Shaqueel van Persie

In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Persie, not Persie.

Shaqueel van Persie

Van Persie playing for Feyenoord in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Shaqueel van Persie
Date of birth	(2006-11-16) 16 November 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth	London, England
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	Feyenoord
Number	49
Youth career
2015	Manchester City
2015–2017	Fenerbahçe
2017–2025	Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2025–	Feyenoord	1	(0)
International career‡
2022	Netherlands U16	2	(1)
2023	Netherlands U17	6	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:10, 30 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 March 2023

Shaqueel van Persie (born 16 November 2006) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Feyenoord.

Early life

Shaqueel van Persie was born on 16 November 2006 in London, England, ^[1] to former Netherlands international footballer Robin van Persie, who was playing for Arsenal at the time. His mother, Bouchra, is Dutch-Moroccan. ^[2]

Club career

Early career

Van Persie began his career in the academy of English Premier League side Manchester City in 2015. ^{[3] [4]} From 2015 July to 2017 June, he played two seasons for Fenerbahçe Academy, when his father played football for Fenerbahçe. ^{[5] [6]}

Feyenoord

He moved to the Netherlands in the summer of 2017, signing for the club where his father had begun his own career, Feyenoord. ^[3] He first drew international attention for a goal he scored at under-15 level for Feyenoord against Ajax, a bicycle kick which won the club's goal of the month for November 2020. ^[7]

He signed his first professional contract with the club on 16 May 2022, penning a three-year deal. ^[3]

On 27 November 2025, he made his senior debut for Feyenoord under the management of his father, Robin van Persie, coming on in the 80th minute in a 3–1 loss to Celtic in the Europa League. ^[8] Three days later he made his Eredivisie debut in a 2–1 away win over Telstar, replacing Ayase Ueda in the 82nd minute. He received a yellow card in stoppage time for kicking the ball away as Ronald Koeman Jr. attempted to take a goal-kick, an action the referee deemed time-wasting. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

International career

Having represented the Netherlands at under-16 level the previous year, van Persie was called up to the nation's under-17 squad in January 2023, following good performances in the Feyenoord youth team. ^[2] He started in March friendlies against the Republic of Ireland and Denmark, but found himself on the bench for the fixture against England, with coach Pieter Schrasser Bert explaining that Everton forward Martin Sherif better suited his game-plan for the match, but that without van Persie, "a piece of football will be surrendered". ^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 November 2025 ^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Feyenoord	2025–26	Eredivisie	1	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	2	0
Career total			1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0

1. Appearance in UEFA Europa League

References

1. "Shaqueel van Persie: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
2. "Shaqueel van Persie (16) ziet goede prestaties bij Feyenoord beloond met oproep voor Oranje onder 17" [Shaqueel van Persie (16) sees good performances at Feyenoord rewarded with a call up for the Dutch under 17]. ad.nl (in Dutch). 9 January 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
3. "Feyenoord legt Shaqueel van Persie tot 2025 vast" [Feyenoord signs Shaqueel van Persie until 2025]. feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). 16 May 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
4. "Wie is Shaqueel van Persie? Zoon van Oranje-topscorer aller tijden" [Who is Shaqueel van Persie? Son of the Dutch top scorer of all time]. voetbalnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 30 March 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
5. "Küçük Van Persie İlk Antrenmanına Çıktı" [Junior van Persie takes first training.]. Fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). 27 July 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
6. "Fenerbahçe'nin eski yıldızı Robin van Persie'nin oğlu, profesyonel futbolcu oldu". Goal.com (in Turkish). 17 May 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
7. Vanbuggenhout, Kevin (19 November 2020). "🎥 Zoon van Robin van Persie nu al geschiedenis geschreven bij 'zijn' Feyenoord met weergaloos doelpunt" [Son of Robin van Persie has already written history at 'his' Feyenoord with an unparalleled goal]. voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 November 2023.
8. "Van Persie gives son debut 'as a coach - not as a dad'". BBC Sport. 28 November 2025.
9. "Shaqueel van Persie valt op: 'Normaal ben ik daar niet van, maar het moest even'" [Shaqueel van Persie draws attention: 'I'm normally not the type, but it had to be done']. VoetbalPrimeur.nl (in Dutch). 30 November 2025. Archived from the original on 30 November 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
10. "Shaqueel van Persie blij met samenwerking met vader: "Thuis is het pa, hier is het trainer"" [Shaqueel van Persie happy with working alongside his father: ‘At home he’s dad, here he’s the coach’]. ESPN.nl (in Dutch). 30 November 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
11. "Feyenoord wint na vier nederlagen op rij met moeite bij Telstar" [Feyenoord win with difficulty at Telstar after four consecutive defeats]. NOS (in Dutch). 30 November 2025. Archived from the original on 30 November 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
12. Geskus, Mereyn (29 March 2023). "Van Persie junior boekt eerste successen in oranje shirt: 'We lijken op elkaar'" [Van Persie junior achieves first successes in orange shirt: 'We look alike']. nos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 November 2023.
13. "Shaqueel van Persie: Summary". Soccerway. Sportsight. Retrieved 28 November 2025.

External links

• Shaqueel van Persie at Soccerway