Arnaut Danjuma

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Arnaut Danjuma
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Danjuma with AFC Bournemouth in 2019
Personal information
Full name Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-31) 31 January 1997 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Villarreal
Number 15
Youth career
2008 TOP Oss
2008–2014 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 PSV 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Jong PSV 1 (0)
2016–2018 NEC 40 (12)
2018–2019 Club Brugge 21 (5)
2019–2021 AFC Bournemouth 47 (15)
2021– Villarreal 12 (5)
National team‡
2018 Netherlands U21 4 (2)
2018– Netherlands 5 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:30, 27 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2021 (UTC)

Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (born 31 January 1997) is professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Villarreal. Born in Nigeria, he plays for the Netherlands national team.

Early life[]

Danjuma was born in Lagos, Nigeria. [4]

Club career[]

PSV[]

Danjuma joined PSV in 2008 from TOP Oss. He made his professional debut as Jong PSV player in the second division on 7 December 2015 against NAC. He replaced Moussa Sanoh after 65 minutes.[5]

NEC[]

In the summer of 2016, he signed for NEC where he was expected to play for the second team. On 10 September 2016, he made his debut for NEC against his former club PSV.[6]

Club Brugge[]

In July 2018, Danjuma signed for Club Brugge. On 3 October 2018, Danjuma scored a goal against Atlético Madrid in a 3–1 loss in the Champions League group stage.[7]

AFC Bournemouth[]

On 1 August 2019, Danjuma joined Premier League club AFC Bournemouth for a fee of £13.7 million, signing a long-term contract.[8] He made his debut for Bournemouth as a substitute in an EFL Cup tie against Burton Albion on 25 September 2019.[9] He scored his first goal for Bournemouth in a 3–2 win against Blackburn Rovers on 12 September 2020.[10] After ten goal contributions in a month, Danjuma was awarded the Championship Player of the Month award for April 2021.[11] On 21 May 2021, Danjuma was awarded the Bournemouth Player of the Year award after receiving 40% of the supporters' vote, narrowly beating Asmir Begović who had 38% of the vote.[12]

Villarreal[]

On 19 August 2021, Danjuma joined La Liga club Villarreal for a fee believed to be in the region of €25 million, signing a contract until June 2026.[13][14] He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with reigning league champions Atlético Madrid on 29 August.[15]

International career[]

Danjuma was born in Nigeria to a Dutch father and Nigerian mother, and was eligible for either national team.[16][17][18]

Danjuma earned his first full international call up when Ronald Koeman named him in the Netherlands squad in October 2018.[19] Danjuma played his first international match against Germany on 13 October when he came on as a 68th-minute substitute. He scored his first international goal on 16 October 2018 against Belgium.[20]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 7 November 2021[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
PSV 2015–16 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Jong PSV 2015–16 Eerste Divisie 1 0 — — — 1 0
NEC 2016–17 Eredivisie 12 1 0 0 — 4 0 16 1
2017–18 Eerste Divisie 28 11 2 2 — 0 0 30 13
Total 40 12 2 2 — 4 0 46 14
Club Brugge 2018–19 Belgian First Division A 20 5 1 0 — 3 0 24 5
2019–20 Belgian First Division A 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Total 21 5 1 0 — 3 0 25 5
AFC Bournemouth 2019–20 Premier League 14 0 0 0 1 0 — 15 0
2020–21 Championship 33 15 2 0 0 0 2[a] 2 37 17
Total 47 15 2 0 1 0 2 2 52 17
Villarreal 2021–22 La Liga 11 5 0 0 — 4[b] 2 15 7
Total 120 37 5 2 1 0 13 4 139 43
  1. ^ Appearances in Championship play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International[]

As of match played 16 November 2021[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 2018 2 1
2021 3 1
Total 5 2
As of match played 11 October 2021. Netherlands score listed first, score column indicates score after each Danjuma goal.[22]
List of international goals scored by Arnaut Danjuma
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 October 2018 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium 2  Belgium 1–1 1–1 Friendly
2 11 October 2021 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands 3  Gibraltar 5–0 6–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[]

Club Brugge

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Arnaut Danjuma: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Arnaut Danjuma". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Arnaut Danjuma: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Jong PSV vs. NAC Breda - 7 December 2015". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  6. ^ Roddy, Tom. "From homeless to Championship star, Arnaut Danjuma is determined to reach the top". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Antoine Griezmann scored twice as Atletico Madrid made it two wins out of two in the Champions League". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Arnaut Danjuma: Bournemouth sign Dutch winger for £13.7m from Club Bruges". BBC Sport. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Burton 2-0 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Bournemouth 3-2 Blackburn". BBC Sport. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Bournemouth duo Arnaut Danjuma and Jonathan Woodgate win Sky Bet Championship April awards". Sky Sports. 7 May 2021.
  12. ^ a b "DANJUMA NAMED SUPPORTERS' PLAYER OF THE YEAR". www.afcb.co.uk. 21 May 2021.
  13. ^ Shooble, Ahmed (19 August 2021). "Arnaut Danjuma completes move from Bournemouth to Villarreal for €25m". The Athletic. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Arnaut Danjuma is a Yellow". Villarreal Club de Fútbol. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Villarreal's Danjuma opens La Liga goal account in Atletico Madrid draw". Goal. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Selectie". NEC Nijmegen. 12 February 2018.
  17. ^ "Nigeria, Netherlands Set For Battle Over NEC Rising Star Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld". OwnGoal Nigeria. 5 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  18. ^ "Awoniyi Urges Nigeria To Beat Holland To Dutch-Nigerian Teammate Arnaut Groeneveld". OwnGoal Nigeria. 20 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  19. ^ "Koeman happy with emerging Netherlands talents". Football Oranje. 9 October 2018. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  20. ^ "Nigeria 2 Netherlands 1: Club Brugge's Danjuma Makes Senior Debut For 1988 European Champions :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  21. ^ Arnaut Danjuma at Soccerway
  22. ^ a b "Groeneveld, Arnaut". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  23. ^ "Arnaut Danjuma trophies list - AiScore Football LiveScore". m.aiscore.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

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