Luuk de Jong
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De Jong with PSV in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Luuk de Jong | ||
| Date of birth | 27 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Aigle, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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PSV | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| DZC '68 | |||
| 2001–2008 | De Graafschap | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | De Graafschap | 14 | (2) |
| 2009–2012 | Twente | 76 | (39) |
| 2012–2014 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 36 | (6) |
| 2014 | → Newcastle United (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2014– | PSV | 91 | (54) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Netherlands U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2009–2013 | Netherlands U21 | 18 | (5) |
| 2011– | Netherlands | 11 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 March 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 May 2016 |
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Luuk de Jong (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlyk də ˈjɔŋ], born 27 August 1990) is a Dutch footballer, who plays as a forward for PSV Eindhoven and the Netherlands football team.
He previously played for DZC '68, De Graafschap, Twente, Borussia Mönchengladbach, and Newcastle United, before joining PSV in 2014. His brother Siem de Jong is also a professional football player, currently playing for PSV.
De Jong was born in Aigle, Switzerland, as a son of two Dutch volleyball players who played professionally in that country. The family moved to the Netherlands when de Jong was four years old, and his brother Siem six.
He started his football career in Doetinchem at the amateur club DZC '68, together with his brother. They were both then recruited by the local professional club De Graafschap. Luuk de Jong stayed with the club, but Siem was scouted and signed by Ajax.
He made his Eredivisie debut in a match versus NAC Breda coming on as a substitute. After another match coming of the bench against SC Heerenveen de Jong became a starter joining newly acquired Ben Sahar. In their first match together against Willem II de Jong gave an assist to Ben Sahar giving De Graafschap a 1–0 win. He made his first Eredivisie goal in a home match against FC Twente he scored the 2–1. Moments later de Jong made a handball giving FC Twente a penalty which Blaise N'Kufo scored, the match ended in 2–2. His second goal came in a home match versus Heracles Almelo. Resit Schuurman took a free kick and Rogier Meijer headed it on. De Jong who was standing with his back to the goal then scored with a beautiful overhead kick which gave De Graafschap the 1–0 victory. In the home game versus NEC Nijmegen he injured his ankle and he was substituted in the first half. De Jong came back from injury in the play-offs for promotion/relegation. He scored the winner in the home game versus RKC Waalwijk but it wasn't enough to keep De Graafschap in the Eredivisie.
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