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Davy Klaassen (born 21 February 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team.[3]

Davy Klaassen

Klaassen with Werder Bremen in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Davy Klaassen[1]
Date of birth	(1993-02-21) 21 February 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth	Hilversum, Netherlands
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Ajax
Number	6
Youth career
1999–2003	HVV de Zebra's
2003–2004	HSV Wasmeer
2004–2012	Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2017	Ajax	126	(44)
2013	Jong Ajax	6	(1)
2017–2018	Everton	7	(0)
2018–2020	Werder Bremen	69	(12)
2020–	Ajax	74	(24)
National team‡
2008–2009	Netherlands U16	5	(4)
2009–2010	Netherlands U17	11	(1)
2010–2011	Netherlands U19	9	(2)
2013	Netherlands U21	4	(0)
2014–	Netherlands	35	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:30, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 September 2022

Club career

Early career

Klaassen began his football career in the youth ranks of local amateur side HVV de Zebra's, where he played until 2003, when he transferred to HSV Wasmeer. A year later he was recruited into the famed Ajax Youth Academy. While playing for the Ajax A1 youth squad in 2011–12, Klaassen helped his side to win the Nike Eredivisie league title,[4] as well as finishing as runners-up to Inter Milan in the NextGen Series (the Champions League equivalent for under-19 teams) after losing on penalties (5–3) following a 1–1 deadlock after extra time.[5]

Ajax

Klaassen made his debut for the first team in the UEFA Champions League group stage away draw (0–0) against Olympique Lyonnais on 22 November 2011 replacing Lorenzo Ebecilio in the 85th minute.[6] While still competing in the A-Juniors Nike Eredivisie league competing for the Ajax A1 under-19 squad, he made his Eredivisie debut on 27 November as a substitute against NEC and scored only 42 seconds after having been subbed on.[7] He made his debut in the starting XI of the Ajax first team on 11 December 2011, due to starting center midfielder Theo Janssen catching the flu. Klaassen played the entire match which ended in a 0–1 away win for Ajax against RKC Waalwijk.[8]

On 5 August 2013, Klaassen made his debut in the Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 2–0 win against Telstar while playing for the newly promoted reserves team Jong Ajax, in what would be the first match in the 2nd tier of professional football ever for the reserves.[9] He scored his first goal for Jong Ajax on 20 September 2013 in the 1–2 away victory against FC Eindhoven.[10] On 6 October 2013, while playing for the Ajax first team, he scored his team's second goal in the 59th minute in the 3–0 home win against FC Utrecht.[11] On 7 December 2013, Klaassen scored his first hat-trick while playing for the first team, in a 4–0 victory at home over NAC Breda, taking home the match ball and earning himself the Man of the Match award.[12] Following the departure of Ajax captain Siem de Jong, Klaassen switched to the vacant number 10 shirt for the upcoming season.

For the 2015–16 season, Klaassen was named Ajax' captain, replacing the departed Niklas Moisander.[13]

Everton

On 15 June 2017, Klaassen signed for Premier League side Everton on a five-year deal worth £23.6 million.[14] He was handed the number 20 jersey at his new club for the 2017–18 season.[15] He made his first official appearance for Everton in a 1–0 win over MFK Ružomberok in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round first leg.[16] Klaassen made his league debut for Everton on 12 August 2017, when his club beat Stoke City 1–0 at Goodison Park.[17]

Werder Bremen

On 27 July 2018, Klaassen joined Werder Bremen on a four-year deal while the transfer fee paid to Everton was reported as €13.5 million (£12 million).[18][19]

Return to Ajax

On 5 October 2020, Klaassen rejoined Ajax on a contract until 30 June 2024, with a transfer fee which could rise to €14 million.[20]

International career

Youth

Klaassen made his debut for the Dutch national team at youth levels, debuting for the Netherlands U-16 team on 28 October 2008 in the 10th edition of the Tournoi Val de Marne '08 in the 3–0 victory over Italy U-16, while scoring the second goal for the Netherlands in his first international encounter.[21] Klaassen scored in his second appearance for the Netherlands U-16 in the same tournament as well in 0–1 win over France U-16.[22] In total Klaassen made 5 appearances for the Netherlands U-16 while scoring 4 goals.[23] Scoring two more goals in friendly encounters against Ukraine U-16 and Ireland U-16 as well.[24] On 22 September 2009, Klaassen made his first appearance for the Netherlands U17 team in a friendly encounter against France U17 which ended in a 1–0 loss for the Dutch. On 3 March 2010, he scored his first goal for the under-17 side in his 8th appearance, a friendly match against Greece U17.[25] He also played a major role in the Netherlands qualifying campaign ahead of the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship as well as playing in the 2009 edition of La Manga Cup. On 2 September 2010, Klaassen made his debut for the Netherlands U19 team in a friendly match against Germany U19 which ended in a 2–2 draw. In his 7th appearance for the under-19 side he scored both his first and second goal on 10 November 2011 in a qualification match ahead of the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship against Moldova U19 with the Netherlands failing to qualify for the final tournament in Estonia.[26]

Due to injuries sustained by Ruben Ligeon, Yassin Ayoub and Jürgen Locadia for the Netherlands U21 selection, Klaassen received his first call-up for Jong Oranje the under-21 selection of the Netherlands as a replacement along with Thomas Bruns and Timo Letschert for the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification match against Georgia U21, as well as the friendly match against Austria U21 four days later.[27] He made his debut for the under-21 side on 10 October 2013 in that qualification match helping the Dutch to defeat Georgia 6–0 in which he replaced Luc Castaignos in the 81st minute of the match.[28]

Senior

On 5 March 2014, Klaassen made his debut for the Netherlands first team under head coach Louis van Gaal at the Stade de France in Paris, in a friendly match against France ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He was substituted on in the 72nd minute for Wesley Sneijder, as the Netherlands lost the match 2–0 to the French.[29] While making his debut for the Netherlands, Klaassen became the 100th Ajax player in the history of the club to make his debut for the Dutch national team while playing his club football at Ajax.[30]

On 31 March 2015, Klaassen scored his first international goal and the team's second goal in a 2–0 win over Spain in a friendly match.[31]

Style of play

Klaassen's nickname is "cheese straw" (Dutch: kaasstengel) due to his physical appearance.[32] Another nickname is "Mister 1-0" due to him often scoring the first goal of a match.[33] On the signing of the former Ajax captain, then Everton manager Ronald Koeman was quoted saying Klaassen was a leader on the pitch. Koeman further described Klaassen's playing style as hardworking, liked to press and would provide creativity and goals.[34]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 November 2022[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ajax	2011–12	Eredivisie	4	1	0	0	—		3[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	7	1
	2012–13	Eredivisie	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	3	0
	2013–14	Eredivisie	26	10	5	0	—		5[lower-alpha 3]	1	0	0	36	11
	2014–15	Eredivisie	30	6	3	0	—		10[lower-alpha 4]	2	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	44	8
	2015–16	Eredivisie	31	13	0	0	—		10[lower-alpha 5]	2	0	0	41	15
	2016–17	Eredivisie	33	14	0	0	—		17[lower-alpha 6]	6	0	0	50	20
	Total		126	44	8	0	—		45	11	2	0	181	55
Jong Ajax	2013–14	Eerste Divisie	6	1	—		—		—		—		6	1
Everton	2017–18	Premier League	7	0	0	0	1	0	8[lower-alpha 7]	0	—		16	0
Werder Bremen	2018–19	Bundesliga	33	5	5	2	—		—		—		38	7
	2019–20	Bundesliga	33	7	4	2	—		—		2[lower-alpha 8]	0	39	9
	2020–21	Bundesliga	3	0	1	0	—		—		—		4	0
	Total		69	12	10	4	—		—		2	0	81	16
Ajax	2020–21	Eredivisie	29	12	5	1	—		12[lower-alpha 9]	3	—		46	15
	2021–22	Eredivisie	31	9	5	1	—		7[lower-alpha 10]	1	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	44	11
	2022–23	Eredivisie	14	3	0	0	—		5[lower-alpha 10]	1	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	20	4
	Total		74	24	10	2	—		24	5	2	0	110	30
Career total			282	81	28	6	1	0	77	16	6	0	393	102

International

As of match played 25 September 2022[35]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	2014	1	0
	2015	3	1
	2016	7	2
	2017	5	1
	2020	3	0
	2021	12	4
	2022	4	1
Total		35	9

Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Klaassen goal.

List of international goals scored by Davy Klaassen

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	31 March 2015	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Spain	2–0	2–0	Friendly
2	7 October 2016	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Belarus	3–1	4–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	9 November 2016	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Belgium	1–0	1–1	Friendly
4	4 June 2017	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Ivory Coast	4–0	5–0	Friendly
5	24 March 2021	Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey	Turkey	1–3	2–4	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	1 September 2021	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Norway	1–1	1–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	7 September 2021	Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Turkey	1–0	6–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	8 October 2021	Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia	Latvia	1–0	1–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	11 June 2022	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Poland	1–2	2–2	2022–23 UEFA Nations League A

Honours

Ajax[3]

• Eredivisie: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2020–21, 2021–22[36]
• KNVB Cup: 2020–21[37]
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2013
• UEFA Europa League: runner-up 2016–17[38]

Individual

• Best player of AEGON Future Cup: 2010[39]
• Ajax Talent of the Future (Sjaak Swart Award): 2010–11[40]
• Hilversum Sportsman of the Year: 2013[41]
• Ajax Talent of the Year (Marco van Basten Award): 2013–14[42]
• Johan Cruijff Award: 2014[43]
• Dutch Footballer of the Year: 2016[44]

References

External links

• Davy Klaassen at Voetbal International (in Dutch)
• Netherlands U16 stats at OnsOranje
• Netherlands U17 stats at OnsOranje
• Netherlands U19 stats at OnsOranje
• Netherlands U21 stats at OnsOranje
• Davy Klaassen at Soccerbase
• Davy Klaassen at WorldFootball.net

На других языках

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[de] Davy Klaassen

Davy Klaassen (* 21. Februar 1993 in Hilversum, Niederlande) ist ein niederländischer Fußballspieler. Der offensive Mittelfeldspieler steht bei Ajax Amsterdam unter Vertrag.

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- [en] Davy Klaassen

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[es] Davy Klaassen

Davy Klaassen (Hilversum, Holanda Septentrional, Países Bajos, 21 de febrero de 1993) es un futbolista neerlandés que juega como centrocampista en el A. F. C. Ajax de la Eredivisie de los Países Bajos.[1]

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[fr] Davy Klaassen

Davy Klaassen, né le 21 février 1993 à Hilversum, est un footballeur international néerlandais qui évolue au poste de milieu de terrain à l'Ajax Amsterdam. Il fait partie du club des Cent.

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[it] Davy Klaassen

Davy Klaassen (Hilversum, 21 febbraio 1993) è un calciatore olandese, centrocampista dell'Ajax e della nazionale olandese.

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[ru] Классен, Дэви

Дэви Классен (нидерл. Davy Klaassen; род. 21 февраля 1993[1], Хилверсюм, Северная Голландия) — нидерландский футболист, полузащитник клуба «Аякс» и сборной Нидерландов.

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