Introduction
Florian Jozefzoon (born 9 February 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Brentford. He is a product of the Ajax Youth Academy and won 10 caps for the Netherlands at age-group level.
Career
Ajax
A winger and attacking midfielder, Jozefzoon began his career with spells at CTO '70 and AFC. He joined the Ajax Youth Academy in 2006 and signed a three-year professional contract in June 2008. Jozefzoon won his maiden call into the first team squad for the opening match of the 2010–11 Eredivisie season versus FC Groningen and remained an unused substitute during the 2–2 draw. He made his senior debut six days later, replacing Urby Emanuelson at half time during a 4–2 win over SBV Vitesse. He scored his only goal for the club in a 5–0 KNVB Becker third round win over MVV Maastricht on 22 September 2010. After five appearances during the 2010–11 season, Jozefzoon signed a one-year contract extension in June 2011, but spent the 2011–12 season away on loan and was released at the end of the season.
NAC Breda (loan)
Jozefzoon spent the 2011–12 season on loan at Eredivisie club NAC Breda. He made 17 appearances and scored no goals during his spell.
RKC Waalwijk
On 25 May 2012, Jozefzoon joined Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract with an option for a third year. He made 36 appearances and scored seven goals during the 2012–13 season before departing the Mandemakers Stadion in June 2013.
PSV Eindhoven
In June 2013, Jozefzoon joined Eredivisie giants PSV Eindhoven for a €400,000 fee. Despite making 25 appearances and scoring four goals during his debut season, he failed to fully break into the first team at the Philips Stadion. Jozefzoon's 15 league appearances during the 2014–15 season were enough to win him an Eredivisie winners' medal, the first silverware of his career. After largely falling out of the first team picture through 2015 and 2016 due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury, Jozefzoon left the club in January 2017.
Brentford
On 27 January 2017, Jozefzoon moved to England to join Championship club Brentford for an undisclosed fee on a deal until the end of the 2016–17 season, with an option to extend for a further year. He made his debut four days later, playing the first 71 minutes of a 3–0 win over Aston Villa at Griffin Park.
International career
Jozefzoon won 10 caps for the Netherlands at U19 and U21 level. He was part of the Netherlands squads at the 2010 European U19 Championship and 2013 European U21 Championship finals.
Personal life
Jozefzoon was born in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana and moved with his parents, six brothers and two sisters to the Netherlands at age two.
Career statistics
- As of match played 31 January 2017.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ajax | 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| NAC Breda (loan) | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| RKC Waalwijk | 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 7 | ||
| PSV | 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 25 | 4 | |
| 2014–15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 45 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | 64 | 7 | |||
| Jong PSV | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | |||
| 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | 17 | 4 | |||||
| Brentford | 2016–17 | Championship | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 117 | 16 | 9 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | 140 | 17 | |||
Honours
PSV
- Eredivisie: 2014–15