Anfernee Dijksteel

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Anfernee Dijksteel
Personal information
Full name Anfernee Jamal Dijksteel[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-27) 27 October 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Right-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Middlesbrough
Number 15
Youth career
Amsterdamsche FC
Nike Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Charlton Athletic 41 (1)
2019– Middlesbrough 120 (1)
International career‡
2016 Netherlands U20 1 (0)
2023– Suriname 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:10, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Anfernee Jamal Dijksteel (born 27 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Suriname national team.

Club career

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Born in Amsterdam,[3] Dijksteel started his career in the youth team at Amsterdamsche FC before moving to England to play for the Nike Academy.[4]

Charlton Athletic

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He signed for Charlton Athletic development squad in January 2016, having played against the side in a friendly whilst playing for the Nike Academy.[4] He remained with the development squad until the end of the season before being promoted to the first team on a number of occasions during the 2016–17 season.[2] After impressing for Jason Euell's side he was rewarded in February 2017 with a new three-and-a-half contract extension.[5] In August 2017, he finally made his first team debut for the Addicks in a 2–1 victory over Exeter City in the EFL Cup.[6] He scored his first goal on Easter Monday, 22 April 2019, opening the scoring against Scunthorpe United in a 4–0 Charlton win.[7]

Middlesbrough

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On 7 August 2019, he was signed by Championship rivals Middlesbrough for £2m.[8] He scored his first goal for the club on 14 August 2024 in an EFL Cup tie against Leeds United.[9]

International career

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Dijksteel was born in the Netherlands and is of Surinamese descent.[10] In March 2016, he received a call-up to the Netherlands under-20 side for a friendly against Portugal.[5] He went on to start in the match which finished as a 1–1 draw.[5]

On 9 March 2023, Dijksteel received his first international call-up to Suriname.[11]

Career statistics

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As of match played 22 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Charlton Athletic 2015–16[12] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17[13] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[6] League One 10 0 1 0 2 0 6[a] 0 19 0
2018–19[14] League One 30 1 3 0 1 0 5[b] 0 39 1
2019–20[15] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 41 1 4 0 3 0 11 0 59 1
Middlesbrough 2019–20[15] Championship 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 0
2020–21[16] Championship 29 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 31 0
2021–22[17] Championship 34 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 38 0
2022–23[18] Championship 20 0 0 0 1 0 1[c] 0 22 0
2023–24[19] Championship 19 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 22 0
Total 118 0 4 0 7 0 1 0 130 0
Career total 159 1 8 0 10 0 12 0 189 1
  1. ^ Five appearances in EFL Trophy and one in League One play-offs
  2. ^ Two appearances in EFL Trophy and three in League One play-offs
  3. ^ One appearance in Championship play-offs

Honours

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Charlton Athletic

References

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  1. ^ "EFL Released and Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Anfernee Dijksteel". 11v11. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Anfernee Dijksteel". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b Youlton, Clive (9 May 2017). "Everton and Ajax wanted him – now Charlton Athletic ace will push for first team place". Kent Live. Retrieved 19 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ a b c Groom, Olly (9 May 2017). "Anfernee Dijksteel commits future to Charlton". Charlton Athletic F.C. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Games played by Anfernee Dijksteel in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Charlton Athletic 4-0 Scunthorpe United". 22 April 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
  8. ^ Wilson, Scott (7 August 2019). "Middlesbrough agree £2m deal for Anfernee Dijksteel". Northern Echo. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Leeds 0-3 Middlesbrough". BBC. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Anfernee Dijksteel". worldfootball.net.
  11. ^ "Suriname vs. Mexico - 24 March 2023". Soccerway.
  12. ^ "Games played by Anfernee Dijksteel in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  13. ^ "Games played by Anfernee Dijksteel in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Games played by Anfernee Dijksteel in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Anfernee Dijksteel in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  16. ^ "Games played by Anfernee Dijksteel in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  17. ^ "Games played by Anfernee Dijksteel in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  18. ^ "Games played by Anfernee Dijksteel in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  19. ^ "Games played by Anfernee Dijksteel in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  20. ^ Law, James (26 May 2019). "Charlton Athletic 2–1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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