Jordi Paulina

Jordi Paulina
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-09-23) 23 September 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Odijk, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund II
Number 23
Youth career
vv Jonathan
2016–2021 FC Utrecht
2021–2022 USV Hercules
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 USV Hercules 44 (11)
2024– Borussia Dortmund II 10 (1)
2024– Borussia Dortmund 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:41, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

Jordi Paulina (born 23 September 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.

Club career

Paulina is a youth product of the academies of vv Jonathan, FC Utrecht and USV Hercules. In August 2022, he debuted with the senior USV Hercules side in the KNVB Cup.[2] He was definitively promoted to the senior USV Hercules side in the winter of the 2022–2023 season, and was a definitive starter the following season 2023–24. On 21 December 2023, he was part of a high-profile 3–2 win over Eredivisie side AFC Ajax in the second round of the KNVB Cup where he assisted a goal.[3]

On 15 May 2024, it was announced that Paulina would transfer to Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season on a contract until 2027. He was originally assigned to their reserves in the 3. Liga.[4] On 29 October 2024, he debuted with the senior Borussia Dormund side as a substitute in a 1–0 DFB Cup loss to VfL Wolfsburg.[5]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Paulina is of Curaçaoan descent.[6]

References

  1. ^ https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/jordi-paulina-na-droomtransfer-naar-dortmund-jaar-geleden-stond-ik-niet-eens-in-de-basis-bij-hercules~a1de935a/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Hoe een amateur een transfer naar Borussia Dortmund maakte - Voetbal International".
  3. ^ "Wat een sensatie: amateurs Hercules stunten in de beker met 3-2 zege op Ajax". www.rtvutrecht.nl. 21 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Jordi Paulina tekent contract bij Borussia Dortmund | USV Hercules". 15 May 2024.
  5. ^ https://www.nu.nl/voetbal/6333479/ex-hercules-speler-paulina-debuteert-half-jaar-na-droomstap-bij-verlies-dortmund.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "Paulina binnen een halfjaar van amateurs naar debuut voor Dortmund - Voetbal International".