Anfernee_Dijksteel
Anfernee Dijksteel
Surinamese footballer (born 1996)
Anfernee Jamal Dijksteel (born 27 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for Championship club Middlesbrough. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Suriname national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anfernee Jamal Dijksteel[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-10-27) 27 October 1996 (age 27)[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 | 118 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Netherlands U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Suriname | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 23 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:18, 7 January 2021 (UTC) | |||
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
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
On 7 August 2019, he was signed by Championship rivals Middlesbrough for £2m.[8]
Dijksteel was born in the Netherlands and is of Surinamese descent.[9] 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.[10]
- As of match played 22 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2015–16[11] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016–17[12] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[6] | League One | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[13] | League One | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2019–20[14] | 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[14] | Championship | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2020–21[15] | Championship | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[16] | Championship | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[17] | Championship | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[18] | 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 | ||
- Five appearances in EFL Trophy and one in League One play-offs
- Two appearances in EFL Trophy and three in League One play-offs
- One appearance in Championship play-offs
Charlton Athletic
- "EFL Released and Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- "Anfernee Dijksteel". 11v11. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- "Anfernee Dijksteel". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- 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]
- Groom, Olly (9 May 2017). "Anfernee Dijksteel commits future to Charlton". Charlton Athletic F.C. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- "Games played by Anfernee Dijksteel in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- "Charlton Athletic 4-0 Scunthorpe United". 22 April 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
- Wilson, Scott (7 August 2019). "Middlesbrough agree £2m deal for Anfernee Dijksteel". Northern Echo. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- "Anfernee Dijksteel". worldfootball.net.
- "Suriname vs. Mexico - 24 March 2023". Soccerway.
- "Games played by Anfernee Dijksteel in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- "Games played by Anfernee Dijksteel in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- "Games played by Anfernee Dijksteel in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- "Games played by Anfernee Dijksteel in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- "Games played by Anfernee Dijksteel in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- "Games played by Anfernee Dijksteel in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- "Games played by Anfernee Dijksteel in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- "Games played by Anfernee Dijksteel in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- Law, James (26 May 2019). "Charlton Athletic 2–1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- Anfernee Dijksteel at Soccerbase
