Jaïro Riedewald
Riedewald lining up for Ajax in 2016
Personal information
Full name Jaïro Jocquim Riedewald[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996
Place of birth Haarlem, Netherlands
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Crystal Palace
Number 44
Youth career
SV Overbos
2007–2014 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Jong Ajax 19 (1)
2013–2017 Ajax 63 (2)
2017– Crystal Palace 75 (2)
International career
2011 Netherlands U15 2 (0)
2011–2012 Netherlands U16 6 (0)
2012–2013 Netherlands U17 10 (0)
2013–2015 Netherlands U19 15 (1)
2016 Netherlands U21 4 (0)
2015 Netherlands 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:28, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

Jaïro Jocquim Riedewald (born 9 September 1996)[3] is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace.

Club career

Ajax

2013–14

On 15 March 2013, Riedewald signed his first professional contract with Ajax, a product of the Ajax Youth Academy having joined the club from SV Overbos at the age of 11. His first contract with the club was a three-year contract binding him to the club until 2016. On 21 December 2013 he made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of professional football in the Netherlands, playing for the reserves team Jong Ajax, in a match against VVV-Venlo which ended in a 5–1 away loss.

On 14 December 2013, Ajax head coach Frank de Boer announced the inclusion of Riedewald in the first team squad for the away match against SC Cambuur on 15 December 2013.[4] Not having made an appearance in that fixture it was the first time he was called for the first team. He made his debut for the first team on 19 December 2013 in the KNVB Cup match against IJsselmeervogels. The match ended in a 3–0 away win, with Riedewald coming on for Daley Blind in the 73rd minute of the match. Three days later he made his Eredivisie debut against Roda JC Kerkrade.[5] After Bojan Krkić, Riedewald was substituted on as well in the 80th minute, where he replaced Christian Poulsen, quickly scoring two goals, after trailing 1–0, helping Ajax to a 2–1 away victory, hereby becoming the youngest scoring debutant in the club and league history with 17 years, 104 days.[6] The youngest scoring player before him in the Dutch Eredivisie was Jeroen Lumu with 17 years, 111 days, while Marco van Basten was the youngest scoring debutant at the club with 17 year, 154 days of age.[7]

In January 2014, Riedewald became a permanent member of the first team at Ajax. On 27 February 2014, Riedewald made his continental debut for Ajax, in the UEFA Europa League away match against Red Bull Salzburg where he replaced Christian Poulsen in the 63rd minute in an eventual 3-1 loss.

2014–15

2015–16

Riedewald during training with Ajax in 2016.

After Niklas Moisander departed the club at the start of the 2015–16 season, Ajax manager Frank de Boer decided to choose Riedewald as the new partner of Joël Veltman in central defense. In de Klassieker against Feyenoord on 7 February 2016, Riedewald got injured soon after kick-off; he had broken his left ankle, which ended his season early. Until that moment, he had only missed one league game due to suspension. However, he returned early from injury on 1 May 2016, replacing Kenny Tete in the 76th minute in a match against FC Twente.

2016–17

After Ajax lost the Eredivisie title to PSV on the last matchday of the season by drawing to De Graafschap, manager De Boer decided to leave the club. His successor Peter Bosz decided to use Riedewald more as a defensive midfielder during the opening of the season. On 15 September 2016, Riedewald scored the rebound of Davy Klaassen's missed penalty in a Europa League match against Panathinaikos, his first goal for Ajax since his debut match.

Crystal Palace

In July 2017, Riedewald signed a five-year contract with Premier League side Crystal Palace for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £8m.[8][9][10]

He was named the club's player of the month in January 2020[11] and again in October 2020.[12] He scored his first goal for Palace in a 2–1 away win over Fulham on 24 October 2020.[13]

In February 2021, Riedewald extended his contract with Crystal Palace until 2024.[14]

International career

Riedewald received his first call up to the senior Netherlands team in August 2015.[15] On 6 September, he made his official debut for Oranje against Turkey.

Personal life

Born in Haarlem, Riedewald is of mixed Dutch, Surinamese, and Indonesian heritage. His father hails from Suriname, while his mother is of half Dutch, half Indonesian descent.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 December 2023[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 100————100
2014–15 Eerste Divisie 91————91
Total 191————191
Ajax 2013–14 Eredivisie 5210—1[lower-alpha 3]00072
2014–15 Eredivisie 19020—4[lower-alpha 4]000250
2015–16 Eredivisie 23000—10[lower-alpha 5]000330
2016–17 Eredivisie 16010—11[lower-alpha 6]100281
Total 63240—26100933
Crystal Palace 2017–18 Premier League 1201020——150
2018–19 Premier League 001030——40
2019–20 Premier League 1701010——190
2020–21 Premier League 3321000——342
2021–22 Premier League 302100——51
2022–23 Premier League 600010——70
2023–24 Premier League 400020——60
Total 7526190——913
Career total 158510190261002037
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, one in the UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 201530
Total30

Honours

Ajax

References

  1. ↑ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Jaïro Riedewald: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Riedewald keert terug naar roots". ajax.nl (in Dutch). 7 May 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Riedewald in selectie voor duel Cambuur Ajax.nl, 14 December 2013
  5. ↑ 17-jarige Riedewald maakt Ajax winterkampioen AT5.nl, 22 December 2013
  6. ↑ "Droomdebuut Riedewald laat Ajax ontsnappen in Kerkrade" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 22 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  7. ↑ Riedewald breekt record telegraaf.nl, 22 December 2013
  8. ↑ "Riedewald Signs For Palace". cpfc.co.uk. 24 July 2017. Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Crystal Palace sign Riedewald from Ajax". skysports.com. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Crystal Palace complete signing of Riedewald from Ajax". theguardian.com. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Jaïro Riedewald scoops ManBetX Player of the Month for January". cpfc.co.uk. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  12. ↑ "Jaïro Riedewald wins Crystal Palace's W88 Player of the Month for October". cpfc.co.uk. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "Zaha inspires Palace in win over Fulham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  14. ↑ "Jaïro Riedewald extends Crystal Palace contract". CPFC. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  15. ↑ "Blind names first Netherlands squad: Tete, Riedewald and Anita included". football-oranje.com. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  16. ↑ "Riedewald keert terug naar roots". ajaxfanzone.nl (in Dutch). 7 May 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  17. ↑ Jaïro Riedewald at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  18. ↑ "2016/17: United win it for Manchester". UEFA. 30 May 2017.
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