Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jaydon Amauri Banel [1] | ||
Date of birth | 19 October 2004 | ||
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 | |||
–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) |
Jaydon Amauri Banel (born 19 October 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eerste Divisie club Jong Ajax. [2]
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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 [a] | 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 |