Tijjani Reijnders
Tijjani Reijnders (born 29 July 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club AC Milan and the Netherlands national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 July 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Zwolle, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AC Milan | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2007 | WVF Zwolle | ||
| 2007–2011 | FC Zwolle | ||
| 2011–2015 | FC Twente | ||
| 2015–2016 | CSV '28 | ||
| 2016–2017 | PEC Zwolle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | PEC Zwolle | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Jong AZ | 92 | (19) |
| 2018–2023 | AZ | 93 | (7) |
| 2020 | → RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2023– | AC Milan | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Netherlands U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Netherlands | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:34, 22 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023 | |||
Early life
Born in Zwolle, Reijnders is the son of Martin Reynders, and the brother of Eliano Reijnders who are also professional footballers.[1] Reijnders is of Moluccan descent through his mother.[2]
Club career
Early career
Reijnders' role in the football scene started at a young age, where he started his career with the FC Twente youth team. It's just that he played at FC Twente until the U-17 team before being released to CSV '28 and playing for one year from 2015 to 2016.[3]
In 2016, Reijnders joined his homeland team PEC Zwolle U-19 where he then moved up the level and appeared in the Eredivisie club's first team. Even at PEC Zwolle, Reijnders only played one year.
AZ Alkmaar
In 2017, development of his career accelerated rapidly. From working at a local Aldi supermarket and training in Zwolle, he crossed over to AZ's Under-21 team and moved up to the first professional team in 2018.[4]
In 2020, he was loaned to RKC Waalwijk for six months, from January to June.[5] Afterwards, Reijnders returned to AZ and became part of the first team, in which he managed to play in the 2022–23 Europa Conference League semi-finals.[6]
International career
In June 2023, Reijnders received his first official call-up to the Netherlands national team for the 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 October 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| PEC Zwolle | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| AZ Alkmaar | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 36 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 47 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | — | 54 | 7 | ||
| Total | 96 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 13 | ||
| Jong AZ | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 6 | — | — | — | 32 | 6 | |||
| 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 8 | — | — | — | 36 | 8 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 92 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 19 | ||
| RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| AC Milan | 2023–24 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Career total | 206 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 32 | ||
- Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearance in UEFA Champions League
References
- "Reijnders in voetspoor vader". www.peperbus.nl.
- "Broederliefde - Interview with Tijjani and Eliano Reijnders". June 2021.
- "Profil Tijjani Reijnders, Gelandang Andalan Eredivisie Keturunan Indonesia" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- "Reijnders promoveert naar A-selectie". www.az.nl. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- "RKC Waalwijk huurt middenvelder Tijjani Reijnders van AZ". BD. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- "Glanzlos, aber effizient: West Ham schlägt Alkmaar und steht im Endspiel" (in German). Kicker. 18 May 2023.
- "Official Statement: Tijjani Reijnders". AC Milan. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- "Oranjeselectie voor de UEFA Nations League Finals" [National team squad for the Nations League Finals] (in Dutch). 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- "Tijjani Reijnders". Soccerway.com.
- "Eight clubs represent the Eredivisie Team of the Month for April". Eredivisie. 5 May 2023. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
External links
- Tijjani Reijnders at WorldFootball.net
- Tijjani Reijnders Profile at Swarakyat Jakarta, according to Swarakyat.id