Frenkie de Jong

About Frenkie de Jong

Midfielder who started his career with Willem II before making 10 appearances for Ajax. As a member of Jong Ajax, he began his longest professional stint in 2016.

Frenkie de Jong is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Barcelona and the Netherlands national team. A versatile midfielder, he is known for his strong defensive abilities. De Jong began his professional career at Willem II in 2015. He transferred to Ajax for a fee worth €1 a year later. The fee was symbolic and offset by a sell-on clause. At Ajax he established himself as one of the best young midfielders in Europe, after winning a domestic double and reaching the Champions League semi-finals. De Jong won the Eredivisie and KNVB Cup, was Eredivisie player of the season, and was an instrumental part of Ajax's first UEFA Champions League semi-final appearance in 22 years, in a breakthrough 2018–19 season. During his breakthrough season, De Jong agreed to sign for Barcelona in January 2019, leading him to be signed for the club in July, for a fee worth €75 million.

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Trivia

He was named Jupiler League Talent of the Season in 2016-2017. 

Frenkie de Jong before fame

In 2012, he joined the Netherlands' under-15 national team. He was also a member of the under-18, under-19, and under-21 teams.

Achievement of Frenkie de Jong

In 2016-2017, he was named Jupiler League Talent of the Season.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Frenkie de Jong family life

He was born in the Dutch town of Arkel. Youri is his younger brother. Mikky Kiemeney is his girlfriend.

Associations of Frenkie de Jong

Ezra Walian was on the same Jong Ajax team as him.

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