Frenkie de Jong is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona and the Netherlands national team. A versatile midfielder, he is known for his vision, passing, dribbling, technique, along with strong defensive abilities and attacking prowess. De Jong has frequently been ranked among the best midfielders in world football.
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Frenkie de Jong Biography
Frenkie De Jong was born 12 May 1997. He started playing football at a young age. Frenkie is a professional footballer from the Netherlands who plays his club football with the Spanish La Liga giants, FC Barcelona. He is also an integral player in The Netherlands national team.
Frenkie de Jong Career
In 2015, Frenkie began his professional football in Willem II, Dutch football club in the Eerste Divisie based in Tilburg, Netherlands. On 22nd August 2015, he joined Ajax at a transfer fee of 1 million Euros. De Jong had a wonderful and successful 2018/2019 season at Ajax. He won a domestic double with the club. He was a core member of the Ajax team that eliminated Juventus in a 3-2 aggregate and knocked mighty Real Madrid in 5-3 goal aggregate from the UEFA Champions League round sixteenth and quarter finals respectively.
On 1st July 2019, De Jong joined FC Barcelona at an initial transfer fee of €75 million.
De Jong made his senior international debut for the Netherlands in September 2018. He became a starter in the inaugural UEFA Nations League, in which Netherlands finished runners-up. He also represented the side at UEFA Euro 2020. He is among the 26-man squad for the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup.
Frenkie De Jong Stats
De Jong plays as a central midfielder mostly defensive or deep-underlying playmaker. He has made 295 appearances in his entire club football as at 8th November, 2022 and has scored 28 goals.
In the international level, De Jong has made 49 appearances and scored 3 goals as at 3rd December, 2022.
Frenkie De Jong Age
How old is he? De Jong is 25 years of age. He was born on 12th May, 1997 in Gorinchem, Netherlands.
Frenkie De Jong Height and weight
Frenkie De Jong has a height of 1.8 meters tall and weights 75 kilogram.
Frenkie de Jong Parents
Frankie de Jong was born to John de Jong, father and Marjon Schuchhard-De Bruijn, mother. They lives Gorinchem and grew up in Arkel, a town in the province of South Holland.
Frenkie de Jong Girlfriend
Frenkie de Jong has a very beautiful girlfriend, who goes by the name, Mikky Kiemeney. The love birds met a high school. They started dating since 2014. They got engaged in 2022.
Frankie de Jong Net Worth, Salary
De Jong earns 25 million Euros per year. He has an estimated net worth of 12 million euros.
