Jonathan de Guzmán
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Jonathan Alexander de Guzmán (born 13 September 1987) is a Canadian
-born footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and is currently playing for Villarreal CF
.
De Guzman was born in Canada, but made himself available for the Netherlands
after he gained Dutch citizenship in 2008. He has been capped four times for the Netherlands U21
, scoring three goals and was active on the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
. De Guzman progressed through the Feyenoord Academy
, making his first team debut in 2005 and has played over 100 matches for the club from Rotterdam
. In the summer of 2010 de Guzmán signed a three-year contract with RCD Mallorca
following a free transfer.
, Canada
and is of Jamaica
n and Filipino
descent. His father Bobby, from the Philippines
, and mother Pauline, from Jamaica, came to Canada when they were ten years old and have three children; a daughter Jenelle and the two sons Jonathan and Julian. De Guzman's older brother, Julian De Guzman
, is also a professional football player, currently playing for Toronto FC
.
De Guzman's childhood was completely focused on football. His father first wanted his sons to play basketball
, but due to the brothers short height, they started to focus on other sports. Once they started playing football, the brothers fell in love with the sport completely: "After school, all we did was playing football. That was pretty unusual in Canada, because almost nobody of our age did it. Canada is not a football country, we were exceptions."
, he joined the Feyenoord youth academy in the Netherlands
.
home match against Rapid Bucharest (1–1). Three days later, on September 18, 2005, De Guzman made his official Feyenoord debut in the Eredivisie
home match against SC Heerenveen (5–1). He replaced Ghaly
in the 87th minute. De Guzman scored his first professional goal on September 30, 2005, in the Eredivisie away match against Willem II (1–3).
After his debut against SC Heerenveen, De Guzman quickly became a first team regular. On December 11, 2005, he received much praise after outplaying former Barcelona
player Philip Cocu in a midfield battle at Feyenoord's Eredivisie home match win against PSV (1–0). De Guzman finished the Eredivisie season 2005–06 with 29 matches, scoring 4 goals. On December 29, 2005, he signed an improved contract with Feyenoord until summer 2010. His old contract was set to expire in 2008.
to Liverpool
and Salomon Kalou
to Chelsea
. The management had high expectations of De Guzman, who was ready to make the next step in his development. However, the youngster couldn't prevent the club from finishing on a 7th Eredivisie place. De Guzman's disappointing season ended with a red card in the 21st minute of the first playoff match against FC Groningen on May 10, 2009. Feyenoord lost the double confrontation and missed out on European football for the first time in 16 years. At the end of the season, De Guzman acknowledged there was perhaps too much pressure on him: "I was only 19 years old, I couldn't just tell everyone what to do. It was really a disappointing season. I didn't make progress as a football player, but I did grow mentally because of all the problems we had. It was a very tough season for me personally."
With the 2007–08
arrival of experienced players like Giovanni van Bronckhorst
from Barcelona
and Roy Makaay
from Bayern Munich
, Feyenoord created the perfect circumstances for De Guzman. The pressure on the youngster was taken away, however De Guzmán wasn't too happy with his new position in the team. Where De Guzmán always played as a midfielder, new manager Bert van Marwijk
placed him on the right wing position in a 4–2–3–1 system. De Guzmán played 33 Eredivisie matches, scoring nine goals.
. De Guzmán had a personal agreement with Manchester City
, but Feyenoord couldn't agree on a transfer fee with the Citizens: "I was really sure I was going to leave Rotterdam. It didn't happen because of Feyenoord. I already said yes and I thought it was a nice transfer fee (allegedly 10 million euro, red.). But the clubs couldn't come to an agreement and not much later City bought another player, Shaun Wright-Phillips
."
Despite a turbulent pre-season full of transfer speculations, De Guzman remained at Feyenoord. However, De Guzman also had a disappointing sportive start of the season, as he was sent off in Feyenoord's season opening Eredivisie match. On August 31, 2008, De Guzman received a red card for a flying elbow in the 30th minute in the away match against Heracles Almelo
(3–1), resulting in a suspension of four matches. Not much later, De Guzman started having physical problems. What started with minor groin, thigh and knee injuries, ended with an serious meniscus surgery in January 2009. De Guzman was out for the rest of the season. Due to his injuries, De Guzmán only played two Eredivisie matches in the season 2008–09.
De Guzmán made his comeback in the 2009–10 pre-season friendly away match against Sporting Portugal (1–2), scoring the equalizer. Due to his expiring contract, Feyenoord was keen to sell their youth product in the summer. However, new Feyenoord manager Mario Been
wanted De Guzman to stay. He stated De Guzman was an important player for the team and was willing to let him play on his favorite central playmaker position. Despite interest from Chelsea and Valencia, De Guzman stayed at Feyenoord. After a promising start of the season, scoring three goals in his first nine matches, injuries kept following the midfielder. On October 3, 2009, De Guzman was substituted in the 46th minute of Feyenoord's home match against RKC Waalwijk
(3–0). He tore his cartilage in the right knee, needed surgical intervention and was out for over two months. De Guzman made his comeback after the winter break, but after playing four more matches, he had to leave a training session injured on March 4, 2010. He was struck by the same injury as he had earlier this season, only this time on his left knee. De Guzman made his final comeback in Feyenoord's last match of the season. However, De Guzman couldn't prevent Feyenoord losing the KNVB Cup final against arch rivals Ajax (1–4) on May 6, 2010, and left the club on a free transfer: "For me personally it's nice that I am fit again and still could get some playing time during the finals, but the result is very disappointing obviously. It's very sad I have to leave Feyenoord this way."
and Villarreal
but preferred a move to the Premier League with also interested. Instead, on 27 July 2010, De Guzman signed a three-year contract with Real Mallorca. He cited the amount of faith shown in him from club owner Lorenzo Serra Ferrer and manager Michael Laudrup
for making the move, in spite of the club being expelled from the UEFA Europa League due to financial reasons. Jonathan made his debut for the club and performed brilliantly in a 0–0 draw against Real Madrid
August 29, 2010. Three weeks later Jonathan scored his first goal in La Liga in a 2–0 home win vs. Osasuna
. On December 18, 2010 De Guzman scored a stunning goal out of nowhere to tie up the game in the 28th minute against Villarreal
, the game finished in a 3–1 Villarreal victory. De Guzman had a very strong first season in Spain although his team finished in 17th place one out of relegation. Jonathan made 33 league starts while scoring 5 goals, including one in the last game of the season against Atlético Madrid in a 4–3 loss in which Sergio Agüero
scored a hatrick.
After a summer filled with speculation on de Guzman transferring to Villarreal
, Jonathan played in Mallorca's first game of the season on August 28, 2011 against Espanyol scoring the lone goal in a 1-0 home victory over the Catalonia
team.
. Days later De Guzman made his return to European competition since his move to Spain on September 14th against Bayern Munich
in a 2–0 defeat in the first game of the UEFA Champions League
group stage. De Guzman scored his first goal for Villarreal on November 22 against Bayern Munich, the game ended in a 3-1 away defeat in the second last match in the Champions League Group Stage.
, immediately after receiving his Dutch citizenship in February 2008, having applied for it the previous year. His decision was met with disappointment in Canada. Controversially, de Guzman appeared on a nationally televised Canadian sports show a week before this announcement and claimed that he had not made up his mind on his international status, and was focusing on his club career in the Netherlands. His brother Julian does play for the Canadian national team
.
After failing to make the final cut in a senior call up, de Guzmán made his international debut for the Netherlands U21
squad on March 26, 2008, in a European Championship qualification match against Estonia U21
. He played a significant role, scoring the first and third goal and providing the assist for the second in a 3–0 victory. He was later named in the Netherlands squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics
.
Changes to FIFA
regulations regarding switching nations now mean that De Guzman is again eligible for selection by Canada, as well as the countries of his parents, Jamaica and the Philippines, having yet to make an appearance for the senior Netherlands squad.
|2005–06||rowspan="5"|Feyenoord||rowspan="5"|Eredivisie
||29||4||1||0||1||0||31||4
|-
|2006–07||32||7||1||0||6||1||39||8
|-
|2007–08||33||9||6||2||colspan="2"|-||39||11
|-
|2008–09||2||0||0||0||1||0||3||0
|-
|2009–10
||13||3||2||0||colspan="2"|-||15||3
109||23||10||2||8||1||127||26
|-
|2010–11
||rowspan="2"|Mallorca
||rowspan="3"|La Liga
||33||5||2||1||colspan="2"|-||35||6
|-
|2011–12
||1||1||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||1||1
|-
|2011–12
||rowspan="1"|Villarreal
||11||0||0||0||5||1||16||1
45||6||2||1||5||1||52||8
154||29||12||3||13||2||179||34
|}Statistics accurate as of last match played on November 22, 2011.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
-born footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and is currently playing for Villarreal CF
Villarreal CF
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community...
.
De Guzman was born in Canada, but made himself available for the Netherlands
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
after he gained Dutch citizenship in 2008. He has been capped four times for the Netherlands U21
Netherlands national under-21 football team
The Netherlands national under-21 football team is the national under-21 team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association. The team competes in the European Under-21 Championship, held every two years....
, scoring three goals and was active on the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
. De Guzman progressed through the Feyenoord Academy
Feyenoord Academy (Varkenoord)
Feyenoord Academy, often referred to as Varkenoord, is the joint academy of the professional football clubs Feyenoord and Excelsior located in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The academy is a result of the extensive partnership between the two Rotterdam clubs...
, making his first team debut in 2005 and has played over 100 matches for the club from Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
. In the summer of 2010 de Guzmán signed a three-year contract with RCD Mallorca
RCD Mallorca
Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team based on Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands. Founded on 5 March 1916, the team currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at Son Moix....
following a free transfer.
Early life
De Guzman was born in Scarborough, OntarioScarborough, Ontario
Scarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and is of Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
n and Filipino
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
descent. His father Bobby, from the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, and mother Pauline, from Jamaica, came to Canada when they were ten years old and have three children; a daughter Jenelle and the two sons Jonathan and Julian. De Guzman's older brother, Julian De Guzman
Julian de Guzmán
Julian de Guzman is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.Previously, he played for Deportivo de La Coruña, and was the first Canadian to play in the Spanish La Liga...
, is also a professional football player, currently playing for Toronto FC
Toronto FC
Toronto FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada....
.
De Guzman's childhood was completely focused on football. His father first wanted his sons to play basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, but due to the brothers short height, they started to focus on other sports. Once they started playing football, the brothers fell in love with the sport completely: "After school, all we did was playing football. That was pretty unusual in Canada, because almost nobody of our age did it. Canada is not a football country, we were exceptions."
Youth career
De Guzman started his youth career at North Scarborough S.C. in Canada. To improve his skills, the youngster trained six times a week and was active in three different teams, including the team of his older brother. When his brother Julian left Canada to join Olympique Marseille's youth academy, De Guzman's urge to also pursue his career in Europe grew strongly. At the age of 12, two years after his brother went to FranceFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, he joined the Feyenoord youth academy in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
.
The rise (2005–2006)
De Guzman was not allowed to play for Feyenoord's first team before he was 18 years old. On September 15, 2005, three days after turning 18, De Guzman was part of Feyenoord's first team squad for the first time. However, he remained on the bench in the UEFA CupUEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
home match against Rapid Bucharest (1–1). Three days later, on September 18, 2005, De Guzman made his official Feyenoord debut in the Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
home match against SC Heerenveen (5–1). He replaced Ghaly
Hossam Ghaly
Hossam El Sayed Ghali is an Egyptian football midfielder. He is the team captain of the Egyptian Premier League side Al-Ahly. Ghali plays mainly as a central midfielder, less frequently as a right full-back and due to injuries even an outside midfielder...
in the 87th minute. De Guzman scored his first professional goal on September 30, 2005, in the Eredivisie away match against Willem II (1–3).
After his debut against SC Heerenveen, De Guzman quickly became a first team regular. On December 11, 2005, he received much praise after outplaying former Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
player Philip Cocu in a midfield battle at Feyenoord's Eredivisie home match win against PSV (1–0). De Guzman finished the Eredivisie season 2005–06 with 29 matches, scoring 4 goals. On December 29, 2005, he signed an improved contract with Feyenoord until summer 2010. His old contract was set to expire in 2008.
First difficulties (2006–2008)
At the beginning of the season 2006–07, Feyenoord sold their star players Dirk KuytDirk Kuyt
Dirk Kuyt is a Dutch footballer who plays for English club Liverpool. He started his career as a striker, but he has been converted into a winger and plays the position for both Liverpool and the Netherlands national team....
to Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
and Salomon Kalou
Salomon Kalou
Salomon Armand Magloire Kalou is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a striker for Chelsea in the Premier League.He is often used on the wings at Chelsea. He has a preference for playing on the left wing as this gives him opportunities to cut inside and take shots with his favoured right foot...
to Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
. The management had high expectations of De Guzman, who was ready to make the next step in his development. However, the youngster couldn't prevent the club from finishing on a 7th Eredivisie place. De Guzman's disappointing season ended with a red card in the 21st minute of the first playoff match against FC Groningen on May 10, 2009. Feyenoord lost the double confrontation and missed out on European football for the first time in 16 years. At the end of the season, De Guzman acknowledged there was perhaps too much pressure on him: "I was only 19 years old, I couldn't just tell everyone what to do. It was really a disappointing season. I didn't make progress as a football player, but I did grow mentally because of all the problems we had. It was a very tough season for me personally."
With the 2007–08
Eredivisie 2007-08
The 2007–08 Eredivisie was the 52nd season of the Eredivisie, the top division of association football in the Netherlands. The season began in August 2007 and ended on 18 May 2008, with defending champions PSV retaining their title with 72 points....
arrival of experienced players like Giovanni van Bronckhorst
Giovanni van Bronckhorst
Giovanni Christiaan van Bronckhorst OON , known as Gio in Spain, is a retired Dutch footballer of Moluccan descent who served as the captain of the Dutch national team from August 2008 until his retirement....
from Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
and Roy Makaay
Roy Makaay
Rudolphus "Roy" Antonius Makaay is a retired Dutch footballer. While playing for Bayern Munich he picked up the nickname Das Phantom , for his ability to score out of nowhere.-Career:...
from Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
, Feyenoord created the perfect circumstances for De Guzman. The pressure on the youngster was taken away, however De Guzmán wasn't too happy with his new position in the team. Where De Guzmán always played as a midfielder, new manager Bert van Marwijk
Bert van Marwijk
Bert van Marwijk OON is the coach of the Netherlands national football team. He also played for Go Ahead Eagles, AZ, MVV, Fortuna Sittard, and other clubs, as well as for the Dutch national team. In 1982, he began his transition into coaching, retiring as a player in 1988 and becoming a full time...
placed him on the right wing position in a 4–2–3–1 system. De Guzmán played 33 Eredivisie matches, scoring nine goals.
Injuries (2008–2010)
De Guzman had an absolute horror season in 2008–09Eredivisie 2008-09
The Eredivisie 2008–09 is the fifty-third season of Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. PSV were the reigning champions. The season began on 29 August 2008 with a game between Vitesse and FC Groningen and ended on 10 May 2009. A total of 18 teams take part in the league, consisting of 16...
. De Guzmán had a personal agreement with Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
, but Feyenoord couldn't agree on a transfer fee with the Citizens: "I was really sure I was going to leave Rotterdam. It didn't happen because of Feyenoord. I already said yes and I thought it was a nice transfer fee (allegedly 10 million euro, red.). But the clubs couldn't come to an agreement and not much later City bought another player, Shaun Wright-Phillips
Shaun Wright-Phillips
Shaun Cameron Wright-Phillips is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers and the England national team. He is the adopted son of former England international, Ian Wright and the half-brother of fellow professional football player Bradley Wright-Phillips...
."
Despite a turbulent pre-season full of transfer speculations, De Guzman remained at Feyenoord. However, De Guzman also had a disappointing sportive start of the season, as he was sent off in Feyenoord's season opening Eredivisie match. On August 31, 2008, De Guzman received a red card for a flying elbow in the 30th minute in the away match against Heracles Almelo
Heracles Almelo
Heracles Almelo is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands.Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus. They changed their name on July 1, 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998. The club has won the Dutch national title...
(3–1), resulting in a suspension of four matches. Not much later, De Guzman started having physical problems. What started with minor groin, thigh and knee injuries, ended with an serious meniscus surgery in January 2009. De Guzman was out for the rest of the season. Due to his injuries, De Guzmán only played two Eredivisie matches in the season 2008–09.
De Guzmán made his comeback in the 2009–10 pre-season friendly away match against Sporting Portugal (1–2), scoring the equalizer. Due to his expiring contract, Feyenoord was keen to sell their youth product in the summer. However, new Feyenoord manager Mario Been
Mario Been
Mario Been is a former football professional and football manager from the Netherlands, who is currently the head coach of Genk since 30 August 2011....
wanted De Guzman to stay. He stated De Guzman was an important player for the team and was willing to let him play on his favorite central playmaker position. Despite interest from Chelsea and Valencia, De Guzman stayed at Feyenoord. After a promising start of the season, scoring three goals in his first nine matches, injuries kept following the midfielder. On October 3, 2009, De Guzman was substituted in the 46th minute of Feyenoord's home match against RKC Waalwijk
RKC Waalwijk
RKC Waalwijk is a football club currently playing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' and was a fusion club of HEC, WVB and Hercules.-History:...
(3–0). He tore his cartilage in the right knee, needed surgical intervention and was out for over two months. De Guzman made his comeback after the winter break, but after playing four more matches, he had to leave a training session injured on March 4, 2010. He was struck by the same injury as he had earlier this season, only this time on his left knee. De Guzman made his final comeback in Feyenoord's last match of the season. However, De Guzman couldn't prevent Feyenoord losing the KNVB Cup final against arch rivals Ajax (1–4) on May 6, 2010, and left the club on a free transfer: "For me personally it's nice that I am fit again and still could get some playing time during the finals, but the result is very disappointing obviously. It's very sad I have to leave Feyenoord this way."
Mallorca (2010–2011)
With De Guzman available on a free transfer, he gained offers from EspanyolRCD Espanyol
Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with seats for 40,500 spectators. It was inaugurated on 2 August 2009...
and Villarreal
Villarreal CF
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community...
but preferred a move to the Premier League with also interested. Instead, on 27 July 2010, De Guzman signed a three-year contract with Real Mallorca. He cited the amount of faith shown in him from club owner Lorenzo Serra Ferrer and manager Michael Laudrup
Michael Laudrup
Michael Laudrup is a retired Danish footballer, who works as a manager and last coached La Liga side RCD Mallorca. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of football. His most prominent run of football came with Spanish club Barcelona, with whom he won four straight La...
for making the move, in spite of the club being expelled from the UEFA Europa League due to financial reasons. Jonathan made his debut for the club and performed brilliantly in a 0–0 draw against Real Madrid
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
August 29, 2010. Three weeks later Jonathan scored his first goal in La Liga in a 2–0 home win vs. Osasuna
CA Osasuna
Club Atlético Osasuna, known as Osasuna, is a Spanish football team based in Iruñea-Pamplona, in the autonomous community of Navarre.Founded in 1920, it currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at the 19,553-capacity Estadio Reyno de Navarra...
. On December 18, 2010 De Guzman scored a stunning goal out of nowhere to tie up the game in the 28th minute against Villarreal
Villarreal CF
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community...
, the game finished in a 3–1 Villarreal victory. De Guzman had a very strong first season in Spain although his team finished in 17th place one out of relegation. Jonathan made 33 league starts while scoring 5 goals, including one in the last game of the season against Atlético Madrid in a 4–3 loss in which Sergio Agüero
Sergio Agüero
Sergio Leonel "Kun" Agüero del Castillo is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester City in England's Premier League and the Argentine national team....
scored a hatrick.
After a summer filled with speculation on de Guzman transferring to Villarreal
Villarreal CF
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community...
, Jonathan played in Mallorca's first game of the season on August 28, 2011 against Espanyol scoring the lone goal in a 1-0 home victory over the Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
team.
Villarreal (2011–)
On August 31, 2011 hours before the transfer deadline Villarreal completed a transfer for de Guzman, the deal was for an undisclosed fee believed to be worth around €8.5 million. Jonathan made his debut on September 10 as a second half sub for Javier Camuñas during a 2–2 home draw against SevillaSevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...
. Days later De Guzman made his return to European competition since his move to Spain on September 14th against Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
in a 2–0 defeat in the first game of the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
group stage. De Guzman scored his first goal for Villarreal on November 22 against Bayern Munich, the game ended in a 3-1 away defeat in the second last match in the Champions League Group Stage.
International career
After much speculation on which country de Guzman would choose to represent internationally, Jonathan made himself available for selection by the Dutch national teamNetherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
, immediately after receiving his Dutch citizenship in February 2008, having applied for it the previous year. His decision was met with disappointment in Canada. Controversially, de Guzman appeared on a nationally televised Canadian sports show a week before this announcement and claimed that he had not made up his mind on his international status, and was focusing on his club career in the Netherlands. His brother Julian does play for the Canadian national team
Canada men's national soccer team
The Canada men's national soccer team represents Canada in international soccer competitions at the senior men's level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and compete in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football .Their most significant...
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After failing to make the final cut in a senior call up, de Guzmán made his international debut for the Netherlands U21
Netherlands national under-21 football team
The Netherlands national under-21 football team is the national under-21 team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association. The team competes in the European Under-21 Championship, held every two years....
squad on March 26, 2008, in a European Championship qualification match against Estonia U21
Estonia national under-21 football team
The Estonian U-21 national football team is the football team representing Estonia in competitions for under-21 year old players.-2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 5:-Current table:-Fixtures and recent results:...
. He played a significant role, scoring the first and third goal and providing the assist for the second in a 3–0 victory. He was later named in the Netherlands squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
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Changes to FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
regulations regarding switching nations now mean that De Guzman is again eligible for selection by Canada, as well as the countries of his parents, Jamaica and the Philippines, having yet to make an appearance for the senior Netherlands squad.
Statistics
|-|2005–06||rowspan="5"|Feyenoord||rowspan="5"|Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
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|2006–07||32||7||1||0||6||1||39||8
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|2008–09||2||0||0||0||1||0||3||0
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|2009–10
2009–10 Eredivisie
-Personnel and sponsoring:-Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:...
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109||23||10||2||8||1||127||26
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|2010–11
2010–11 La Liga
The 2010–11 La Liga season was the 80th since its establishment. The campaign began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2009–10 season and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División...
||rowspan="2"|Mallorca
RCD Mallorca
Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team based on Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands. Founded on 5 March 1916, the team currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at Son Moix....
||rowspan="3"|La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
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|2011–12
2011–12 La Liga
The 2011–12 La Liga season is the 81st since its establishment. Barcelona are the defending champions, having won their 21st La Liga title in the previous season for the third time in a row. The campaign began on 27 August 2011, and will end on 13 May 2012...
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|2011–12
2011–12 La Liga
The 2011–12 La Liga season is the 81st since its establishment. Barcelona are the defending champions, having won their 21st La Liga title in the previous season for the third time in a row. The campaign began on 27 August 2011, and will end on 13 May 2012...
||rowspan="1"|Villarreal
Villarreal CF
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community...
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45||6||2||1||5||1||52||8
154||29||12||3||13||2||179||34
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External links
- Villarreal official profile
- BDFutbol profile
- Jonathan de Guzman profiel and career statistics at Voetbal InternationalVoetbal InternationalVoetbal International is a Dutch football magazine, which has been publishing since 1965. It is the oldest Dutch football magazine that is still running....
- Jonathan de Guzman profile and stats at ESPNsoccernetESPNsoccernetESPN Soccernet is a website that provides comprehensive coverage of world football . Complete football information includes scores, statistics, and features of worldwide football.-History:...
- Transfermarkt profile