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Bernardo Silva and Frenkie de Jong win Nations League awards.
He recorded 8 assists in 22 league appearances and received two yellow cards. De Jong's Dutch delight. De Jong made two substitute appearances in the 2017–18 Champions League qualification, as Ajax lost on away goals against OGC Nice (3–3) in the third qualifying round. Wales manager Ryan Giggs gave his reaction to UEFA.com following his side's qualification for UEFA EURO 2020. He became a starter in the inaugural UEFA Nations League, in which Netherlands finished runners-up. On 10 May 2015, De Jong made his Eredivisie debut against ADO Den Haag, two days before his eighteenth birthday. "David Moyes, UEFA Technical Observer, *Players born after 1 January 1996 were eligible for this award. ", Profiling Barcelona target Frenkie de Jong, Tactical Analysis of Ajax wonderkid Frenkie de Jong, "Barcelona legend Xavi: Frenkie de Jong a beastly talent", "Frenkie De Jong: The Ajax sensation who could be better than Beckenbauer", Frenkie de Jong: "I like to have the ball a lot and play possession", "Xavi believes De Jong can 'mark an era' at Barca, praises Vidal as well", "Ajax's Frenkie de Jong: 'I try to have a picture of where everyone is, "Portugal win Nations League as Gonçalo Guedes does for the Netherlands", "Frenkie de Jong en Steven Bergwijn Speler en Talent van de Maand december", "Frenkie de Jong opnieuw uitgeroepen tot Speler van de Maand | Eredivisie", "Frenkie de Jong Eredivisie Player of the Season 2018/2019", "UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season", "Frenkie De Jong: Champions League Midfielder of the Season", "De Jong named Eredivisie talent of the year", "Bernardo Silva and Frenkie de Jong honoured", "UEFA Nations League Finals: Team of the Tournament", "Final Ranking: The Best FIFA Men's Player 2019", "VAN DIJK AMONG FOUR DEBUTANTS IN MEN'S WORLD 11", "IFFHS AWARDS 2019 – THE IFFHS MEN WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR 2019", "UEFA.com fans' Team of the Year 2019 revealed", Dutch Football Talent of the Year / Johan Cruyff Trophy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frenkie_de_Jong&oldid=981991092, Netherlands youth international footballers, Netherlands under-21 international footballers, Articles with Dutch-language sources (nl), Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:56, 5 October 2020 (UTC), UEFA Nations League Finals Team of the Tournament: 2019, This page was last edited on 5 October 2020, at 15:49. A versatile player, de Jong can function as a regista, defensive midfielder, central midfielder, holding midfielder, box-to-box midfielder and centre back. in the quarterfinals and Real Madrid (5–3 on agg.) After returning to the club in January, 2016, de Jong made 15 appearances in the 2015—16 Eerste Divisie for Jong Ajax. De Jong was selected to the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League squad of the season and voted the tournament's midfielder of the season. [19][20], On 23 January 2019, La Liga club Barcelona announced the signing of de Jong on a five-year contract, effective from 1 July 2019, for an initial fee worth €75 million. [36][37][38][35][39][40][41], —Former Barcelona midfielder Xavi on De Jong[42]. Serge Gnabry continued his impressive run as he bagged a hat-trick in a comfortable win for the hosts. He came off the bench in the 82nd minute against Manchester United in the final. Frenkie de Jong (born 12 May 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Barcelona and the Netherlands national team. Had a good tournament for a young player. UEFA Nations League - Bernardo Silva and Frenkie de Jong win Nations League awards - News.
De Jong began his professional career at Willem II in 2015. He also played in a three-man center-midfield. "Packie Bonner, UEFA Technical Observer, "I'm happy to have helped the team," said the Manchester City man. The following year, he was awarded the 2016–17 Eerste Divisie's Talent of the season award for his performances with Jong Ajax for whom, he made 31 first team appearances and played as a central, and defensive, midfielder. On 23 August 2015, he was loaned back to Willem II until 31 December 2015.
This has led experts and former players regard him as a player with "Barça DNA" who was "born to play for Barcelona.
Spain finished their Group F campaign in style with Gerard Moreno grabbing a double. On 10 July 2015, he made his debut for the Netherlands U19 team against Germany U19. He is able to dominate the game, he sees it easily and doesn't lose the ball. [15], In the 2018–19 season he primarily played in the middle of a three-man midfield. At Ajax he established himself as one of the best young midfielders in Europe, after winning a domestic double and reaching the Champions League semi-finals. De Jong began his professional career at Willem II in 2015. He made his competitive debut on 16 August 2019, in a 1–0 defeat to Athletic Bilbao.
I'm really happy with my performance, not just here in the Nations League, but throughout this whole season.
"Of course the most important thing was that Portugal won, but when you can add an individual award to it then that's also good. He transferred to AFC Ajax for a fee worth €1 a year later. His close control, accuracy, work rate, and movement has drawn comparisons with Andrés Iniesta and Johan Cruyff. Use of UEFA.com signifies your agreement to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. He was substituted in the 68th minute for Terell Ondaan in a (1–0) home win. In his first 12 league appearances, he has scored and assisted, once each, in the same game—against Valencia CF on 14 September 2019, at Camp Nou. During this time he made one substitute appearance in an Eredivisie match against PEC Zwolle.
In total, he made four senior appearances for Ajax, and scored one goal against Go Ahead Eagles, in the 2016—17 season. No use for commercial purposes may be made of such trademarks. The UEFA word, the UEFA logo and all marks related to UEFA competitions, are protected by trademarks and/or copyright of UEFA. He set up Fati with a low cross from the right. An error occurred while playing the video. It was the first time Ajax made the tournament semi-final since 1997. Fifteen minutes into his debut, he assisted a goal for Memphis Depay by retrieving possession high-up the pitch and setting up the forward. [21][22][23][24][25][26], De Jong has primarily played as a central midfielder. Fati then assisted for de Jong's first goal, in the 7th minute. "Showed his level of quality in creating goals; his overall performance in the two games was outstanding. [13][14], Aged 20, he made 26 appearances for the first team. Since he started playing professionally, De Jong has chosen 21 on his shirt as a tribute to his grandfather who was born on 21 April. At Barcelona, he has primarily played on either side of a three-man central midfield. He also made his European debut and made four substitute, and three bench, appearances, in the 2016–17 Europa League. The team eliminated Juventus (3–2 on agg.) I think they are top-level players, very good for Barca. Watch Edin Džeko's double for the hosts in Sarajevo when these sides met in the UEFA Nations League last year. The Netherlands' Frenkie de Jong spoke to UEFA.com following his side's 1-0 victory against Poland. [8][9], For the first two years at Ajax, De Jong was in and out of the first team squad. Watch all the drama from Dublin as Denmark got the point they needed to qualify for next summer's EURO. A product of Willem II, de Jong played through the entire youth system at the club. I'm happy to finish a brilliant season in this way, and now I will rest and try to do even better next season. He soon became a regular starter for the Netherlands in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League and the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers. A versatile playmaker, he is known for his strong defensive abilities.[5]. Watch the best of the action from a memorable night for Wales as an Aaron Ramsey double helped them secure a spot at UEFA EURO 2020. Germany's Emre Can spoke to UEFA.com following his side's 6-1 win against Northern Ireland. ADO Den Haag - 10 May 2015 - Soccerway", "Why selling Frenkie De Jong for just €1 was a stroke of genius from Willem II", "Ajax managed to sign Frenkie de Jong for just €1 from Willem II in 2015", "The 50 Eredivisie U21 Stars To Watch 2018/19: Frenkie de Jong", "Frenkie de Jong: I want to be an important player for this Barça team", "Frenkie de Jong admits he nearly joined Tottenham before Barcelona move", "De Jong named Eredivisie player of the month again", "Van der Vaart raves about De Jong: Best player in Netherlands", "Tottenham 0-1 Ajax, Champions League: Donny van de Beek scores only goal", "Barcelona confirm De Jong signing from Ajax in £65m deal", "Frenkie de Jong to join Barcelona in €75m summer transfer from Ajax", "Griezmann and De Jong given rude awakening on disjointed Barcelona debuts", "De Jong: I spoke to PSG and City before signing for Barca", "Frenkie De Jong enjoys impressive Netherlands debut", "Voetbalzone - Live: Germany U19 - Netherlands U19, Vrijdag 10 Juli 2015", "Bernardo Silva and Frenkie de Jong win Nations League awards", "Men's Player nominees: What makes them The Best?
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