Justin Dean Kluivert (Msterdam, 1999) is on his way to registering his name in the ‘Guinness Book of Records’. He is only 24 years old and It has already gone through the Eredivisie, Serie A, the Bundesliga, Ligue 1, LaLiga… and the Premier. The six Leagues with the highest UEFA coefficient in the 2022-23 season.
“He is going to become the fourth player to act in the five major leagues”, boasts Bournemouth to announce the signing of the former Valencia. ‘The Cherries’ will pay 11.2 million euros to Roma for the transfer of the son of Patrick Kluivert, who signed for five seasons and he becomes the first signing of Andoni Iraola’s new team.
“He has also played in the Champions League and the Europa Leaguein addition to being international with his country in the absolute category,” said Neill Blake, executive director of Bournemouth.
“Your arrival is a sign of your ambition
“He was closely followed by several clubs across Europe and his arrival is a sign of his ambition. Justin is an exciting and versatile attacker who has an eye for goal.Blake added.
New great goal from Justin Kluivert for Ajax: watch out for control and finishing in half a second!
Justin completes, in this way, his particular ‘Interrail’ since, at the age of 17 years and eight months, he made his debut with Ajax. He played 56 games with those from Amsterdam -scoring 13 goals and distributing 10 assists- before leave transferred to Roma in 2018 in exchange for 18.25 million euros.
Justin Kluivert’s career
- Ajax 2016-17 –> 20 games, 2 goals and 5 assists
- Ajax 2017-18 –> 36 games, 11 goals and 5 assists
- Rome 2018-19 –> 35 appearances, 2 goals and 8 assists
- Rome 2019-20 –> 31 games, 7 goals and 2 assists
- RB Leipzig 2020-21 –> 27 games, 4 goals and 1 assist
- Nice 2021-22 –> 31 games, 6 goals and 6 assists
- Valencia 2022-23 –> 29 games, 8 goals and 2 assists
At the Olympic he made history. He became the youngest player (19 years, 4 months and 27 days) to score with Roma in the Champions League.. However, he failed to open a gap and began to chain one assignment after another.
He went on loan, consecutively, to RB Leipzig (2020-21), Nice (2021-22) and Valencia (2022-23). At Mestalla he managed to complete his best season in terms of numbers: he scored eight goals and distributed two assists in 29 games.
“I want to stay in Valencia”
Moreover, his intention was to continue in Spain. “I want to stay safe. I really like Valencia and I want to stay. Let’s see if it’s possible but I want to be here”, he assured on ‘DAZN’. However, the 15 million that Roma demanded made the operation unfeasible.
Justin has moved on from his father’s globe-trotting fame. Patrick went through five different Leagues. Played in the Eredivisie (Ajax and PSV)in the league (Barcelona and Valencia), in Serie A (Milan), in Ligue 1 (Lille) and in Premier (Newcastle).
“I am only 24 years old, but I started very young and I have learned a lot throughout my career.. As I often say: ‘This is just the beginning’. I am very proud of what I have been through, but, at the same time, expectant for what the future holds for me.”assured Justin in his coming-out.
The explosion of the son of Kluivert has no end: remote-controlled bagel to the squad!
“Iraola is a great coach”
Now he faces a new challenge: “Everyone knows that it is the best League in the world. It is a dream to be here. I am looking forward to starting here. I know Iraola because I played against him (he scored a goal against Rayo) and I like how his teams play. He is a great coach and I am happy to work with him.”
