Luuk de Jong

Luuk de Jong
De Jong with PSV in 2014
Personal information
Full name Luuk de Jong[1]
Date of birth (1990-08-27) 27 August 1990 (age 34)[2]
Place of birth Aigle, Switzerland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
PSV
Number 9
Youth career
DZC '68
2001–2008 De Graafschap
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 De Graafschap 14 (2)
2009–2012 Twente 75 (39)
2012–2014 Borussia Mönchengladbach 36 (6)
2014Newcastle United (loan) 12 (0)
2014–2019 PSV 159 (94)
2019–2022 Sevilla 69 (10)
2021–2022Barcelona (loan) 21 (6)
2022– PSV 69 (49)
International career
2008–2009 Netherlands U19 5 (1)
2009–2013 Netherlands U21 18 (5)
2011–2022 Netherlands 39 (8)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA Nations League
Runner-up 2019 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024

Luuk de Jong (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlyɡ ˈjɔŋ]; born 27 August 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker and captains Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven.

De Jong previously played for DZC '68, De Graafschap, Twente, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Newcastle United, before joining PSV in 2014. He played over 200 games for the club, scoring over 100 goals, and helped them win the Eredivisie three times in his five-season stay. In 2019, he joined Sevilla, before going out on loan to Barcelona in 2021. He re-joined PSV in 2022.

A former Dutch international, De Jong represented the Netherlands at UEFA Euro 2012, Euro 2020 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs submit squad lists" (PDF). Premier League. 4 February 2014. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Luuk de Jong". ESPN. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Luuk de Jong: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 1 April 2020.