 Ekkelenkamp in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jurgen Peter Ekkelenkamp | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Zeist, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Antwerp | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| 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– | Antwerp | 62 | (11) |
| 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 17 March 2024 ‡ 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 Belgian Pro League club Antwerp.
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]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 March 2024
| 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 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 [b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5 | ||
| Total | 62 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 157 | 35 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 191 | 37 | ||
- ^ Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal, Belgian Cup
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Jong Ajax
Ajax [13]
Antwerp
References
- ^ "Jurgen Ekkelenkamp". Hertha BSC. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Ekkelenkamp tevreden: "Een mooi debuut"". Ajax1. 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Neres leidt Ajax naar zege, Ekkelenkamp debuut". Ajax. 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Debutant Ekkelenkamp gaat viral: "Ronaldo neerhalen, dat dacht ik eigenlijk"". Voetbalprimeur. 11 April 2019.
- ^ "De dag dat Jurgen Ekkelenkamp wereldberoemd werd als Ronaldo-werper". RTL Nieuws. 10 April 2019.
- ^ "'Cristiano Ronaldo-gooier' werd 'twee of drie keer' afgewezen door Ajax". Voetbalzone. 11 April 2019.
- ^ "'Ronaldo-gooier' Ekkelenkamp gaat in Duitsland voetballen". NH Nieuws. 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Jurgen Ekkelenkamp joins Hertha BSC". Hertha BSC. 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Dream debut for Jurgen Ekkelenkamp as Hertha Berlin defeat Greuther Fürth". Bundesliga. 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Jurgen Ekkelenkamp is a RED!" (in Dutch). Royal Antwerp F.C. 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Royal Antwerp win first Belgian title in 66 years after Toby Alderweireld's stoppage-time equaliser". BBC. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Alderweireld earns Royal Antwerp first Belgian league title in 66 years". The Guardian. 4 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Jurgen Ekkelenkamp - Career Honours". Soccerway.
- ^ "Neres' stoppage-time goal seals Dutch Cup win". Ajax website. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Geen schoonheidsprijs, wel een vierde beker: Antwerp maakt favorietenrol waar tegen KV Mechelen" (in Dutch). Sporza. 30 April 2023.
External links
- Jurgen Ekkelenkamp at Soccerway
 | This biographical article related to association football in the Netherlands, about a midfielder, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Living people
- 2000 births
- People from Zeist
- Men's association football midfielders
- Dutch men's footballers
- Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- AFC Ajax players
- Jong Ajax players
- Hertha BSC players
- Royal Antwerp F.C. players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Bundesliga players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Footballers from Utrecht (province)
- Dutch football midfielder stubs
|
Ekkelenkamp in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jurgen Peter Ekkelenkamp | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Zeist, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Antwerp | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| 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– | Antwerp | 62 | (11) |
| 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 17 March 2024 ‡ 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 Belgian Pro League club Antwerp.
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]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 March 2024
| 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 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 [b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5 | ||
| Total | 62 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 157 | 35 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 191 | 37 | ||
- ^ Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal, Belgian Cup
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Jong Ajax
Ajax [13]
Antwerp
References
- ^ "Jurgen Ekkelenkamp". Hertha BSC. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Ekkelenkamp tevreden: "Een mooi debuut"". Ajax1. 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Neres leidt Ajax naar zege, Ekkelenkamp debuut". Ajax. 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Debutant Ekkelenkamp gaat viral: "Ronaldo neerhalen, dat dacht ik eigenlijk"". Voetbalprimeur. 11 April 2019.
- ^ "De dag dat Jurgen Ekkelenkamp wereldberoemd werd als Ronaldo-werper". RTL Nieuws. 10 April 2019.
- ^ "'Cristiano Ronaldo-gooier' werd 'twee of drie keer' afgewezen door Ajax". Voetbalzone. 11 April 2019.
- ^ "'Ronaldo-gooier' Ekkelenkamp gaat in Duitsland voetballen". NH Nieuws. 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Jurgen Ekkelenkamp joins Hertha BSC". Hertha BSC. 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Dream debut for Jurgen Ekkelenkamp as Hertha Berlin defeat Greuther Fürth". Bundesliga. 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Jurgen Ekkelenkamp is a RED!" (in Dutch). Royal Antwerp F.C. 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Royal Antwerp win first Belgian title in 66 years after Toby Alderweireld's stoppage-time equaliser". BBC. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Alderweireld earns Royal Antwerp first Belgian league title in 66 years". The Guardian. 4 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Jurgen Ekkelenkamp - Career Honours". Soccerway.
- ^ "Neres' stoppage-time goal seals Dutch Cup win". Ajax website. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Geen schoonheidsprijs, wel een vierde beker: Antwerp maakt favorietenrol waar tegen KV Mechelen" (in Dutch). Sporza. 30 April 2023.
External links
- Jurgen Ekkelenkamp at Soccerway
|
| This biographical article related to association football in the Netherlands, about a midfielder, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Living people
- 2000 births
- People from Zeist
- Men's association football midfielders
- Dutch men's footballers
- Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- AFC Ajax players
- Jong Ajax players
- Hertha BSC players
- Royal Antwerp F.C. players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Bundesliga players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Footballers from Utrecht (province)
- Dutch football midfielder stubs