Jurgen Ekkelenkamp

Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (born 5 April 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Hertha BSC.

Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
Personal information
Full name Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
Date of birth (2000-04-05) 5 April 2000
Place of birth Zeist, Netherlands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hertha BSC
Number 10
Youth career
2004–2013 Almere City
2013–2018 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Jong Ajax 49 (17)
2018–2021 Ajax 25 (4)
2021– Hertha BSC 18 (3)
National team‡
2014–2015 Netherlands U15 5 (1)
2015–2016 Netherlands U16 10 (0)
2017–2018 Netherlands U18 3 (0)
2018–2019 Netherlands U19 9 (1)
2019 Netherlands U20 6 (3)
2020– Netherlands U21 4 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020

Club career

Ajax

Ekkelenkamp made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong Ajax on 9 April 2018 in a game against FC Den Bosch.[1] His Eredivisie debut for Ajax followed on 19 April 2018 in the game against VVV-Venlo.[2] On 10 April 2019 Ekkelenkamp made his UEFA Champions League debut, coming on in the 71st minute for Lasse Schöne in the quarter-final match against Juventus at the Johan Cruyff Arena.[3] The match ended in a 1–1 draw, with Ekkelenkamp receiving cult-status in the Netherlands and the nickname 'Ronaldo-gooier' (English: Ronaldo thrower) after he committed a professional foul against Cristiano Ronaldo in the closing minutes of the match.[4][5] Ajax later went on to defeat Juventus 2–1 in the return leg, making their first semi-final appearance in the tournament since 1997.[6]

Hertha BSC

Ekkelenkamp made his Bundesliga debut for Hertha BSC Berlin on 17 September 2021 in a game against SpVgg Greuther Fürth. During that game, just 1 Minute after being substituted in for Kevin-Prince Boateng, he scored his first Hertha BSC as well as Bundesliga goal of his career.

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition (not completely updated)
Club Season League Domestic Cup Europe Domestic Super Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 11–––11
2018–19 Eerste Divisie 214–––214
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 2111–––2111
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 11–––11
Total 44170000004417
Ajax 2017–18 Eredivisie 30–––30
2018–19 Eredivisie 301110–51
2019–20 Eredivisie 413120-92
2020–21 Eredivisie 153404010243
Total 254826010396
Hertha BSC 2021–22 Bundesliga 8210-–92
Total 8210000092
Career Total 77239260109125

    Honours

    Jong Ajax[7]

    Ajax[7]

    References
    1. "Ekkelenkamp tevreden: "Een mooi debuut"". Ajax1. 10 April 2018.
    2. "Neres leidt Ajax naar zege, Ekkelenkamp debuut". Ajax. 19 April 2018.
    3. "Debutant Ekkelenkamp gaat viral: "Ronaldo neerhalen, dat dacht ik eigenlijk"". Voetbalprimeur. 11 April 2019.
    4. "De dag dat Jurgen Ekkelenkamp wereldberoemd werd als Ronaldo-werper". RTL Nieuws. 10 April 2019.
    5. "'Cristiano Ronaldo-gooier' werd 'twee of drie keer' afgewezen door Ajax". Voetbalzone. 11 April 2019.
    6. "'Ronaldo-gooier' Ekkelenkamp gaat in Duitsland voetballen". NH Nieuws. 27 August 2021.
    7. "Jurgen Ekkelenkamp - Career Honours". Soccerway.
    8. "Neres' stoppage-time goal seals Dutch Cup win". Ajax website. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
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