Justin Antonius Lonwijk (born 21 December 1999) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Fortuna Sittard, on loan from Ukrainian side

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Club career

Jong PSV

He made his professional debut in the

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...

for

Jong PSV Jong PSV is a Dutch football team based in Eindhoven. It is the reserve team of PSV Eindhoven and plays in the Eerste Divisie since the 2013–14 season. History Until 2013, Jong PSV played in the Beloften Eredivisie, a league exclusively for ...

on 13 January 2017 in a game against

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Utrecht

On 29 May 2019, he signed for

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on a three-year contract, until 2022. Utrecht manager John van den Brom selected Lonwijk for the starting line-up in the two tiers against

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in the

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qualifiers. His

debut followed on 4 August 2019, where he was a starter in the 4–2 away win over

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Viborg

On 25 January 2021, Lonwijk joined

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club

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on loan from Utrecht for the rest of the season with an option to buy. On 1 June 2021 was announced that they had exercised this purchase option. He signed a contract in Denmark until 2024.

Dynamo Kyiv

On 22 September 2022 Lonwijk signed a five-year contract with Ukrainian Premier League club

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Viborg claimed he was sold for a club record transfer fee. Lonwijk signed with Dynamo Kyiv during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He made his debut for the club on 2 October 2022, replacing

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in the 82nd minute of a 1–0 away victory against Mynai. On 10 November, he scored his first goal for Dynamo by slotting home a Viktor Tsyhankov cross, thereby contributing to the team's 3–1 league win over

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Anderlecht (loan)

On 25 July 2023,

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side

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announced the signing of Lonwijk on a season-long loan from Dynamo Kyiv, with an option to buy the player at the end of the season.

Fortuna Sittard (loan)

In January 2024, Lonwijk was recalled from his loan at Anderlecht, joining Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard on loan for the remainder of the season.

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Lonwijk is of Surinamese descent. He is the oldest brother of Nigel Lonwijk, who plays for Premier League club

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, whilst his younger sister Jayden plays tennis. In an interview Lonwijk also mentioned to be the cousin of

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winger

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Honours

Viborg *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lonwijk, Justin 1999 births Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent Footballers from Tilburg Living people Dutch men's footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Willem II (football club) players Jong PSV players FC Utrecht players Jong FC Utrecht players Viborg FF players FC Dynamo Kyiv players R.S.C. Anderlecht players Fortuna Sittard players Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players Ukrainian Premier League players Danish 1st Division players Danish Superliga players Men's association football midfielders Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium