Davy Klaassen

Davy Klaassen is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team. He is usually deployed as an midfielder for both club and country. He made his debut for the first team in the UEFA Champions League group stage away draw against Olympique Lyonnais on 22 November 2011. For the 2015–16 season, he was named Ajax’ captain, replacing the departed Niklas Moisander. On 15 June 2017, he signed for Premier League side Everton on a five-year deal worth £23. 6 million. On 27 July 2018, he joined Werder Bremen on a four-year contract.

About Davy Klaassen in brief

Summary Davy KlaassenDavy Klaassen is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team. He is usually deployed as an midfielder for both club and country. He made his debut for the first team in the UEFA Champions League group stage away draw against Olympique Lyonnais on 22 November 2011 replacing Lorenzo Ebecilio in the 85th minute. For the 2015–16 season, he was named Ajax’ captain, replacing the departed Niklas Moisander. On 15 June 2017, he signed for Premier League side Everton on a five-year deal worth £23. 6 million. On 27 July 2018, he joined Werder Bremen on a four-year contract. On 5 October 2020, he rejoined Ajax on a contract until 30 June 2024, with a transfer fee which could rise to €14 million.

He also played a major role in the Netherlands U19 team’s 2010 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying campaign ahead of the 2010 World Cup in Brazil. He has also played for the Dutch U-16, U-17 and U-19 teams at youth levels. He was named in the Dutch squad that won the Tournoi Val de Marne ’08 in the 3–0 victory over Italy U- 16, while scoring the second goal for the Netherlands in his first international encounter. He scored his first goal for Jong Ajax on 20 September 2013 in the 1–2 away victory against FC Eindhoven. On 6 October 2013, while playing for the Ajax first team, he scored his team’s second goal in the 59th minute in the 3–0 home win against FC Utrecht.