Jurgen Ekkelenkamp

Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
Ekkelenkamp in 2022
Personal information
Full name Jurgen Peter Ekkelenkamp
Date of birth (2000-04-05) 5 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Zeist, Netherlands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Udinese
Number 32
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)
2021–2022 Hertha BSC 21 (3)
2022–2024 Antwerp 73 (11)
2024– Udinese 5 (0)
International career‡
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)
2020–2023 Netherlands U21 22 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:49, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 June 2023

Jurgen Peter Ekkelenkamp (born 5 April 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Udinese.

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.[2] His Eredivisie debut for Ajax followed on 19 April 2018 in the game against VVV-Venlo.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5][6] Ajax later went on to defeat Juventus 2–1 in the return leg, making their first semi-final appearance in the tournament since 1997.[7]

Hertha BSC

Ekkelenkamp joined Bundesliga side Hertha BSC on 27 August 2021.[8] He made his debut on 17 September 2021, in a league game against SpVgg Greuther Fürth; he scored just one minute after being substituted in for Kevin-Prince Boateng, tying the score as the match ended in a 2–1 win for Hertha.[9]

Antwerp

On 7 August 2022, Ekkelenkamp joined Belgian Pro League club Royal Antwerp.[10]

In his first season at the club, he was part of the Royal Antwerp squad that won their first league title in 66 years.[11][12]

Udinese

On 6 August 2024, Ekkelenkamp signed a five-season contract with Udinese in Italy.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Ajax 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 1 1 – – – 1 1
2018–19 21 4 – – – 21 4
2019–20 21 11 – – – 21 11
2020–21 6 1 – – – 6 1
Total 49 17 – – – 49 17
Ajax 2017–18 Eredivisie 3 0 – – – 3 0
2018–19 3 0 1 1 1[b] 0 – 5 1
2019–20 4 1 3 1 1[b] 0 0 0 8 2
2020–21 15 3 4 0 4[b] 0 – 23 3
2021–22 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 1 0
Total 25 4 8 2 6 0 1 0 40 6
Hertha BSC 2021–22 Bundesliga 21 3 1 0 – – 22 3
Antwerp 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 33 6 5 0 2[d] 0 – 40 6
2023–24 39 5 6 0 6[b] 0 0 0 51 5
2024–25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 73 11 11 0 8 0 0 0 92 11
Udinese 2024–25 Serie A 5 0 1 1 – – 6 1
Career total 173 35 23 3 14 0 1 0 209 38
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal, Belgian Cup
  2. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Jong Ajax

Ajax[14]

Antwerp

References

  1. ^ "Jurgen Ekkelenkamp". Hertha BSC. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Ekkelenkamp tevreden: "Een mooi debuut"". Ajax1. 10 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Neres leidt Ajax naar zege, Ekkelenkamp debuut". Ajax. 19 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Debutant Ekkelenkamp gaat viral: "Ronaldo neerhalen, dat dacht ik eigenlijk"". Voetbalprimeur. 11 April 2019.
  5. ^ "De dag dat Jurgen Ekkelenkamp wereldberoemd werd als Ronaldo-werper". RTL Nieuws. 10 April 2019.
  6. ^ "'Cristiano Ronaldo-gooier' werd 'twee of drie keer' afgewezen door Ajax". Voetbalzone. 11 April 2019.
  7. ^ "'Ronaldo-gooier' Ekkelenkamp gaat in Duitsland voetballen". NH Nieuws. 27 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Jurgen Ekkelenkamp joins Hertha BSC". Hertha BSC. 27 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Dream debut for Jurgen Ekkelenkamp as Hertha Berlin defeat Greuther Fürth". Bundesliga. 17 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Jurgen Ekkelenkamp is a RED!" (in Dutch). Royal Antwerp F.C. 7 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Royal Antwerp win first Belgian title in 66 years after Toby Alderweireld's stoppage-time equaliser". BBC. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Alderweireld earns Royal Antwerp first Belgian league title in 66 years". The Guardian. 4 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Welcome, Jurgen!". Udinese. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Jurgen Ekkelenkamp - Career Honours". Soccerway.
  15. ^ "Neres' stoppage-time goal seals Dutch Cup win". Ajax website. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Geen schoonheidsprijs, wel een vierde beker: Antwerp maakt favorietenrol waar tegen KV Mechelen" (in Dutch). Sporza. 30 April 2023.
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