Pelle Clement (born 19 May 1996) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as an attacking midfielder for club

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Club career

Clement is a youth exponent from Ajax, whom he joined in 2006 from his youth club

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. He made his professional debut at

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on 8 May 2015 in an Eerste Divisie game against

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. He played the full game. His first Eredivisie match was a November 2016 match against NEC. On 28 June 2017, Clement moved to Reading from Ajax for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract with the

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club. On 3 January 2019,

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signed Clement for the second time for PEC Zwolle after only featuring for Reading once in the 2018–19 season. In his first game he started and registered an assist as Zwolle beat Feyenoord 3–1. Clement joined RKC Waalwijk on 5 August 2022, signing a one-year contract. On 6 May 2023, it was announced that he would be joining

on a two-year deal on 1 July 2023 following the conclusion of his contract with Waalwijk.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Clement, Pelle 1996 births Living people Footballers from Amsterdam Men's association football wingers Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers Koninklijke HFC players Jong Ajax players AFC Ajax players Reading F.C. players PEC Zwolle players RKC Waalwijk players Sparta Rotterdam players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players English Football League players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England