Daijiro Chirino
Daijiro Florencio Chirino (born 24 January 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish club Castellón.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daijiro Florencio Chirino | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Zwolle, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Castellón | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | ZAC | ||
| 2014–2022 | PEC Zwolle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | PEC Zwolle | 30 | (1) |
| 2023– | Castellón | 28 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2024 | |||
Career
Chirino joined the PEC Zwolle Football Academy in 2014 having begun his career with local club ZAC. In 2019 Chirino signed his first professional contract with the club. In June 2022 he signed a new contract two year with PEC Zwolle, with the option of a further season. He made his first team debut in August 2022 in a 5-0 Eerste Divisie win against SC Telstar and shortly afterwards officially signed a contract extension into 2025.
On 4 November 2022 Chirino scored his first professional goal against TOP Oss in a 5-0 win in the Eerste Divisie. Chirino played his first KNVB Cup game in January 2023 against Eredivisie side Feyenoord. Later on that same week he started two consecutive matches for the first time in his career playing as a wing-back against Heracles Almelo.
On 31 August 2023, Chirino signed with Castellón in the Spanish third-tier Primera Federación.
International career
Born in the Netherlands, Chirino is of Curaçaoan descent. He was called up to play for the Curaçao national team for a set of friendlies in June 2023.
Personal life
Chirino has been good friends with fellow professional footballer Jayden Oosterwolde since they played youth football together at ZAC.
References
External links
- Daijiro Chirino at BDFutbol
- Daijiro Chirino at Soccerway
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