Djavan Anderson

Djavan Anderson
Personal information
Full name Djavan Anderson
Date of birth (1995-04-21) 21 April 1995[1]
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Playing position Right Back
Club information
Current team
SC Cambuur
Number 16
Youth career
–2010 AFC
2010–2013 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Ajax 0 (0)
2013–2014Jong Ajax 8 (0)
2014–2015 AZ 1 (0)
2015– SC Cambuur 9 (0)
National team
2012 Netherlands U17 11 (0)
2012 Netherlands U18 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:33, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

Djavan Anderson (born 21 April 1995) is a Dutch footballer of Jamaican and Surinamese descent, who plays for SC Cambuur in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.[2]

Club career

Ajax

Anderson began his football career with AFC in Amsterdam before joining the Ajax Youth Academy in 2010. He had briefly interrupted his football career to pursue a career in gymnastcs, before returning to football. On 23 April 2012 Anderson signed his first professional contract with Ajax, binding him to the club until 30 June 2015.[3] During the 2013–14 season Anderson began playing for the Ajax A1 selection, the under-19 side of the club, making three appearances in the UEFA Youth League, the Champions League equivalent for under-19 teams. Due to the absence of several reserves, who were competing Internationally on Matchday 7 of the Eerste Divisie, Anderson made his professional debut playing for the reserves team Jong Ajax in the away match against Achilles '29, which ended in a 2–1 loss. After the winter break in January it was announced that he would not return to the under-19 squad and would remain with Jong Ajax for the remainder of the season, making 8 appearances in total.[4]

AZ

On 19 June 2014 it was announced that Anderson would transfer to AZ. With newly appointed head coach Marco van Basten taking a particular interest in the young player, a transfer fee of €200,000 was agreed upon between the two clubs, with Anderson signing on for three years.[5] He made his Eredivisie debut on 8 November 2014 in a 1–0 away win against NAC Breda.[6]

SC Cambuur

On 19 August 2015, it was announced that Anderson had signed a two-year contract with Eredivisie side SC Cambuur.[7]

International career

On 2 February 2012, Anderson made his debut for the Netherlands under-17 side in a match at the XXXV Torneio Int. do Algarve '12 against France U-17 in a 1–0 victory. He was a part of the Netherlands U17 team to compete in the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Slovenia where the Dutch secured their second title in the competition, playing in all matches and helping his team to defeat Germany U-17 in the final. On 11 September 2012 Anderson made his debut for the Netherlands under-18 squad in a friendly match against the United States U-18. The match ended in a 4–2 loss.

Career Statistics

Club performance

As of 2015-12-29[8]
Club performance League Cup Continental1 Other2 Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
2013–14Jong AjaxEerste Divisie8080
2014–15AZEredivisie1000000010
2015-16SC Cambuur9000000090
Total Netherlands 18000000090
Career total 18000000090

1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.

2 Includes Johan Cruijff Shield and Play-off matches.

Honours

International

Netherlands U-17

References

  1. "Djavan Anderson Profile". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
  2. "Djavan Anderson (Ajax) - Is half Surinaams/Jamaicaans". Natio Suriname. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  3. "Ajax contracteert Djavan Anderson". Ajax.nl. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  4. http://www.voetbalzone.nl/doc.asp?uid=196053
  5. AZ strikt Anderson, Telegraaf.nl, 19 juni 2014
  6. NAC Breda 0–1 AZ Alkmaar, Soccerway.com, 8 November 2015
  7. Cambuur neemt Anderson over van AZ (Dutch). Voetbal International. 19 August 2015
  8. "Djavan Anderson Statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
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