Frenkie de Jong

Frenkie de Jong is genuinely one of the most exciting central midfielders of his generation, and I say that as someone who's watched a lot of football. The way he glides out of pressure with the ball — that signature turn he pulls off when three defenders are closing in — is just something else. He built his reputation at Ajax, where he was the heartbeat of that brilliant 2018-19 Champions League run, then moved to Barcelona and carried the weight of a club in financial chaos while somehow still putting in quality performances. What strikes me most is that he never seems rattled; the game slows down around him. He's still only in his mid-twenties and already feels essential to both club and country. The Netherlands national team is a completely different beast when he's fit and in form.

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Name (English)

Frenkie de Jong

Name (Japanese)

フレンキー・デ・ヨング

Reading

ふれんきー・で・よんぐ

Born

May 12, 1997 (age 29)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Ox

Origin

Arkel, South Holland, Netherlands

Height

180 cm

Occupation

association football player

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenkie%20de%20Jong
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19898898

Tags

• South Holland
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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