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Amourricho van Axel Dongen

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Axel Dongen, not Dongen.

Amourricho van Axel Dongen
Personal information
Full name Amourricho Jahvairo Déshauntino van Axel Dongen
Date of birth (2004-09-29) 29 September 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Almere, Netherlands
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Ajax
Number 27
Youth career
2010–2012 Zeeburgia
2012–2013 OSV Amsterdam
2013–2021 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Jong Ajax 28 (4)
2021– Ajax 4 (0)
International career
2019–2020 Netherlands U16 3 (1)
2021 Netherlands U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 March 2024

Amourricho Jahvairo Déshauntino van Axel Dongen (born 29 September 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie team Ajax.[1]

Club career

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Born in Almere, Van Axel Dongen played youth football for Zeeburgia and OSV Amsterdam before joining the youth academy of Ajax.[2][3] He signed his first professional contract with the club in September 2020.[4] He made his professional debut for Jong Ajax as a starter on 7 May 2021 in a 1–1 draw against De Graafschap, playing until halftime for the team led by Mitchell van der Gaag.[5][6] The following matchday, which was also the final of the season, he also appeared as a starter in a 2–1 away win over Telstar. Shortly before the break, Van Axel Dongen scored the opening goal after an assist by Kian Fitz-Jim, and he was substituted in the 62nd minute for Nordin Musampa.[7] At the end of the 2020–21 season, Van Axel Dongen was awarded the Abdelhak Nouri trophy as the best talent of Ajax's youth academy that season.[8]

Van Axel Dongen made his first-team debut for Ajax on 15 December 2021, replacing Mohamed Daramy in the 75th minute of a 4–0 win in the second round of the KNVB Cup over BVV Barendrecht.[9] The following month, on 16 January 2022, he made his Eredivisie debut for the first team, coming on as a late substitute for Antony as Utrecht were beaten 3–0.[10] In September 2022, Van Axel Dongen sprained his ankle in a match for Jong Ajax against NAC Breda, sidelining him for several months,[11] before returning to action in January 2023.[12]

Van Axel Dongen returned to first-team action in the 2023–24 season, in which he made his European debut, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute for Carlos Forbs in a UEFA Europa League group stage draw against AEK Athens.[13] On 8 October 2023, he made his first ever start for Ajax in a 2–1 home loss against AZ. However, he was substituted in the first half, after suffering an injury.[14]

International career

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Born in the Netherlands, van Axel Dongen is of Surinamese descent.[15] He is a current Dutch youth international.[16]

Career statistics

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As of match played 29 March 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Ajax 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 2 1 — — 2 1
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 7 1 — — 7 1
2022–23 Eerste Divisie 14 2 — — 14 2
2023–24 Eerste Divisie 5 0 — — 5 0
Total 28 4 — — 28 4
Ajax 2021–22 Eredivisie 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
2022–23 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023–24 Eredivisie 3 0 1 0 1[a] 0 5 0
Total 4 0 3 0 1 0 8 0
Career total 32 4 3 0 1 0 36 4
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Ajax[17]

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b Amourricho van Axel Dongen at Soccerway
  2. ^ Jager, Jelmer (15 May 2018). "Talent Van Axel Dongen (13) droomt: "Ik wil Ajax 1 bereiken"". Ajax1.nl (in Dutch).
  3. ^ "De alternatieve route van Van Axel Dongen". Ajax Showtime (in Dutch). 16 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Ajax contracteert Amourricho van Axel Dongen". 23 September 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Ajax II vs. De Graafschap – 7 May 2021". Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Jong Ajax pakt punt en stelt promotie De Graafschap uit". 7 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  7. ^ "SC Telstar – Jong Ajax 1:2 (Eerste Divisie 2020/2021, 38. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Amourricho van Axel Dongen wint Abdelhak Nouri Trofee". ajax.nl (in Dutch). 1 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Zo kijken de debutanten terug op Ajax–Barendrecht". Ajax (in Dutch). 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Utrecht vs. Ajax 0–3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  11. ^ "'Ajax-talent zeker tot medio december aan de kant door gescheurde enkelband'". Voetbalprimeur (in Dutch). 26 October 2022. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Jong Ajax verliest van De Graafschap en eindigt duel met negen man". Ajax Showtime (in Dutch). 13 January 2023. Archived from the original on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  13. ^ "AEK Athens–Ajax | UEFA Europa League 2023/24". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Ajacied Van Axel Dongen bespreekt 'pijnlijk' basisdebuut en spoort fans aan". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 9 October 2023. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Het Verhaal Achter: Amourricho van Axel Dongen". Ajax Showtime. 20 February 2022.
  16. ^ "ONDER 16 MET 23 SPELERS NAAR PORTUGAL". 27 January 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Amourricho van Axel Dongen - Career Honours". Soccerway.
  18. ^ "Ajax kiest volgende winnaar van Abdelhak Nouri Trofee". 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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