Joël Veltman

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Joël Veltman
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Personnel
Surname Joël Ivo Veltman
birthday January 15, 1992
place of birth IJmuiden ,  Netherlands
size 182 cm
position Central defender
Juniors
Years station
2002–2012 Ajax Amsterdam
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2011-2015 Jong Ajax 36 0(2)
2012-2020 Ajax Amsterdam 179 (10)
2020− Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals) 2
2009 Netherlands U17 7 0(0)
2010-2011 Netherlands U19 3 0(1)
2012-2013 Netherlands U20 7 0(0)
2013– Netherlands 22 0(2)
1 Only league games are given.
Status: end of season 2019/20

2 As of November 16, 2019

Joël Veltman (born January 15, 1992 in IJmuiden ) is a Dutch football player who is used as a defender in central defense . He is under contract with Brighton & Hove Albion and is a Dutch international.

Career

society

Ajax Amsterdam

Veltman has played for Ajax Amsterdam since he was a teenager. Since the 2012/13 season he has been playing for the professional team in the Eredivisie , initially also in the second team Jong Ajax . In 2013 he became Dutch champions with Ajax. In the 2013/14 season he prevailed in the professional team, was again champion, and played his first games in a European cup competition. In the following years Ajax Amsterdam had to give way to other clubs in the fight for the championship title. Veltmann played on November 21, 2015 in a 5-1 win against SC Cambuur for the 100th time in a competitive game for the Amsterdam team. In the 2016/17 season he reached the final of the UEFA Europa League with Ajax Amsterdam , in which they lost to Manchester United .

In April 2018, he suffered a knee injury and was absent until the end of the 2018 calendar year. In the meantime he had lost his regular place to Noussair Mazraoui , but came back to more playing time during his absence towards the end of the 2018/19 season. With Ajax he reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League this season and won the double from the championship and the KNVB-Beker.

Brighton & Hove Albion

At the beginning of the 2021/21 season, Veltman moved to the English first division club Brighton & Hove Albion .

National team

On November 19, 2013, Joël Veltman made his debut in the goalless draw in the friendly against Colombia in Amsterdam for the Dutch national team .

controversy

In February 2017, Veltman was criticized internationally for behavior that was deemed unfair. After the fall of a teammate, he indicated to his opponent to interrupt the game; when the opponent looked after the injured player, however, he continued to play and stormed towards the opponent's penalty area.

successes

Ajax Amsterdam

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ fifa.com: FIFA World Cup Brasil List of Players (June 10, 2014). June 10, 2014, accessed November 13, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Sport1.de: Joel Veltman from Ajax Amsterdam with unsportiness . In: Sport1.de . ( sport1.de [accessed on February 15, 2017]).
  3. ↑ Veltman: No regrets after unsportsmanlike feint . In: SPOX.com . February 13, 2017 ( spox.com [accessed February 15, 2017]).
  4. ^ Ajax defender Joel Veltman produces the most unsportsmanlike move of all time . In: The Telegraph . ( telegraph.co.uk [accessed February 15, 2017]).
personal data
SURNAME Veltman, Joël
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH January 15, 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH IJmuiden