Jesjua Angoy-Cruyff

Jesjua Andrea Angoy i Cruijff (born 11 March 1993), known as Jesjua Angoy-Cruyff, is a Spanish-Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder for the CF Reus Deportiu of the Segunda División B. He is the grandson of former Dutch international and coach Johan Cruyff.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Angoy and the second or maternal family name is Cruyff.
Jesjua Angoy-Cruyff
Personal information
Full name Jesjua Andrea Angoy i Cruijff
Date of birth (1993-03-11) 11 March 1993
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 CF Reus Deportiu
Number 14
Youth career
2008–2011 Barcelona
2011–2013 Wigan Athletic
2013 Lausanne-Sport
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Dayton Dutch Lions 17 (0)
2015– Reus 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Morell (loan) 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2014
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 April 2014

Personal life

Angoy-Cruyff is the grandson of Johan Cruyff, former coach and player for both FC Barcelona and Ajax. He is the son of Chantal Cruyff, Johan's daughter, and Jesús Angoy, a former goalkeeper for FC Barcelona. His uncle is Jordi Cruyff, former Barcelona, Manchester United, and Netherlands national football team player who is currently the head coach of Shenzhen FC. Angoy-Cruyff was born in Barcelona while his father played for the club.[2]

Career

Youth

Between 2008 and 2011, Angoy-Cruyff played for the FC Barcelona’s Juvenil B youth academy. After failing to be promoted to the A-team, the player and the club mutually agreed to part ways after two years. After leaving Barcelona, he signed for Wigan Athletic, playing for their reserve team from 2011 to 2013. Prior to his signing at Wigan, Angoy-Cruyff was touted as one of the former Barca youth players who were expected to excel in the Premier League in the future.[1][3] After joining Wigan, then-coach Roberto Martinez said of the player, "He is only a boy...it is going to be two or three years before he has adapted to the physical side of the game...but he has great ability. Tactically, the boy is a joy to watch" while adding in jest, "I don't know where he gets it from."

After Wigan was relegated from the Premier League following the 2012–13 Premier League season, Angoy-Cruyff left the club and signed a one-year contract with the reserve team of FC Lausanne-Sport of the Swiss Super League,[4] despite an offer to stay with Wigan as they competed in The Championship.[5] In May 2013, before joining Lausanne in July, the player was taken on trial by D.C. United of Major League Soccer but was ultimately not signed.[6] In January 2014, Angoy-Cruyff went on an unsuccessful trial with FK AS Trenčín of the Corgoň Liga, the top football league in Slovakia after leaving Lausanne.[7]

Professional

On 16 April 2014, it was announced that Angoy-Cruyff signed for the Dayton Dutch Lions of the USL Pro, the third division of the United States soccer pyramid, on a 3-year contract.[1] He made his debut for the club on 19 April 2014 against the Harrisburg City Islanders,[8] coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for Eli Garner.[9]

He returned to Spain in summer 2015 to join Reus, who sent him on loan to satellite club Morell.[10]

References
  1. "Cruyff Signs With Dutch Lions". USL Pro. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  2. "Világfutball: Cruyff unokája Beckham csapattársa lett" (in Hungarian). nemzetisport.hu. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  3. Sanderson, Jamie. "The next Cescs? Five fab Barca youngsters set to make a mark in the Prem". mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  4. Relchen, Philippe. "Der Lausanne-Profi, dessen Grossvater Johann Cruyff heisst" (in German). Tages Anzeiger. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  5. "Clubs submit retained and released lists". Premier League. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  6. Cammarota, Nick. "Big name returns to RFK as D.C. United bring in grandson of Johan Cruyff, two others on trial". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  7. "Spanish midfielder Jessua Angoy on trial in AS". AS Trencin. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  8. Bullock, Michael. "Harrisburg City Islanders concede first-half penalty kick, drop 1-0 decision to Dayton". Penn Live. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  9. "Dayton 1 - Harrisburg 0". USL Pro. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  10. "Jesjua Angoy Cruyff ficha por el Reus". Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
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