Djavan Anderson
Djavan Anderson (born 21 April 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as right back. He is under contract with Italian club Lazio.
 Anderson training for Bari | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Djavan Anderson | ||
| Date of birth | 21 April 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lazio | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | AFC | ||
| 2010–2013 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Ajax | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Jong Ajax | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | AZ | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | SC Cambuur | 26 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Bari | 19 | (2) |
| 2018– | Lazio | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Salernitana (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Netherlands U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2012 | Netherlands U18 | 2 | (0) |
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:44, 17 October 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:33, 19 June 2014 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Ajax
Anderson began his football career with AFC in Amsterdam before joining the Ajax Youth Academy in 2010. He had briefly interrupted his football career to pursue a career in gymnastics, before returning to football. On 23 April 2012 Anderson signed his first professional contract with Ajax, binding him to the club until 30 June 2015.[2] During the 2013–14 season Anderson began playing for the Ajax A1 selection, the under-19 side of the club, making three appearances in the UEFA Youth League, the Champions League equivalent for under-19 teams. Due to the absence of several reserves, who were competing Internationally on Matchday 7 of the Eerste Divisie, Anderson made his professional debut playing for the reserves team Jong Ajax in the away match against Achilles '29, which ended in a 2–1 loss. After the winter break in January it was announced that he would not return to the under-19 squad and would remain with Jong Ajax for the remainder of the season, making 8 appearances in total.[3]
AZ
On 19 June 2014 it was announced that Anderson would transfer to AZ. With newly appointed head coach Marco van Basten taking a particular interest in the young player, a transfer fee of €200,000 was agreed upon between the two clubs, with Anderson signing on for three years.[4] He made his Eredivisie debut on 8 November 2014 in a 1–0 away win against NAC Breda.[5]
SC Cambuur
On 19 August 2015, it was announced that Anderson had signed a two-year contract with Eredivisie side SC Cambuur.[6]
Bari
On 7 September 2017, it was announced that Anderson had signed with Bari in the Italian Serie B.[7]
Salernitana (loan)
On 17 August 2018, Djavan joined Serie B club Salernitana on loan until 30 June 2019.[9]
International career
Born in the Netherlands, Anderson is of Jamaican and Surinamese descent[10]On 2 February 2012, Anderson made his debut for the Netherlands under-17 side in a match at the XXXV Torneio Int. do Algarve '12 against France U-17 in a 1–0 victory. He was a part of the Netherlands U17 team to compete in the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Slovenia where the Dutch secured their second title in the competition, playing in all matches and helping his team to defeat Germany U-17 in the final. On 11 September 2012 Anderson made his debut for the Netherlands under-18 squad in a friendly match against the United States U-18. The match ended in a 4–2 loss.
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 October 2020[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| AZ | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| SC Cambuur | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Total | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Bari | 2017–18 | Serie B | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Lazio | 2019–20 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Salernitana (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie B | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Career total | 68 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 3 | ||
Honours
References
- "Djavan Anderson Profile". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- "Ajax contracteert Djavan Anderson". Ajax.nl. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- http://www.voetbalzone.nl/doc.asp?uid=196053
- AZ strikt Anderson, Telegraaf.nl, 19 juni 2014
- NAC Breda 0–1 AZ Alkmaar, Soccerway.com, 8 November 2015
- Cambuur neemt Anderson over van AZ (Dutch). Voetbal International. 19 August 2015
- "Ufficiale: colpo Bari, preso l'ex Ajax Djavan Anderson. Il comunicato". Alfredo Pedullà (in Italian). 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
- "Lazio, è fatta per lo svincolato Anderson". Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- "UFFICIALE: Salernitana, preso il classe '95 Djavan Anderson". Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- "Djavan Anderson (Ajax) - Is half Surinaams/Jamaicaans". Natio Suriname. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- "Djavan Anderson Statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
External links
- Djavan Anderson at FootballDatabase.eu