Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink

"Hasselbaink" redirects here. For his nephew, the footballer born 1990, see Nigel Hasselbaink. For his older brother, the footballer born 1968, see Carlos Hasselbaink.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
Hasselbaink in 2023
Personal information
Full name Jerrel Floyd Hasselbaink[1]
Date of birth (1972-03-27) 27 March 1972 (age 52)[2]
Place of birth Paramaribo, Suriname
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1984–1986 GVO
1986–1987 ZFC
1987–1988 Zaanlandia
1988 DWS
1988–1990 Telstar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1991 Telstar 4 (0)
1991–1994 AZ Alkmaar 46 (5)
1994–1995 Neerlandia
1995–1996 Campomaiorense 31 (12)
1996–1997 Boavista 29 (20)
1997–1999 Leeds United 69 (34)
1999–2000 Atlético Madrid 34 (24)
2000–2004 Chelsea 136 (69)
2004–2006 Middlesbrough 58 (22)
2006–2007 Charlton Athletic 25 (2)
2007–2008 Cardiff City 36 (7)
Total 468 (195)
International career
1998–2002 Netherlands 23 (9)
Managerial career
2013–2014 Royal Antwerp
2014–2015 Burton Albion
2015–2016 Queens Park Rangers
2017–2018 Northampton Town
2021–2022 Burton Albion
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jerrel Floyd "Jimmy" Hasselbaink (/ˈhæsəlˌbæŋk/ HASS-əl-bank; born 27 March 1972) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player.

Born in Suriname, he and his family would later move to the Dutch city of Zaandam where he first played football, initially as a goalkeeper, later transitioning to the role of a right winger and finally a forward. He began his senior career with Telstar and AZ Alkmaar before leaving the Netherlands for Portuguese club Campomaiorense in August 1995. He joined Boavista the following year and won the Taça de Portugal with the club in 1997. He was signed by English side Leeds United for a £2 million fee before the 1997–98 season, where he established himself as a prolific goalscorer and went on to win the Premier League Golden Boot award in 1999. He was sold on to Spanish club Atlético Madrid for £10 million the same year, reaching the final of the Copa del Rey despite the club also suffering relegation from La Liga.

Hasselbaink returned to the Premier League with Chelsea for a club record £15 million fee in May 2000, where he once again led the league in scoring during his first season, earning him a second Premier League Golden Boot. He also played in the 2002 FA Cup Final and helped Chelsea to a career-high and then club-record second-place Premier League finish in 2003–04. He moved to Middlesbrough on a free transfer in July 2004 and played in the final of the UEFA Cup in 2006. After being released at the end of the previous season, he signed with Charlton Athletic in July 2006 before joining Cardiff City in August 2007. He played on the losing side in the 2008 FA Cup Final before retiring from play at the end of the season. He also scored nine goals in 23 matches during a four-year international career for the Netherlands national team, appearing at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

In May 2013, he was appointed manager of Royal Antwerp in the Belgian Second Division, where he stayed for one season. In November 2014, he was hired by Burton Albion in England, and in his first season, he led them to their first-ever promotion to League One as champions of League Two. In December 2015, he was appointed manager of Queens Park Rangers in the Championship. He lasted 11 months in the job until he was dismissed in November 2016. From September 2017 to April 2018, he managed League One club Northampton Town. On New Year's Day 2021, he returned to Burton Albion as manager for a second spell, remaining until he resigned in September 2022.

  1. ^ Bloomfield, Claire (1 July 2013). "Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink: One-on-One". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  2. ^ Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 274. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
  3. ^ "Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink | Football Stats | No Club | Age 47 | 1990-2008 | Soccer Base". soccerbase.com.