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Jordan van der Gaag
	Van der Gaag with Netherlands U18 in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	3 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	The Hague, Netherlands
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Leiria
Number	10
Youth career
2009–2010	Marítimo
2011–2017	Benfica
2016–2017	→ Estoril (loan)
2017–2018	NAC Breda
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2020	NAC Breda
2018–2019	→ Helmond Sport (loan)
2020–2022	B-SAD
2020–2022	→ B-SAD B
2022–	Leiria
International career
2014	Netherlands U15
2016	Netherlands U17
2017	Netherlands U18
2017	Netherlands U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:58, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

Jordan van der Gaag (born 3 January 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portuguese club Leiria.

Club career

Born in The Hague, van der Gaag began as a youth at Portuguese club Marítimo, where his father was managing. He had several years at Benfica and a loan to Estoril before signing a three-year deal at NAC Breda in 2017.^[1]

He made his Eredivisie debut for NAC Breda under his father's management on 12 August 2018 in a game against AZ Alkmaar, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for Mitchell te Vrede in a 5–0 away loss.^[2]

In August 2018, he moved on loan for a season to Eerste Divisie side Helmond Sport.^[3] He scored his first professional goal, his only one for the club, to open a 2–1 loss at FC Eindhoven on 23 November.^[4]

Van der Gaag moved back to Portugal in October 2020, joining his younger brother in the ranks of B-SAD.^[5] After a handful of appearances for the reserve team in the Campeonato de Portugal, he made his first-team debut on 14 January 2021 in the fifth round of the Taça de Portugal, as a 65th-minute substitute for Thibang Phete in a 3–2 extra-time win at Fafe. On 4 April he made his Primeira Liga bow as a replacement for Sphephelo Sithole in the last nine minutes of a 2–0 home loss to Boavista.^[6]

On 23 January 2022, Van der Gaag came on as a first-half substitute for Nilton Varela away to his former team Marítimo, and was sent off 32 minutes later in a 1–1 draw.^[7]

Van der Gaag signed for Liga 3 team Leiria on 8 July 2022.^[8]

International career

From 2014 to 2017, Van der Gaag earned five caps for the Netherlands from under-15 to under-19 level. His sole appearance for the last of those teams was on 1 September 2017, starting in a 2–2 friendly draw with Portugal in Vaasa, Finland; he was substituted for Donyell Malen after 61 minutes.^[9]

Personal life

Van der Gaag is the son of the former professional footballer and current manager, Mitchell van der Gaag, who played for Marítimo and managed that club and Belenenses, among others. His younger brother, Luca, was a teammate at B-SAD.^[10] His paternal grandfather, Wim, was one of the first Dutch professional footballers in 1954.^[11]

Notes

^ Belenenses SAD changed its name to B-SAD in 2021.

References

^ "Talentvolle Jordan van der Gaag naar NAC" [Talented Jordan van der Gaag to NAC] (in Dutch). NAC Breda. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
^ "Game Report by Worldfootball". Worldfootball. 12 August 2018.
^ Min, Ramon (31 October 2018). "NAC'er Jordan van der Gaag op huurbasis naar Helmond Sport" [NAC player Jordan van der Gaag moves on loan to Helmond Sport] (in Dutch). Omroep Brabant. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
^ Eijkhout, Fabian (23 November 2018). "TOP Oss wint op bezoek bij koploper Go Ahead, zegereeks FC Den Bosch gestopt door SC Cambuur" [TOP Oss win on visit to leaders Go Ahead, FC Den Bosch's series of wins stopped by SC Cambuur] (in Dutch). Omroep Brabant. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
^ "Atualização do fecho de mercado – outubro 2020" [Transfer market closing update – October 2020] (in Portuguese). Liga Portugal. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
^ "I Liga ao minuto. Belenenses SAD - Boavista FC" [I Liga live. Belenenses SAD - Boavista FC] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
^ "Jordan entrou e acabou expulso no jogo entre Marítimo e Belenenses" [Jordan came on and ended up sent off in the game between Marítimo and Belenenses]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
^ Mendes Júnior, Luís (8 July 2022). "Extremo Jordan traz criatividade à U. Leiria" [Winger Jordan brings creativity to U. Leiria]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 January 2023.
^ "Empate frente à Holanda" [Draw against Holland] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
^ Pereira, Sérgio; Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (2 October 2021). "O futebol português também é uma questão de ADN" [Portuguese football is also a question of DNA] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
^ Verkamman, Matty (24 December 1993). "Een duizendpoot met een groot sporthart 'Ik zie Hans Boskamp nog staan, aan beide armen een blondine' 'Als ik het over moest doen, deed ik het weer precies zo'" [A centipede with a big sporting heart 'I can still see Hans Boskamp standing, a blonde on each arm' 'If I had to do it all over again, I would do it exactly the same way']. Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 October 2021.