Joël Veltman
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Veltman playing for Ajax in March 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Joël Ivo Veltman | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Velsen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back, Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Ajax | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VV IJmuiden | |||
| 2001–2012 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012– | Ajax | 121 | (8) |
| 2013–2016 | → Jong Ajax | 6 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Netherlands U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Netherlands U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Netherlands U20 | 8 | (0) |
| 2013– | Netherlands | 16 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 June 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 June 2017 |
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Joël Ivo Veltman (born 15 January 1992) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a centre back for Ajax and for the Netherlands national team.
Veltman began his football career in the youth teams of VV IJmuiden in his home town of Velsen before moving to Ajax in 2001, where he went through the youth ranks of the club. While playing for the Ajax A1 youth squad in 2011–12, Veltman helped his side to win the Nike Eredivisie league title, as well finishing as runners-up to Inter Milan in the NextGen Series (the UEFA Champions League equivalent for under-20 teams) after losing on penalties (5–3) following a 1–1 deadlock after extra time. He made his official debut for the Ajax first team on 19 August 2012 in an away match against NEC in Nijmegen, entering as a substitute for Mitchell Dijks in the 79th minute; the match ended in a 1–6 win for Ajax. Following a successful starting season with the Ajax first team, helping his side secure its third-straight national title and his personal first, on 6 June 2013 it was announced that Veltman had extended his contract with Ajax for another four years, binding him to the club until the summer of 2017.
On 5 August 2013, Veltman played in the Dutch Eerste Divisie debut of the newly promoted reserves team Jong Ajax at the start of the season. Substituted off in the 89th minute of the 2–0 home win, due to a sustained injury, Veltman found himself sidelined for the next two months. He returned from injury on 30 September 2013 in another match for Jong Ajax, this time against Volendam, where he scored his first professional goal in the 2–3 loss at the Sportpark De Toekomst, netting the opener in the seventh minute. On 22 October 2013, Veltman made his continental debut for the first team when he replaced injured first-choice centre back Niklas Moisander in the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage match against Celtic. The away match at Celtic Park ended in a 2–1 loss for the Amsterdam side.
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