to represent Hong Kong. [10]

Personal life

Fitz-Jim was born in the Netherlands, his father, also born in the Netherlands, is of Surinamese and Chinese descent. [11] His mother is from Hong Kong and emigrated to the Netherlands in childhood. [12] Fitz-Jim has never been to Suriname but has often visited Hong Kong. [13] He also holds Hong Kong identity card and speaks Cantonese. [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 November 2024 [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 211———211
2021–22 Eerste Divisie340———340
2022–23 Eerste Divisie303———303
2023–24 Eerste Divisie171———171
Total1025———1025
Ajax 2022–23 Eredivisie 2020000040
2023–24 Eredivisie2000000020
2024–25 Eredivisie60008 [a] 2—142
Total100208200202
Excelsior (loan) 2023–24 Eredivisie12120——141
Career total12464082001368
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

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References

  1. ↑ "UEFA Europa League 2024/2025: Booking List before League Phase Matchday 4" (PDF). UEFA. 1 November 2021. p. 4. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Kian Fitz-Jim". AFC Ajax. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Kian Fitz-Jim mag zich officieel Ajacied noemen". www.ajaxshowtime.com.
  4. ↑ "Ajax II vs. Telstar – 21 December 2020". Soccerway.
  5. ↑ "Ajax zet FC Utrecht in besloten oefenduel opzij | Ajax Showtime". www.ajaxshowtime.com. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Keeper De Keijzer maakt rentree in oefenpartij tegen Ajax". FC Utrecht. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Contract extension and loan Kian Fitz-Jim". Ajax. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Kian Fitz-Jim returns to Ajax". Ajax. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "足球｜華裔荷甲小將返港惹討論 菲慈佔天樂稱暫仍望為荷蘭上陣". Yahoo Sports (in Chinese). 29 May 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  10. ↑ 顏銘輝 (27 September 2024). "歐霸｜華裔小將建功助阿積士大勝 菲慈佔天樂母親為香港人". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "Fitz-Jim krijgt opmerkingen over haardos: 'Dat moeten ze vooral doen'". Ajax Showtime (in Dutch). 17 February 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "荷甲｜華裔小將菲慈佔天樂首為阿積士上陣 有香港身分證獲港足主帥關注 (18:01) - 20230109 - 體育". 明報新聞網 - 即時新聞 instant news (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 27 September 2024.
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  14. ↑ "歐霸│阿積士4:0比錫達斯 持香港身份證小將菲慈佔天樂入波 今季已成主力". Sing Tao (in Traditional Chinese). 27 September 2024.
  15. ↑ Kian Fitz-Jim at Soccerway
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