Jaydon_Banel
Jaydon Banel
Dutch footballer (born 2004)
Jaydon Amauri Banel (born 19 October 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eerste Divisie club Jong Ajax.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jaydon Amauri Banel[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2004-10-19) 19 October 2004 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jong Ajax | ||
| Number | 49 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2012 | Zeeburgia | ||
| 2012–2021 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Jong Ajax | 69 | (9) |
| 2023– | Ajax | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Netherlands U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Netherlands U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Netherlands U20 | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:06, 3 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:04, 30 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
During the 2021–22 season, Banel became a regular player with the Ajax youth team, notably shining in the UEFA Youth League.[3][4][5] His professional debut for Jong Ajax came on 17 January 2022, in a home Eerste Divisie game against Den Bosch. He replaced Naci Ünüvar and played a crucial role in his team's 2–1 victory by providing an assist for Ar'jany Martha's goal.[6][7]
On 3 June 2022, Banel signed his first professional contract with Ajax, keeping him at the club until 2025.[8] He debuted the senior Ajax team in a 4–3 UEFA Europa League loss to Marseille on 30 November 2023.[9]
Born in the Netherlands, Banel is of Surinamese descent.[10]
In September 2022 Banel played for the Dutch U19 team against Slovenia.[11]
- As of match played 3 May 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 26 | 3 | — | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 35 | 6 | — | — | — | 35 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 69 | 9 | — | — | — | 69 | 9 | |||||
| Ajax Amsterdam | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 75 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 9 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- "J. Banel: Profiel". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- Jaydon Banel at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- "Banel na winnende tegen Feyenoord: 'Wist dat ik 'm binnen zou koppen'". AFC Ajax (in Dutch). 2 October 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- "Talenten Ajax krijgen pak slaag van Dortmund in Youth League". Voetbal International. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- "Direto Youth League | Sporting-ajax". O Jogo (in European Portuguese). 15 September 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- "Debutant helpt Jong Ajax aan zege, FC Dordrecht wint opnieuw" [Debutant helps Young Ajax to win, FC Dordrecht wins again]. Voetbal International. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- van Poppel, Jeroen (17 January 2022). "Fraaie assist van debutant is beslissend voor Jong Ajax; Dordrecht wint wéér". Voetbalzone. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- "Ajax contracteert Jaydon Banel". Ajax (in Dutch). 3 June 2022. Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- "Profvoetballers van Surinaamse afkomst". Natio Suriname | Voetbal. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- "International alert". ajax.nl.
- "J. Banel". Soccerway.
- Jaydon Banel at Soccerway