Amourricho Jahvairo Déshauntino van Axel Dongen (born 29 September 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie team Ajax.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amourricho Jahvairo Déshauntino van Axel Dongen | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Almere, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ajax | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Zeeburgia | ||
| 2012–2013 | OSV Amsterdam | ||
| 2013–2021 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Jong Ajax | 28 | (4) |
| 2021– | Ajax | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019–2020 | Netherlands U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021 | Netherlands U18 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 March 2024 | |||
Club career
Born in Almere, Van Axel Dongen played youth football for Zeeburgia and OSV Amsterdam before joining the youth academy of Ajax.[2][3] He signed his first professional contract with the club in September 2020.[4] He made his professional debut for Jong Ajax as a starter on 7 May 2021 in a 1–1 draw against De Graafschap, playing until halftime for the team led by Mitchell van der Gaag.[5][6] The following matchday, which was also the final of the season, he also appeared as a starter in a 2–1 away win over Telstar. Shortly before the break, Van Axel Dongen scored the opening goal after an assist by Kian Fitz-Jim, and he was substituted in the 62nd minute for Nordin Musampa.[7] At the end of the 2020–21 season, Van Axel Dongen was awarded the Abdelhak Nouri trophy as the best talent of Ajax's youth academy that season.[8]
Van Axel Dongen made his first-team debut for Ajax on 15 December 2021, replacing Mohamed Daramy in the 75th minute of a 4–0 win in the second round of the KNVB Cup over BVV Barendrecht.[9] The following month, on 16 January 2022, he made his Eredivisie debut for the first team, coming on as a late substitute for Antony as Utrecht were beaten 3–0.[10] In September 2022, Van Axel Dongen sprained his ankle in a match for Jong Ajax against NAC Breda, sidelining him for several months,[11] before returning to action in January 2023.[12]
Van Axel Dongen returned to first-team action in the 2023–24 season, in which he made his European debut, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute for Carlos Forbs in a UEFA Europa League group stage draw against AEK Athens.[13] On 8 October 2023, he made his first ever start for Ajax in a 2–1 home loss against AZ. However, he was substituted in the first half, after suffering an injury.[14]
International career
Born in the Netherlands, van Axel Dongen is of Surinamese descent.[15] He is a current Dutch youth international.[16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 29 March 2024[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 28 | 4 | — | — | 28 | 4 | ||||
| Ajax | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 4 | ||
Honours
Ajax[17]
Individual
References
External links
- Amourricho van Axel Dongen at WorldFootball.net
- National team under-16 profile (in Dutch)
- National team under-18 profile (in Dutch)