Justin Kluivert facts for kids
Kluivert in 2023
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Justin Dean Kluivert | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Bournemouth | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | SV Diemen | ||
| 2007–2016 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Jong Ajax | 8 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Ajax | 44 | (12) |
| 2018–2023 | Roma | 53 | (5) |
| 2020–2021 | → RB Leipzig (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | → Nice (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | → Valencia (loan) | 26 | (6) |
| 2023– | Bournemouth | 66 | (19) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Netherlands U17 | 10 | (0) |
| 2017 | Netherlands U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Netherlands U21 | 20 | (5) |
| 2018– | Netherlands | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:48, 25 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:17, 10 June 2025 (UTC) |
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Justin Dean Kluivert (born 5 May 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer. He plays as a winger or forward. Currently, he plays for the Premier League club Bournemouth and the Netherlands national team.
Justin is the son of famous former Dutch football player Patrick Kluivert. His grandfather, Kenneth Kluivert, was also a football player from Suriname. Justin started his career at Ajax, where he grew up in their youth system. After playing for two seasons in the Netherlands, Kluivert moved to the Italian team Roma in 2018. He has also played for the Netherlands national team, first at youth levels and then for the senior team since 2018.
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Club Career Highlights
Starting at Ajax
Justin Kluivert was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He joined the AFC Ajax youth program when he was young. He signed his first professional contract with Ajax. His first professional game was for Jong Ajax (Ajax's reserve team) on 16 September 2016. He came on as a substitute in a game against MVV.
Kluivert made his debut for the main Ajax team on 15 January 2017. This was in a league match against PEC Zwolle. He scored his first goal for Ajax on 19 March, exactly 10 years and one day after his father's last career goal. He also played in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League final, where Ajax lost to Manchester United. On 26 November 2017, he scored three goals in one game (a hat-trick) against Roda JC.
Moving to Roma
On 12 June 2018, Kluivert moved to the Italian club Roma. He chose the number 34 shirt to support his friend and former teammate Abdelhak Nouri. Nouri had a serious health issue in 2017 that ended his career.
Kluivert became the youngest Roma player to score in the UEFA Champions League. He scored his first goal for Roma on 3 October 2018 against Viktoria Plzeň. He dedicated this goal to Nouri. Later, on 16 December, he scored his first goal in the Serie A league against Genoa. For the 2019–20 season, he changed his shirt number to 99, which was the year he was born.
Loan Spells
Kluivert spent time on loan at different clubs to gain more experience.
- On 5 October 2020, he joined the German club RB Leipzig for a season. He scored his first goal for them in December 2020 against Bayern Munich. He also scored in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League against Manchester United.
- On 20 July 2021, he moved to the French club Nice on loan for a season.
- On 1 September 2022, he joined the Spanish club Valencia on loan. Before this, a transfer to Fulham in England was cancelled because he could not get a work permit.
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Playing for Bournemouth
On 23 June 2023, the Premier League club Bournemouth signed Kluivert. He made his debut for Bournemouth on 12 August in a league game against West Ham United.
On 1 November 2023, Kluivert scored his first goal for Bournemouth in a cup match against Liverpool. On 25 November, he scored his first Premier League goal against Sheffield United. By doing this, he became one of only three players ever to score in all of Europe's "Big Five leagues" (the top leagues in England, Spain, Italy, Germany, and France). He was the first to score in all five of these, plus the Dutch Eredivisie.
On 30 November 2024, Kluivert made history by scoring three goals from penalties in one Premier League match. This was the first time this had happened in the Premier League. It was also the first time in 67 years in the English top division. On 18 January 2025, he scored another hat-trick, this time from open play, against Newcastle United. His amazing performance earned him the EA SPORTS Player of the Month award. He scored five goals and made two assists that month.
International Career
Justin Kluivert played for the Netherlands Under-17 team in the 2016 Under 17 Euros. The Netherlands reached the semi-finals in that tournament.
He was first called up to the senior Netherlands national football team in March 2018. He made his debut on 26 March in a 3–0 win against Portugal. He came on as a substitute in the final minutes of the game.
Personal Life
Justin Kluivert comes from a family of footballers. His father is the famous former Dutch international player Patrick Kluivert. His grandfather, Kenneth Kluivert, was a football player from Suriname. Justin also has family roots in Curaçao through his paternal grandmother. He has three brothers. One of his brothers, Ruben Kluivert, is also a footballer. His other brothers are Shane and Quincy.
Honours
Ajax
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2016–17
Nice
- Coupe de France runner-up: 2021–22
Individual
- AFC Ajax Talent of the Future (Sjaak Swart Award): 2016–17
- Premier League Player of the Month: January 2025
See also
In Spanish: Justin Kluivert para niños
