Amourricho Van Axel Dongen
Amourricho Jahvairo Déshauntino van Axel Dongen (born 29 September 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie team Ajax.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amourricho Jahvairo Déshauntino van Axel Dongen | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Almere, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ajax | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Zeeburgia | ||
| 2012–2013 | OSV Amsterdam | ||
| 2013–2021 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Jong Ajax | 27 | (4) |
| 2021– | Ajax | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Netherlands U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021 | Netherlands U18 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:09, 29 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2021 | |||
Club career
Born in Almere, Van Axel Dongen played youth football for Zeeburgia and OSV Amsterdam before joining the youth academy of Ajax. He signed his first professional contract with the club in September 2020. He made his professional debut for Jong Ajax as a starter on 7 May 2021 in a 1–1 draw against De Graafschap, playing until halftime for the team led by Mitchell van der Gaag. The following matchday, which was also the final of the season, he also appeared as a starter in a 2–1 away win over Telstar. Shortly before the break, Van Axel Dongen scored the opening goal after an assist by Kian Fitz-Jim, and he was substituted in the 62nd minute for Nordin Musampa. At the end of the 2020–21 season, Van Axel Dongen was awarded the Abdelhak Nouri trophy as the best talent of Ajax's youth academy that season.
Van Axel Dongen made his first-team debut for Ajax on 15 December 2021, replacing Mohamed Daramy in the 75th minute of a 4–0 win in the second round of the KNVB Cup over BVV Barendrecht. The following month, on 16 January 2022, he made his Eredivisie debut for the first team, coming on as a late substitute for Antony as Utrecht were beaten 3–0. In September 2022, Van Axel Dongen sprained his ankle in a match for Jong Ajax against NAC Breda, sidelining him for several months, before returning to action in January 2023.
Van Axel Dongen returned to first-team action in the 2023–24 season, in which he made his European debut, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute for Carlos Forbs in a UEFA Europa League group stage draw against AEK Athens. On 8 October 2023, he made his first ever start for Ajax in a 2–1 home loss against AZ. However, he was substituted in the first half, after suffering an injury.
International career
Born in the Netherlands, van Axel Dongen is of Surinamese descent. He is a current Dutch youth international.
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 4 | — | — | 27 | 4 | ||||
| Ajax | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 4 | ||
Honours
Ajax
Individual
References
External links
- Amourricho van Axel Dongen at WorldFootball.net
- National team under-16 profile (in Dutch)
- National team under-18 profile (in Dutch)
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