Jeffrey Gouweleeuw

Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (born 10 July 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.[1][2]

Jeffrey Gouweleeuw
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-07-10) 10 July 1991
Place of birth Heemskerk, Netherlands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 FC Augsburg
Number 6
Youth career
ADO '20
2006–2010 Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Heerenveen 68 (4)
2013–2016 AZ 87 (4)
2016– FC Augsburg 195 (5)
International career
2012–2013 Netherlands U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 July 2023

Club career

AZ

Born in Heemskerk,[1] Gouweleeuw began his early career with ADO '20 and Heerenveen, before signing a five-year contract with AZ in May 2013,[3] having received interest from the club since December 2012.[4]

In August 2015, after being made club captain at AZ, a transfer to Greek club Olympiacos fell through.[5] He suffered an injury in December 2015, one of a number of AZ's defenders on the sidelines.[6]

FC Augsburg

In January 2016 he moved to German club FC Augsburg.[7][8] He spoke of his joy at the move.[9] He made his debut for the club on 14 February 2016 in a 2–1 home loss to Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, covering Thomas Müller as a defensive midfielder.[10]

On 11 September 2016, he scored his first goal for Augsburg in a 2–1 victory against Werder Bremen.[11]

Following the retirement of Daniel Baier in September 2020, Gouweleeuw was made captain of Augsburg by head coach Heiko Herrlich.[12]

International career

He has played for the Netherlands under-21 national team.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 27 August 2022[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heerenveen 2010–11 Eredivisie 6000000060
2011–12 Eredivisie 303510000354
2012–13 Eredivisie 321314[lower-alpha 2]000392
Total 684824000806
AZ 2013–14 Eredivisie 3715112[lower-alpha 2]11[lower-alpha 3]0553
2014–15 Eredivisie 341410000382
2015–16 Eredivisie 1623210[lower-alpha 2]300297
Total 8741242241012212
Augsburg 2015–16 Bundesliga 11000——110
2016–17 Bundesliga 18210——192
2017–18 Bundesliga 27010——280
2018–19 Bundesliga 25030——280
2019–20 Bundesliga 21000——210
2020–21 Bundesliga 32120——341
2021–22 Bundesliga 29210——302
2022–23 Bundesliga 4010——50
Total 16759000001765
Career total 322132962641037823
  1. Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield

References
  1. Jeffrey Gouweleeuw at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  2. "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  3. "Gouweleeuw verruilt Heerenveen voor AZ" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  4. "AZ biedt op Heerenveen-verdediger Gouweleeuw" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 24 December 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  5. "Gouweleeuw baalt dat AZ niet meewerkt aan transfer naar Olympiakos" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  6. "Blessure Gouweleeuw zorgt voor nog grotere AZ-puzzel" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  7. "Gouweleeuw per direct van AZ naar FC Augsburg" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  8. "Augsburg verpflichtet Abwehrspieler Gouweleeuw" (in German). RP-Online. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  9. "Gouweleeuw: Augsburg als sympathieke club leren kennen" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  10. "Voormalig speler Heerenveen en AZ tegenover Müller: Ging me redelijk af". Soccernews (in Dutch). 4 May 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  11. "Stafylidis dreht den Spieß um". kicker (in German). 11 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  12. "Gouweleeuw nieuwe aanvoerder Augsburg". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 11 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  13. "Profile" (in Dutch). Ons Oranje. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  14. "J. Gouweleeuw". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 January 2018.


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