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Dutch footballer (born 2000)

Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
Ekkelenkamp in 2022
Personal information
Full name Jurgen Peter Ekkelenkamp
Date of birth (2000-04-05) 5 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Zeist, Netherlands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team Udinese
Number 32
Youth career
2004–2013 Almere City
2013–2018 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Jong Ajax 49 (17)
2018–2021 Ajax 25 (4)
2021–2022 Hertha BSC 21 (3)
2022–2024 Antwerp 73 (11)
2024– Udinese 5 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Netherlands U15 5 (1)
2015–2016 Netherlands U16 10 (0)
2017–2018 Netherlands U18 3 (0)
2018–2019 Netherlands U19 9 (1)
2019 Netherlands U20 6 (3)
2020–2023 Netherlands U21 22 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:49, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 June 2023

Jurgen Peter Ekkelenkamp (born 5 April 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Udinese.

Club career

Ajax

Ekkelenkamp made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong Ajax on 9 April 2018 in a game against FC Den Bosch. His Eredivisie debut for Ajax followed on 19 April 2018 in the game against VVV-Venlo. On 10 April 2019, Ekkelenkamp made his UEFA Champions League debut, coming on in the 71st minute for Lasse Schöne in the quarter-final match against Juventus at the Johan Cruyff Arena. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, with Ekkelenkamp receiving cult-status in the Netherlands and the nickname 'Ronaldo-gooier' (English: Ronaldo thrower) after he committed a professional foul against Cristiano Ronaldo in the closing minutes of the match. Ajax later went on to defeat Juventus 2–1 in the return leg, making their first semi-final appearance in the tournament since 1997.

Hertha BSC

Ekkelenkamp joined Bundesliga side Hertha BSC on 27 August 2021. He made his debut on 17 September 2021, in a league game against SpVgg Greuther Fürth; he scored just one minute after being substituted in for Kevin-Prince Boateng, tying the score as the match ended in a 2–1 win for Hertha.

Antwerp

On 7 August 2022, Ekkelenkamp joined Belgian Pro League club Royal Antwerp.

In his first season at the club, he was part of the Royal Antwerp squad that won their first league title in 66 years.

Udinese

On 6 August 2024, Ekkelenkamp signed a five-season contract with Udinese in Italy.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Ajax 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 1 1 – – – 1 1
2018–19 21 4 – – – 21 4
2019–20 21 11 – – – 21 11
2020–21 6 1 – – – 6 1
Total 49 17 – – – 49 17
Ajax 2017–18 Eredivisie 3 0 – – – 3 0
2018–19 3 0 1 1 1 0 – 5 1
2019–20 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 8 2
2020–21 15 3 4 0 4 0 – 23 3
2021–22 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 25 4 8 2 6 0 1 0 40 6
Hertha BSC 2021–22 Bundesliga 21 3 1 0 – – 22 3
Antwerp 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 33 6 5 0 2 0 – 40 6
2023–24 39 5 6 0 6 0 0 0 51 5
2024–25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 73 11 11 0 8 0 0 0 92 11
Udinese 2024–25 Serie A 5 0 1 1 – – 6 1
Career total 173 35 23 3 14 0 1 0 209 38
  1. Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal, Belgian Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Jong Ajax

Ajax

Antwerp

References

  1. "Jurgen Ekkelenkamp". Hertha BSC. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. "Ekkelenkamp tevreden: "Een mooi debuut"". Ajax1. 10 April 2018.
  3. "Neres leidt Ajax naar zege, Ekkelenkamp debuut". Ajax. 19 April 2018.
  4. "Debutant Ekkelenkamp gaat viral: "Ronaldo neerhalen, dat dacht ik eigenlijk"". Voetbalprimeur. 11 April 2019.
  5. "De dag dat Jurgen Ekkelenkamp wereldberoemd werd als Ronaldo-werper". RTL Nieuws. 10 April 2019.
  6. "'Cristiano Ronaldo-gooier' werd 'twee of drie keer' afgewezen door Ajax". Voetbalzone. 11 April 2019.
  7. "'Ronaldo-gooier' Ekkelenkamp gaat in Duitsland voetballen". NH Nieuws. 27 August 2021.
  8. "Jurgen Ekkelenkamp joins Hertha BSC". Hertha BSC. 27 August 2021.
  9. "Dream debut for Jurgen Ekkelenkamp as Hertha Berlin defeat Greuther Fürth". Bundesliga. 17 September 2021.
  10. "Jurgen Ekkelenkamp is a RED!" (in Dutch). Royal Antwerp F.C. 7 August 2022.
  11. "Royal Antwerp win first Belgian title in 66 years after Toby Alderweireld's stoppage-time equaliser". BBC. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  12. "Alderweireld earns Royal Antwerp first Belgian league title in 66 years". The Guardian. 4 June 2023.
  13. "Welcome, Jurgen!". Udinese. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Jurgen Ekkelenkamp - Career Honours". Soccerway.
  15. "Neres' stoppage-time goal seals Dutch Cup win". Ajax website. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  16. "Geen schoonheidsprijs, wel een vierde beker: Antwerp maakt favorietenrol waar tegen KV Mechelen" (in Dutch). Sporza. 30 April 2023.

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