Jaeremi Drijvers

Jaeremi Drijvers
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-11-12) 12 November 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Team information
Current team
 VV Gestel
Youth career
2015–2018 MPC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Woenselse Boys
2018–2019 SV Red-White Veldhoven
2019–2020 VV WODAN
2021– VV Gestel
International career‡
2018 Sint Maarten U20 4 (3)
2019– Sint Maarten 5 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:00, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

Jaeremi Drijvers (born 12 November 1999) is a Sint Maartener footballer who plays for Dutch club VV Gestel and the Sint Maarten national team.

Youth career

As a youth Drijvers played for Milton Peters College and was one of the most prolific scorers in the Sint Maarten Soccer Association high school league in 2015.[1] As a senior in 2018, his team won the league championship while Drijvers was the league's top scorer.[2]

Club career

Drijvers played club football in the Netherlands with Woenselse Boys and SV Red-White Veldhoven before joining VV WODAN in May 2019.[3][4] That September he scored as the team put in a dominant performance against VV Hulsel[5] and a victory over ZSC Westerhoven.[6] By 2021 he had returned to the Netherlands, joining VV Gestel.[7] He scored the club's game-winning goal in a 3–2 victory over Wilhelmina Boys in Week 2 of the season.[8]

International career

In summer 2018 Drijvers represented Sint Maarten in the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. He went on to score three goals in four appearances.[9] His goals came against Antigua and Barbuda,[10] Belize,[11] and the Dominican Republic.[9]

In May 2018 Drijvers was called up for an unofficial friendly against Saint Barthélemy. Despite Drijvers scoring a hattrick, Sint Maarten were defeated 3–5 after conceding three penalty kicks within the final ten minutes of the match.[12] He went on to make his official senior international debut on 25 July 2018 in a friendly against the British Virgin Islands. He scored his first two senior goals in the eventual 2–3 defeat.[13] He was soon after included in Sint Maarten's roster for 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying.[14]

International goals

Scores and results list Sint Maarten's goal tally first.[13]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 May 2018 Stade de Saint-Jean, Saint-Jean, Saint Barthélemy  Saint Barthélemy 1–? 3–5 Friendly
2. 2–?
3. 3–?
4. 25 July 2018 Raoul Illidge Sports Complex, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten  British Virgin Islands 1–2 2–3 Friendly
5. 2–2
Last updated 3 November 2021

International career statistics

As of match played 14 October 2019.[13]
Sint Maarten national team
Year Apps Goals
2018 5 5
Total 5 5

Youth international goals

Scores and results list Sint Maarten's goal tally first.[13]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 1 November 2018 IMG Academy, Bradenton, Florida, United States  Antigua and Barbuda 1–2 1–6 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
2. 5 November 2018  Belize 2–4 2–4
3. 7 November 2018  Dominican Republic 1–12 1–12
Last updated 3 November 2021

Athletics

Drijvers has also represented Sint Maarten in athletics at the CARIFTA Games.[15]

References

  1. ^ "High School Soccer Competition starts with an Impressive Fourteen Teams". 721news.com. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. ^ "MPC GIRLS AND BOYS CROWNED CHAMPIONS. MPC WINDS FOR THE 3RD TIME". soualiganewsday.com. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Dino Peljto, Dittgher Aarsen en Jaeremi Drijvers naar Wodan" (in Dutch). ed.nl. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. ^ Snijders, Pascal. "Patrick Kraker, Hicham Hilali, Haitam Hilali en Rachid Mouroua naar Wodan" (in Dutch). ed.nl. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Dommelen heer en meester maar heeft penalty nodig voor drie punten, Wodan kent makkelijke middag tegen Hulsel" (in Dutch). ed.nl. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Verslag ZSC 1 – Wodan 1 2-3" (in Dutch). ZSC Westerhoven. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  7. ^ Vd Week, Wedstrijd. "GESTEL DOET ZICHZELF TE KORT TEGEN STERK SPELEND UNITAS'59" (in Dutch). amateurvoetbaleindhoven.nl. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Overzicht 3D Zuid 1: PSV AV klopt DBS in venijnige stadsderby met vier rode kaarten; SBC wint derby tegen Nijnsel" (in Dutch). ed.nl.
  9. ^ a b "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Benna boys thrash St. Maarten in Under-20 opening campaign". The Antigua Observer. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Belize registers first ever CU20 win by topping Sint Maarten". CONCACAF. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  12. ^ "3 penalties in 10 minutes". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  13. ^ a b c d "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Sint Maarten 4 Saint Martin 3" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  15. ^ "2016 CARIFTA GAMES - RESULTS". socawarriors.net. Retrieved 3 November 2021.