Tijjani Reijnders

Tijjani Martinus Jan Reijnders (Dutch pronunciation: [tiˈdʒani ˈrɛi̯ndərs]; born 29 July 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Netherlands national team.

After representing various Dutch junior teams, Reijnders began his career with his hometown club, PEC Zwolle, before moving to fellow Dutch club AZ in the 2017–18 season. He was then loaned to RKC Waalwijk until the conclusion of the 2019–20 campaign, returning to AZ as a mainstay. He signed for AC Milan in the summer of 2023 and won the 2024–25 Supercoppa Italiana. After two years at the Italian club, he signed for Manchester City in 2025.

Reijnders is a Dutch international, having progressed from the under-20 level onwards. He made his senior international debut for the country in September 2023.

Club career

Early career

Reijnders started his career with the Twente youth team. He played at Twente until the U-17 team before being released to CSV '28 and playing for one year from 2015 to 2016.

In 2016, Reijnders joined his hometown team PEC Zwolle U-19 where he then moved up the level and appeared in the Eredivisie club's first team.

AZ

In 2017, development of his career accelerated rapidly. From working at a local Aldi supermarket and training in Zwolle, he crossed over to AZ's Under-21 team and moved up to the first professional team in 2018.

In 2020, he was loaned to RKC Waalwijk for six months, from January to June. Afterwards, Reijnders returned to AZ and became part of the first team, in which he managed to play in the 2022–23 Europa Conference League semi-finals. Reijnders was named to the Eredivisie Team of the Month in September 2022 and April 2023.