Justin Dean Kluivert (born 5 May 1999) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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, on loan from

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club

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. He also represents the Netherlands national team. The son of former Dutch international football player

Patrick Kluivert Patrick Stephan Kluivert (; born 1 July 1976) is a Dutch former football player, coach and sporting director. He played as a striker, most notably for AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona and the Netherlands national team. He was part of Ajax's Golden Gen ...

, and grandson of former Surinamese football player

Kenneth Kluivert Kenneth Ramon Kluivert (born 26 August 1941) is a Surinamese former footballer who played as a left winger for S.V. Robinhood in the SVB Hoofdklasse, and for the Suriname national football team. He is the father of former Dutch International f ...

, Justin Kluivert began his career at

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, coming through the youth system. After playing for two seasons with the Dutch side, in 2018 Kluivert moved to Italian side Roma for €18.75 million. He also represented the Netherlands internationally, first at youth level from 2013, before making his senior debut in 2018.

Club career

Ajax

Born in

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, Kluivert came through the

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youth program, and had his first professional contract with

. He made his

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debut with Jong Ajax on 16 September 2016 in a game against MVV, replacing Vince Gino Dekker in the 67th minute, in a 1–0 away loss. He also played in the

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, in which he scored in a 2–0 group stage win at PAOK on 2 November. Kluivert made his first team debut in the

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on 15 January 2017 in a 1–3 away win against

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, when he replaced

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in the 39th minute. He scored his first Eredivisie goal on 19 March in an away match against

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, exactly 10 years and one day after his father's last career goal. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. He made six appearances in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, and was an unused substitute in the

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, a 2–0 loss to Manchester United in Stockholm. On 26 November 2017, Kluivert opened his account for the season with a hat-trick in a 5–1 home win over

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Roma

On 12 June 2018, Kluivert moved to Italian club

, following a telephone call made by Roma legend

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to his father, for €18.75 million. He became the fifth Dutch player ever to represent the Italian side. Kluivert chose the number 34 shirt number at Roma as a support for his good friend and former teammate

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, who wore it at Ajax; Nouri suffered a career-ending

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attack in 2017. Kluivert became the youngest Roma player to score in the

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after scoring the fourth goal in 5–0 home victory against

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on 3 October 2018. It was his first goal for the ''Giallorossi'', and he dedicated it to Nouri. On 16 December, he scored for the first time in the

in a 3–2 home win over

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. For the 2019–20 season, Kluivert changed his shirt number to 99, representing the year he was born.

Loan to RB Leipzig

On 5 October 2020, Kluivert joined

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club

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on a

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-long loan. On 5 December, he scored his first

goal in a 3–3 away draw against Bayern Munich. On 8 December, he scored a goal in a 3–2 win over Manchester United in the

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Loan to Nice

On 20 July 2021, Kluivert joined French Ligue 1 club

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on season-long loan with an option to buy.

Loan to Valencia

On 1 September 2022, Kluivert signed for Spanish club

on loan for the 2022–23 season. A few days earlier, he was denied a work permit in England which canceled his transfer to Fulham.

International career

At the 2016 Under 17 Euros held in

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, Kluivert played throughout the tournament in which

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reached the semi finals. Kluivert earned his first full international call-up in

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’s first

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in March 2018 for the friendlies against

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and

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. He made his senior debut on 26 March, in a 3–0 win over the reigning European champions Portugal, at the

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, replacing

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for the final 12 minutes of the match.

Personal life

Justin Kluivert is the son of former Dutch international football player

, and grandson of former Surinamese football player

. He is also of Curaçaoan descent through his paternal grandmother. Kluivert has four brothers, including footballer Ruben Kluivert who is currently playing for FC Utrecht.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Ajax *

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runner-up: 2016–17 Nice *

Coupe de France The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and profession ...

runner-up: 2021–22 Individual * AFC Ajax Talent of the Future (Sjaak Swart Award): 2016–17

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kluivert, Justin 1999 births Living people

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