Kian Fitz-Jim (Chinese: 菲慈佔天樂; born 5 July 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Eredivisie club Ajax.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ajax | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Buitenveldert | ||
| 2013–2015 | AFC | ||
| 2015–2019 | AZ Alkmaar | ||
| 2019–2020 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Jong Ajax | 102 | (5) |
| 2023– | Ajax | 4 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Excelsior (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Netherlands U15 | 5 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Netherlands U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Netherlands U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | Netherlands U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2023– | Netherlands U20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2023 | |||
Club career
Ajax
On 18 June 2019, Fitz-Jim signed with AFC Ajax.[2] he made his professional debut with Jong Ajax in a 2–1 Eerste Divisie loss to SC Telstar on 21 December 2020.[3]
He made his senior team debut in a friendly against FC Utrecht on 24 March 2021.[4][5]
Loan to Excelsior
In August 2023, Fitz-Jim extended his contract with Ajax until 2027, and was sent on loan to Eredivisie side Excelsior for the 2023–24 season.[6] On 11 January 2024, the loan was terminated early.[7]
International career
Born in the Netherlands, Fitz-Jim was born to a Surinamese father and mother from Hong Kong.[8] He is a youth international for the Netherlands.[2] He is also eligible to represent Netherlands, Hong Kong and Suriname.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 5 May 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 3 | — | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 102 | 5 | — | — | — | 102 | 5 | |||||
| Ajax | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Excelsior (loan) | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 114 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 5 | ||
References
External links
- Profile at the AFC Ajax website
- Kian Fitz-Jim at Soccerway
- OnsOranje U15 Profile
- OnsOranje U16 Profile
- OnsOranje U17 Profile
- OnsOranje U19 Profile