Jeremiah Israël St. Juste (born 19 October 1996) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Sporting CP.

Early life

St. Juste was born in

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to a Dutch mother and a Kittian father. He grew up with three siblings. His brother Benjamin is a former Heerenveen and

youth player, and has played

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for VV Pelikaan. His other brother Yoshua plays futsal for the

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. His sister Naomi works as a fashion model and television actress in the Netherlands.

Club career

Heerenveen

St. Juste started his career for SV Marum. In summer 2007 he joined to Jong Heerenveen. He made his

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debut on 24 January 2015 against Vitesse. He replaced

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in injury time in a 4–1 home win. On 16 January 2016, he scored first Eredivisie goal in a 5–2 away defeat against

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Feyenoord

St. Juste moved to

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on 18 July 2017 on a four-year deal. He made his debut for that club on 9 September 2017 in a match against

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. Later that year, on 17 December, he scored his first goal in a 7–0 away victory over

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in the

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Mainz 05

On 7 August 2019, Feyenoord announced on their website St. Juste was moving to

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on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee. A month later, on 14 September, he scored his inaugural

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goal in the 88th minute of a 2–1 victory over

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Sporting CP

On 11 May 2022, it was confirmed that St. Juste would sign for Portuguese club Sporting CP at the beginning of the 2022–23 season. The deal was worth a reported €9.5 million. Later that year, on 2 September, he scored his first

goal in a 2–0 away win over Estoril. In the 2024 Taça de Portugal final, he scored the first goal for his club against

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, before being sent off in the first half, in a match which ended in a 2–1 defeat after extra time.

International career

St. Juste was called up for the Netherlands U21 national team for qualifiers for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Poland. He is also eligible to play for the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team at senior level. St. Juste was called up to the senior

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squad in March 2021.

Career statistics

Honours

Feyenoord *

KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; en, KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Ou ...

: 2017–18 *

Johan Cruyff Shield The Johan Cruyff Shield (, ) is a football trophy in the Netherlands named after Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff, also often referred to as the Dutch Super Cup. The winner is decided in one match only, played by the winner of the national footbal ...

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Sporting CP *

: 2023–24

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:St. Juste, Jerry 1996 births Living people Footballers from Groningen (city) Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers Dutch people of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent Men's association football central defenders Eredivisie players Bundesliga players Primeira Liga players SC Heerenveen players Feyenoord players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players Sporting CP footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Portugal