Jason de Jong

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Dantes and the surname or paternal family name is de Jong.
Jason de Jong
Personal information
Full name Jason Nicolas Maria Dantes de Jong
Date of birth (1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Breda, Netherlands
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 NWS Spirit FC
Youth career
2000–2004 Gloria UC
2004–2009 NAC Breda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Turnhout 19 (0)
2010–2011 BV Veendam 0 (0)
2011 Persiba Balikpapan 3 (0)
2011–2012 Dordrecht 0 (0)
2012–2013 Stallion FC 4 (0)
2013 → Global FC (loan) 8 (0)
2013–2015 Global FC 16 (5)
2015 K.S.V. Bornem 0 (0)
2015 Global FC
2015–2016 Loyola Meralco Sparks
2017 Ceres–Negros 4 (1)
2017–2018 Davao Aguilas
2020– NWS Spirit FC
International career‡
2008–2014 Philippines 48 (0)
2011–2013 Philippines U23 6 (0)
2009 Philippines (futsal) 4 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 6 May 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:04, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

Jason Nicolas Maria Dantes de Jong (born 28 February 1990) is a Filipino footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for North West Sydney Spirit FC in Australia. He has also represented the Philippines at international level.

De Jong has played professionally in the Netherlands, Belgium, Indonesia and the Philippines. Formerly a winger, he was later converted to a defensive midfielder and has been likened to his namesake Nigel de Jong.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Tupas, Cedelf P. (19 December 2010). "De Jong is national squad's defensive gem". Inquirer.net. Philippine Daily Inquirer Inc. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  2. ^ Lomas, Mark (13 October 2010). "McMenemy hoping football can thrill the Manilans". ESPNsoccernet. Archived from the original on 16 October 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2011. We have a midfielder called Jason de Jong who plays in the Dutch second division [for BV Veendam] – he's no relation to Nigel, but plays in the same type of way, a midfield terrier.
  3. ^ Chen, Fabius (2 December 2010). "No walk in the park". The Straits Times. Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2011. And like his namesake Nigel, Jason de Jong – formerly of Dutch top-flight outfit NAC Breda – will provide much-needed protection for the backline but with added playmaking abilities.