Djavan Anderson (born 21 April 1995) is a Dutch professional

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who last played as a midfielder or right-back for English club

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and th ...

Club career

Ajax

Anderson began his football career with AFC in Amsterdam before joining the Ajax Youth Academy in 2010. He had briefly interrupted his football career to pursue a career in gymnastics, before returning to football. On 23 April 2012, Anderson signed his first professional contract with Ajax, binding him to the club until 30 June 2015. During the 2013–14 season Anderson began playing for the Ajax A1 selection, the under-19 side of the club, making three appearances in the UEFA Youth League, the Champions League equivalent for under-19 teams. Due to the absence of several reserves, who were competing Internationally on Matchday 7 of the Eerste Divisie, Anderson made his professional debut playing for the reserves team

Jong Ajax Jong Ajax () (''English: Young Ajax''), also referred to as Ajax II or Ajax 2 is a Dutch association football team, the reserve team of Ajax. It is based in Amsterdam and competes in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. History Jong Ajax (''formerly more ...

in the away match against

Achilles '29 Achilles '29 is a football club from Groesbeek, Netherlands, competing in the sixth-tier Eerste Klasse. The club is known for its successes in the Dutch domestic cup, having knocked FC Volendam, Heracles Almelo, RKC Waalwijk, Telstar and MV ...

, which ended in a 2–1 loss. After the winter break in January it was announced that he would not return to the under-19 squad and would remain with Jong Ajax for the remainder of the season, making eight appearances in total.

AZ

On 19 June 2014, it was announced that Anderson would transfer to AZ. With newly appointed head coach

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taking a particular interest in the young player, a transfer fee of €200,000 was agreed upon between the two clubs, with Anderson signing on for three years. He made his Eredivisie debut on 8 November 2014 in a 1–0 away win against

NAC Breda NAC Breda (), often simply known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Eerste Divi ...

Cambuur

On 19 August 2015, it was announced that Anderson had signed a two-year contract with Eredivisie side

SC Cambuur SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2020–21 Ee ...

Bari

On 7 September 2017, it was announced that Anderson had signed with

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in the Italian Serie B.

Lazio

On 27 July 2018, Djavan signed for Serie A side Lazio on a free transfer.

Salernitana (loan)

On 17 August 2018, Djavan joined Serie B club Salernitana on loan until 30 June 2019.

PEC Zwolle (loan)

On 31 January 2022, Anderson returned to the Netherlands and joined PEC Zwolle on loan until the end of the season.

Oxford United

On 1 September 2022, Anderson signed for

on a one-year deal, with an option for a further year. On 13 September, he made his league debut for the club, coming on in the 75th minute in a 1–0 defeat to

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

. On 29 October, Anderson scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win against

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...

. This was Anderson's only goal in 25 league appearances (9 of them as substitute) for Oxford. His contract extension clause was not activated at the end of the 2022–23 season.

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Anderson is of Jamaican and Surinamese descent. On 2 February 2012, Anderson made his debut for the Netherlands under-17 side in a match at the XXXV Torneio Int. do Algarve '12 against France U-17 in a 1–0 victory. He was a part of the Netherlands U17 team to compete in the

2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship The 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the eleventh edition of UEFA's European Under-17 Football Championship under its current age grouping. Slovenia hosted the tournament between 4 and 16 May. An appeal by the Hungarian Football Federa ...

in Slovenia where the Dutch secured their second title in the competition, playing in all matches and helping his team to defeat Germany U-17 in the final. On 11 September 2012 Anderson made his debut for the Netherlands under-18 squad in a friendly match against the United States U-18. The match ended in a 4–2 loss. In March 2022 he was called up for

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for a friendly match against Thailand.

Career statistics

Honours

Netherlands U17 * UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Djavan 1995 births Living people Footballers from Amsterdam Men's association football fullbacks Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Dutch people of Jamaican descent Sportspeople of Jamaican descent Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent Jong Ajax players AZ Alkmaar players SC Cambuur players SSC Bari players SS Lazio players US Salernitana 1919 players Cosenza Calcio players PEC Zwolle players Oxford United F.C. players Serie B players Serie A players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England