Jordy Bruijn

Jordy Bruijn
Bruijn in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-07-23) 23 July 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Heracles Almelo
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2015 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Jong Ajax 1 (0)
2016–2020 Heerenveen 29 (2)
2019 → NEC (loan) 16 (2)
2020–2023 NEC 74 (17)
2023–2024 Safa 10 (6)
2024– Heracles Almelo 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:56, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

Jordy Bruijn (born 23 July 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo.[1][2]

Career

Ajax

Bruijn is a youth exponent from Ajax. He made his professional debut with Jong Ajax on 6 November 2015 in an Eerste Divisie game against MVV Maastricht replacing Milan Vissie after 75 minutes.[3] After suffering several injuries, he played one match for Jong Ajax in the 2015–16 season.

Heerenveen

In May 2016, Bruijn signed a one-year deal with SC Heerenveen.[4]

Loan to NEC

On 31 January 2019, it was announced that Bruijn was sent on loan to NEC Nijmegen for the remainder of the season.[5] A day later, he made his debut in the 4–1 won home win against Jong FC Utrecht.[6] On 23 February, he scored his first goal for NEC in the 5–0 home win over Almere City.[7] He made an impression during his loan period, where he made 16 appearances and scored twice.[8]

NEC

After barely playing after his return to Heerenveen, he made a permanent move to NEC in the summer of 2020. He signed a three-year contract in Nijmegen.[9] There, he immediately became a starter, in a two-man midfield where Édgar Barreto, Javier Vet and Dirk Proper also fought for playing time. In the absence of Rens van Eijden, Bruijn was team captain of the club.[10] On 23 May 2021, Bruijn won promotion with NEC to the Eredivisie, by beating NAC Breda 2–1 in the final of the play-offs. In the play-offs that season, Bruijn had been an important factor, scoring a goal and providing two assists.[11]

Safa

On 2 July 2023, Bruijn joined Safa in the Lebanese Premier League on a one-year contract.[12]

Heracles Almelo

In January 2024, Bruijn returned to the Netherlands, joining Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 September 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Ajax 2015-16 Eerste Divisie 1 0 — — 1 0
Heerenveen 2016-17 Eredivisie 0 0 — — 0 0
2017-18 4 1 0 0 — 4 1
2018-19 8 0 3 0 — 11 0
2019-20 17 1 2 1 — 19 2
Total 29 2 5 1 — 34 3
NEC (loan) 2018-19 Eerste Divisie 16 2 — 2[a] 1 18 3
NEC 2020-21 Eerste Divisie 34 11 2 1 3[a] 1 39 13
2021-22 Eredivisie 28 5 2 0 — 30 5
2022-23 19 2 1 2 — 20 4
Total 81 18 5 3 3 1 89 22
Safa 2023-24 Lebanese Premier League 10 6 — — 10 6
Heracles 2023-24 Eredivisie 14 1 — — 14 1
2024-25 1 0 — — 1 0
Total 15 1 — — 15 1
Career Total 152 29 10 4 5 2 167 35
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Promotion/Relegation play-offs

References

  1. ^ a b Jordy Bruijn at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  2. ^ Jordy Bruijn at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Ajax II vs. MVV - 6 November 2015". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  4. ^ SC Heerenveen pikt pechvogel Bruijn op bij Ajax (Dutch). Voetbal International 13 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Jordy Bruijn komt gelederen N.E.C. versterken". nec-nijmegen.nl (in Dutch). 31 January 2019.
  6. ^ "NEC Nijmegen - FC Utrecht (J) 4:1 (Eerste Divisie 2018/2019, 23. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  7. ^ "NEC Nijmegen - Almere City FC 5:0 (Eerste Divisie 2018/2019, 26. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Jordy Bruijn » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  9. ^ "N.E.C. neemt Jordy Bruijn over van sc Heerenveen". nec-nijmegen.nl (in Dutch). 30 May 2020.
  10. ^ Zundert, Bram van (6 May 2021). "NEC zonder geschorste Barreto naar Go Ahead, aanvoerder Van Eijden terug". de Gelderlander (in Dutch).
  11. ^ "NEC klopt NAC en promoveert naar Eredivisie". Het Parool (in Dutch). 23 May 2021.
  12. ^ Peters, Jan (2 July 2023). "Bruijn vindt nieuwe club in Midden-Oosten". ForzaNEC.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  13. ^ "HERACLES ALMELO CONTRACTEERT JORDY BRUIJN" [HERACLES ALMELO SIGNS JORDY BRUIJN]. www.heracles.nl (in Dutch). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.