Florian Marc Jozefzoon (born 9 February 1991) is a professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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. Born in French Guiana, he represents the Suriname national team. He is a product of the

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and won ten caps for the

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at youth level. He has also won the

with

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in 2014–15 and 2015–16.

Club career

Ajax

A winger and

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, Jozefzoon began his career with spells at CTO '70 and AFC. He joined the

in 2006 and signed a three-year professional contract in June 2008. Jozefzoon won his maiden call into the first team squad for the opening match of the

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season versus FC Groningen and remained an unused substitute during the 2–2 draw. He made his senior debut six days later, replacing

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at half time during a 4–2 win over SBV Vitesse. He scored his only goal for the club in a 5–0

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third round win over

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on 22 September 2010. After five appearances during the 2010–11 season, Jozefzoon signed a one-year contract extension in June 2011, but spent the 2011–12 season away on

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and was released at the end of the season.

NAC Breda (loan)

Jozefzoon spent the 2011–12 season on loan at Eredivisie club NAC Breda. He made 17 appearances and scored no goals during his spell.

RKC Waalwijk

On 25 May 2012, Jozefzoon joined Eredivisie club

on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract with an option for a third year. He made 36 appearances and scored seven goals during the

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season before departing the Mandemakers Stadion in June 2013.

PSV Eindhoven

In June 2013, Jozefzoon joined Eredivisie giants

for a €400,000 fee. Despite making 25 appearances and scoring four goals during his debut season, he failed to fully break into the first team at the

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. Jozefzoon's 15 league appearances during the 2014–15 season were enough to win him an Eredivisie winners' medal, the first silverware of his career. After largely falling out of the first team picture through 2015 and 2016 due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury, however he won his second Eredivisie winners' medal during the 2015–16 Jozefzoon left the club in January 2017.

Brentford

On 27 January 2017, Jozefzoon moved to

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to join

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club Brentford for an undisclosed fee on a deal until the end of the 2016–17 season, with an option to extend for a further year. He made his debut four days later, playing the first 71 minutes of a 3–0 win over Aston Villa at Griffin Park. Jozefzoon scored his first Bees goal on his 16th appearance, with the equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Barnsley on 17 April. He finished the season with 19 appearances and the club extended his contract by two years. Despite Sergi Canós suffering an injury, the signing of

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and the form of Josh Clarke meant that Jozefzoon failed to make the right wing berth his own during the early months of the 2017–18 season. Injury to Rico Henry in September saw Josh Clarke move to left back as cover, which allowed Jozefzoon to establish himself as a first choice wide option. He ended the 2017–18 season with 43 appearances and seven goals.

Derby County

After a £1.5 million bid from

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was rejected by Brentford on 4 July 2018, on 18 July, a follow-up bid of £2.75 million was accepted from Derby for the player. On 19 July, Brentford also accepted a matching rival bid for the player from

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. He signed for Derby on 20 July 2018. He made his debut on 11 August in a 1–4 loss against

. On 15 October 2020, he joined

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on loan for the remainder of the season. On 14 June 2021, it was announced that he would leave Derby at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.

Quevilly-Rouen

He signed for French club Quevilly-Rouen in September 2021.

Return to RKC Waalwijk

After a successful trial, Jozefzoon returned to his former club RKC Waalwijk on 4 August 2022, signing a one-year contract.

International career

Jozefzoon won ten caps for the Netherlands at U19 and U21 level. He was part of the Netherlands squads at the 2010 European U19 Championship and 2013 European U21 Championship finals. Jozefzoon was called up to the Suriname squad for the first time in March 2021. He scored on his debut in a 6–0 win over Aruba. In June 2021 Josefzoon was named to the Suriname squad for the

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Personal life

Jozefzoon was born in

Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (; gcr, Senloran di Maronni) is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is one of the three sub-prefectures of French Guiana and the seat ...

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and moved with his Surinamese parents, six brothers and two sisters to the Netherlands at age two.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Suriname's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jozefzoon goal.''

Honours

Ajax *

PSV *

: 2014–15, 2015–16

References

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