Jordy Bruijn

Jordy Bruijn (born 23 July 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for NEC in the Eredivisie.[1][2]

Jordy Bruijn
Bruijn in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jordy Bruijn
Date of birth (1996-07-23) 23 July 1996
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 NEC
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2015 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Jong Ajax 1 (0)
2016–2020 Heerenveen 29 (2)
2019 → NEC (loan) 16 (2)
2020– NEC 74 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 March 2023

Career

Bruijn is a youth exponent from AFC Ajax. He made his professional debut with Jong Ajax on 6 November 2015 in an Eerste Divisie game against MVV Maastricht replacing Milan Vissie after 75 minutes.[3] After suffering several injuries, he played one match for Jong Ajax in the 2015–16 season.

In May 2016, Bruijn signed a one-year deal with SC Heerenveen.[4]

On 31 January 2019, it was announced that Bruijn was sent on loan to NEC Nijmegen for the remainder of the season.[5] A day later, he made his debut in the 4–1 won home win against Jong FC Utrecht.[6] On 23 February, he scored his first goal for NEC in the 5–0 home win over Almere City.[7] He made an impression during his loan period, where he made 16 appearances and scored twice.[8] After barely playing after his return to Heerenveen, he made a permanent move to NEC in the summer of 2020. He signed a three-year contract in Nijmegen.[9] There, he immediately became a starter, in a two-man midfield where Édgar Barreto, Javier Vet and Dirk Proper also fought for playing time. In the absence of Rens van Eijden, Bruijn was team captain of the club.[10] On 23 May 2021, Bruijn won promotion with NEC to the Eredivisie, by beating NAC Breda 2–1 in the final of the play-offs. In the play-offs that season, Bruijn had been an important factor, scoring a goal and providing two assists.[11]

References
  1. "Netherlands - J. Bruijn - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  2. Jordy Bruijn at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Ajax II vs. MVV - 6 November 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  4. SC Heerenveen pikt pechvogel Bruijn op bij Ajax (Dutch). Voetbal International 13 May 2016.
  5. "Jordy Bruijn komt gelederen N.E.C. versterken". nec-nijmegen.nl (in Dutch). 31 January 2019.
  6. "NEC Nijmegen - FC Utrecht (J) 4:1 (Eerste Divisie 2018/2019, 23. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  7. "NEC Nijmegen - Almere City FC 5:0 (Eerste Divisie 2018/2019, 26. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  8. "Jordy Bruijn » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  9. "N.E.C. neemt Jordy Bruijn over van sc Heerenveen". nec-nijmegen.nl (in Dutch). 30 May 2020.
  10. Zundert, Bram van (6 May 2021). "NEC zonder geschorste Barreto naar Go Ahead, aanvoerder Van Eijden terug". de Gelderlander (in Dutch).
  11. "NEC klopt NAC en promoveert naar Eredivisie". Het Parool (in Dutch). 23 May 2021.
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