Justin Kluivert
Dutch footballer (born 1999)
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- Justin Dean Kluivert (born 5 May 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Premier League club Bournemouth and the Netherlands national team.
- After playing for two seasons with the Dutch side, in 2018 he moved to Italian side Roma for €18.
- Club career Ajax Born in Amsterdam, Kluivert came through the Ajax youth program, and had his first professional contract with Ajax.
- He also played in the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League, in which he scored in a 2–0 group stage win at PAOK on 2 November.
- He scored his first Eredivisie goal on 19 March in an away match against Excelsior, exactly ten years and one day after his father's last career goal.
Justin Dean Kluivert (born 5 May 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Premier League club Bournemouth and the Netherlands national team.
The son of former Dutch international football player Patrick Kluivert and grandson of former Surinamese football player Kenneth Kluivert, Justin Kluivert began his career at Ajax, coming through the youth system. After playing for two seasons with the Dutch side, in 2018 he moved to Italian side Roma for €18.75 million. He has also represented the Netherlands internationally, first at youth level from 2013 before making his senior debut in 2018.
Club career
Ajax
Born in Amsterdam, Kluivert came through the Ajax youth program, and had his first professional contract with Ajax. He made his Eerste Divisie debut with Jong Ajax on 16 September 2016 in a game against MVV, replacing Vince Gino Dekker in the 67th minute, in a 1–0 away loss. He also played in the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League, in which he scored in a 2–0 group stage win at PAOK on 2 November.
Kluivert made his first team debut in the Eredivisie on 15 January 2017 in a 1–3 away win against PEC Zwolle, when he replaced Amin Younes in the 39th minute. He scored his first Eredivisie goal on 19 March in an away match against Excelsior, exactly ten years and one day after his father's last career goal. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. He made six appearances in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, and was an unused substitute in the final, a 2–0 loss to Manchester United in Stockholm.
On 26 November 2017, Kluivert opened his account for the season with a hat-trick in a 5–1 home win over Roda JC.
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