Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (born 10 July 1991) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a centre-back for and captains

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club

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Club career

AZ

Born in

Heemskerk Heemskerk () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is located in the Kennemerland region. Local government As of March 2022, the municipal council of Heemskerk consists of 25 seats, which are divide ...

, Gouweleeuw began his early career with

ADO '20 Aanhouden Doet Overwinnen 1920, simply known as ADO '20, is a Dutch association football club from Heemskerk, North Holland. They are currently playing in the Dutch Derde Divisie. The club was founded on 15 May 1920 as ''Aanhouden Doet Overwinn ...

and

Heerenveen Heerenveen (, fry, It Hearrenfean ) is a town and municipality in the province of Friesland (Fryslân), in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, the town had a population of 29,790 (1 January) while the municipality had a population 50,859 (1 July). ...

, before signing a five-year contract with AZ in May 2013, having received interest from the club since December 2012. In August 2015, after being made club captain at AZ, a transfer to Greek club

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

fell through. He suffered an injury in December 2015, one of a number of AZ's defenders on the sidelines.

FC Augsburg

In January 2016 he moved to German club

. He spoke of his joy at the move. He made his debut for the club on 14 February 2016 in a 2–1 home loss to Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, covering

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as a

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. On 11 September 2016, he scored his first goal for Augsburg in a 2–1 victory against

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. Following the retirement of Daniel Baier in September 2020, Gouweleeuw was made captain of Augsburg by head coach

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International career

He has played for the Netherlands under-21 national team.

Career statistics

References

1991 births Living people People from Heemskerk Dutch men's footballers ADO '20 players SC Heerenveen players AZ Alkmaar players FC Augsburg players Eredivisie players Bundesliga players Men's association football central defenders Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Footballers from North Holland {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub