Luuk de Jong
Encyclopedia
Luuk de Jong (ˈlyk də ˈjɔŋ) (born 27 August 1990) is a Dutch
footballer, currently playing for Eredivisie
side FC Twente
.
players who played professionally in that country. Luuk de Jong moved to the Netherlands when he was 4-years old. Luuk does not remember anything of his time in Switzerland. At that time his brother, Siem de Jong
, was six.
. Siem was scouted and enlisted by Ajax when playing in De Graafschap's youth, while Luuk stayed with the club.
debut in a match versus NAC Breda
coming on as a substitute. After another match coming of the bench against SC Heerenveen Luuk de Jong became a starter joining newly acquired Ben Sahar
. In their first match together against Willem II Luuk de Jong gave an assist to Ben Sahar giving De Graafschap
a 1–0 win. Luuk de Jong made his first Eredivisie goal in a home match against FC Twente
he scored the 2–1. Moments later Luuk de Jong made a handsbal giving FC Twente a penalty which Blaise N'Kufo scored, the match ended in 2–2. His second goal came in a home match versus Heracles Almelo
. Resit Schuurman
took a free kick and Rogier Meijer
headed it on. Luuk who was standing with his back to the goal then scored with a beautiful overhead kick which gave De Graafschap the 1–0 victory. In the home game versus NEC Nijmegen he injured his ankle and he was substituted in the first half. De Jong came back from injury in the play-offs for promotion/relegation. He scored the winner in the home game versus RKC Waalwijk
but it wasn't enough to keep De Graafschap in the Eredivisie.
. His contract would start on the first of July 2009. He played his first minutes for FC Twente in the cup match against sc Joure, he came on as a second half substitute replacing Dario Vujičević
. He provided 2 assists in the 8–0 victory over sc Joure. He scored his first two goals for FC Twente in the cup match against Capelle.
Luuk made his Europa League debut against FC Sheriff Tiraspol
replacing Miroslav Stoch
he also played against Fenerbahçe S.K. when he came on as a substitute. He scored two goals in the cup match against Helmond Sport
, Twente would go on and win the match 3–0. In the away game against FC Utrecht Luuk made his debut in the Eredivisie
he replaced Kenneth Perez
in the 90th minute.
Because Blaise N'Kufo was injured, Luuk deserved a starting spot against Werder Bremen in the knockout stage (32 teams) of the Europa League. Luuk scored his first goal in the Europa League for FC Twente in the away game against Werder Bremen. FC Twente were already 3–0 behind when Luuk headed the 3–1 past goalkeeper Christian Vander
.
Luuk scored his first Eredivisie goal for FC Twente in the home game against NEC at 28 February 2010. FC Twente won this game with 2–1. He scored his second Eredivisie goal in the home game against sc Heerenveen at 10 April 2010. He scored the second goal for FC Twente in injurytime, the matched finished 2–0.
Luuk was very important in the Johan Cruyff Schaal
scoring the winning goal against Ajax in the 8th minute. He started the match because Marc Janko
was injured. Luuk intercepted a pass from Maarten Stekelenburg to Gregory van der Wiel
and then stayed calm and scored the 1-0 which would also be the final score.
on Feb 9,2011 and made his debut in the same match, replacing Dirk Kuyt
. He scored his first goal with the national squad on September 6, 2011 in the 0-2 win during the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
game against Finland
.
Last update: June 4, 2011
FC Twente
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...
footballer, currently playing for 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....
side FC Twente
FC Twente
FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...
.
Early life
Born in Aigle, Switzerland, a son of two volleyballVolleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
players who played professionally in that country. Luuk de Jong moved to the Netherlands when he was 4-years old. Luuk does not remember anything of his time in Switzerland. At that time his brother, Siem de Jong
Siem de Jong
Siem de Jong is a Dutch football midfielder who plays for Ajax.De Jong was born in Aigle, Switzerland to Dutch parents and moved back to the Netherlands at age six...
, was six.
Early career
De Jong started his football career with amateur club, DZC'68, together with his brother Siem. They were both recruited by the professional team, De GraafschapDe Graafschap
De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the "De Vijverberg" stadium. Their current home ground stands on where the old pitch used to be located and was opened on 12 August 2000...
. Siem was scouted and enlisted by Ajax when playing in De Graafschap's youth, while Luuk stayed with the club.
De Graafschap
He made his EredivisieEredivisie
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....
debut in a match versus NAC Breda
NAC Breda
NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of...
coming on as a substitute. After another match coming of the bench against SC Heerenveen Luuk de Jong became a starter joining newly acquired Ben Sahar
Ben Sahar
Ben Sahar is an Israeli football striker who currently plays for Ligue 1 side Auxerre on loan from Espanyol.At just 16, Sahar was already the equivalent of a second-year apprentice at Chelsea. He first caught Chelsea's eye in an Under-16 fixture against Ireland in 2004 and has since played for the...
. In their first match together against Willem II Luuk de Jong gave an assist to Ben Sahar giving De Graafschap
De Graafschap
De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the "De Vijverberg" stadium. Their current home ground stands on where the old pitch used to be located and was opened on 12 August 2000...
a 1–0 win. Luuk de Jong made his first Eredivisie goal in a home match against FC Twente
FC Twente
FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...
he scored the 2–1. Moments later Luuk de Jong made a handsbal giving FC Twente a penalty which Blaise N'Kufo scored, the match ended in 2–2. His second goal came in a home match versus 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...
. Resit Schuurman
Resit Schuurman
Resit Schuurman is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Go Ahead Eagles. He is a defensive midfielder renowned for coupling physical power with great technique....
took a free kick and Rogier Meijer
Rogier Meijer
Rogier Meijer is a Dutch footballer, currently playing for Eredivisie side De Graafschap.- Statistics :Last update: August 1, 2010-External links:* at Voetbal International...
headed it on. Luuk who was standing with his back to the goal then scored with a beautiful overhead kick which gave De Graafschap the 1–0 victory. In the home game versus NEC Nijmegen he injured his ankle and he was substituted in the first half. De Jong came back from injury in the play-offs for promotion/relegation. He scored the winner in the home game versus 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:...
but it wasn't enough to keep De Graafschap in the Eredivisie.
FC Twente
On April 6, 2009 it was confirmed that Luuk de Jong signed a contract for 3 years with an option for another year with FC TwenteFC Twente
FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...
. His contract would start on the first of July 2009. He played his first minutes for FC Twente in the cup match against sc Joure, he came on as a second half substitute replacing Dario Vujičević
Dario Vujičević
Dario Vujičević is a Bosnian-born Croatian professional footballer who currently plays in the Dutch Eredivisie for FC Twente.-Early life:...
. He provided 2 assists in the 8–0 victory over sc Joure. He scored his first two goals for FC Twente in the cup match against Capelle.
Luuk made his Europa League debut against FC Sheriff Tiraspol
FC Sheriff Tiraspol
FC Sheriff Tiraspol is a football club based in Tiraspol, Moldova. They play in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football. The team is sometimes referred to as simply FC Sheriff and should not be confused with FC Tiraspol, a rival team based in the same city.-History:The club...
replacing Miroslav Stoch
Miroslav Stoch
Miroslav Stoch is a Slovak international footballer who currently plays as an Winger for the Turkish football club Fenerbahçe in the Süper Lig.-Early life and career:...
he also played against Fenerbahçe S.K. when he came on as a substitute. He scored two goals in the cup match against Helmond Sport
Helmond Sport
Helmond Sport is a Dutch football club, playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie and located in Helmond, Noord-Brabant. The club was founded on July 27, 1967, as a breakaway from the local professional club Helmondia '55, which had gone bankrupt.-History:...
, Twente would go on and win the match 3–0. In the away game against FC Utrecht Luuk made his 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....
he replaced Kenneth Perez
Kenneth Perez
Kenneth Pérez Dahl Jensen is a Danish former professional football player. Perez scored two goals in 24 matches for the Danish national team from 2003 to 2006, and he was chosen to compete at the 2004 European Championship....
in the 90th minute.
Because Blaise N'Kufo was injured, Luuk deserved a starting spot against Werder Bremen in the knockout stage (32 teams) of the Europa League. Luuk scored his first goal in the Europa League for FC Twente in the away game against Werder Bremen. FC Twente were already 3–0 behind when Luuk headed the 3–1 past goalkeeper Christian Vander
Christian Vander (footballer)
Christian Vander is a German football goalkeeper currently playing for SV Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga. He is the second-choice goalkeeper at the club behind Tim Wiese after the departure of veteran Andreas Reinke. Before joining Bremen in August 2005, he played for VfL Bochum and KFC Uerdingen...
.
Luuk scored his first Eredivisie goal for FC Twente in the home game against NEC at 28 February 2010. FC Twente won this game with 2–1. He scored his second Eredivisie goal in the home game against sc Heerenveen at 10 April 2010. He scored the second goal for FC Twente in injurytime, the matched finished 2–0.
Luuk was very important in the Johan Cruyff Schaal
Johan Cruijff-schaal XV
The 2010 Johan Cruijff Schaal was held on July 31, 2010 at the Amsterdam ArenA. The match was between the Eredivisie 2009–10 champions FC Twente and KNVB Cup 2009–10 winners Ajax. FC Twente won the match 1–0 by a goal from de Jong.-Match details:...
scoring the winning goal against Ajax in the 8th minute. He started the match because Marc Janko
Marc Janko
Marc Janko is an Austrian football player, who currently plays for Dutch Eredivisie side FC Twente.Janko has in various seasons been known as a goal-getter, scoring 77 goals in 121 Austrian Bundesliga matches...
was injured. Luuk intercepted a pass from Maarten Stekelenburg to Gregory van der Wiel
Gregory van der Wiel
Gregory Kurtley van der Wiel is a Dutch international footballer who plays professionally for Ajax, as a right back.Born in Amsterdam to a father from Curaçao and a white Dutch mother, he is a product of the renowned Ajax youth system, who plays an attacking right back and is known for his speedy...
and then stayed calm and scored the 1-0 which would also be the final score.
International Career
Luuk de Jong received his first call-up for Oranje's senior team for the friendly against AustriaAustria national football team
The Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the country of Austria in international competition and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association ....
on Feb 9,2011 and made his debut in the same match, replacing Dirk Kuyt
Dirk 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....
. He scored his first goal with the national squad on September 6, 2011 in the 0-2 win during the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
The qualifying competition for UEFA Euro 2012 is a series of parallel association football competitions held over 2010 and 2011 to decide the qualifiers for UEFA Euro 2012, to be held in Poland and Ukraine...
game against Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
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International goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 September 2011 | Olympic Stadium Helsinki Olympic Stadium The Helsinki Olympic Stadium , located in the Töölö district about from the center of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country, nowadays mainly used for hosting sports events and big concerts. The stadium is best known for being the center of activities in the 1952... , Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
0–2 | 0–2 | Euro 2012 qualification UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group E This page shows the standings and results for Group E of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.-Standings:*Note: Sweden qualified directly for the finals as the best runners-up.- Results and fixtures :... |
Statistics
| Season | Club | Country | League | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/09 | De Graafschap De Graafschap De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the "De Vijverberg" stadium. Their current home ground stands on where the old pitch used to be located and was opened on 12 August 2000... |
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.... |
14 | 2 | |
| 2009/- | FC Twente FC Twente FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys... |
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.... |
44 | 14 | |
| Total | 58 | 16 |
Last update: June 4, 2011
Club
FC TwenteFC Twente
FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...
- EredivisieEredivisieThe 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....
: 2009–102009–10 Eredivisie-Personnel and sponsoring:-Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:... - Johan Cruijff Shield: 2010Johan Cruijff-schaal XVThe 2010 Johan Cruijff Schaal was held on July 31, 2010 at the Amsterdam ArenA. The match was between the Eredivisie 2009–10 champions FC Twente and KNVB Cup 2009–10 winners Ajax. FC Twente won the match 1–0 by a goal from de Jong.-Match details:...
, 2011Johan Cruijff-schaal XVIThe 2011 Johan Cruijff Schaal was held on July 30, 2011 at the Amsterdam ArenA. The match was between 2010–11 KNVB Cup winners FC Twente and the 2010-11 Eredivisie winners Ajax. FC Twente won 2-1 in the Amsterdam ArenA in front of 45,000 fans.... - KNVB CupKNVB CupThe KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...
: 2010–112010–11 KNVB CupThe 2010–11 KNVB Cup was the 93rd season of the Dutch national football knockout tournament. The competition began on 18 August 2010 with the matches of Round 1 and end with the final on 8 May 2011...