Arnaut Danjuma

Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (born 31 January 1997) is professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Villarreal. Born in Nigeria, he plays for the Netherlands national team.

Arnaut Danjuma
Danjuma with AFC Bournemouth in 2019
Personal information
Full name Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-31) 31 January 1997[2]
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Villarreal
Number 15
Youth career
2008 TOP Oss
2008–2014 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 PSV 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Jong PSV 1 (0)
2016–2018 NEC 40 (12)
2018–2019 Club Brugge 21 (5)
2019–2021 AFC Bournemouth 47 (15)
2021– Villarreal 12 (5)
National team‡
2018 Netherlands U21 4 (2)
2018– Netherlands 5 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:30, 27 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2021 (UTC)

Early life

Danjuma was born in Lagos, Nigeria.[4]

Club career

PSV

Danjuma joined PSV in 2008 from TOP Oss. He made his professional debut as Jong PSV player in the second division on 7 December 2015 against NAC. He replaced Moussa Sanoh after 65 minutes.[5]

NEC

In the summer of 2016, he signed for NEC where he was expected to play for the second team. On 10 September 2016, he made his debut for NEC against his former club PSV.[6]

Club Brugge

In July 2018, Danjuma signed for Club Brugge. On 3 October 2018, Danjuma scored a goal against Atlético Madrid in a 3–1 loss in the Champions League group stage.[7]

AFC Bournemouth

On 1 August 2019, Danjuma joined Premier League club AFC Bournemouth for a fee of £13.7 million, signing a long-term contract.[8] He made his debut for Bournemouth as a substitute in an EFL Cup tie against Burton Albion on 25 September 2019.[9] He scored his first goal for Bournemouth in a 3–2 win against Blackburn Rovers on 12 September 2020.[10] After ten goal contributions in a month, Danjuma was awarded the Championship Player of the Month award for April 2021.[11] On 21 May 2021, Danjuma was awarded the Bournemouth Player of the Year award after receiving 40% of the supporters' vote, narrowly beating Asmir Begović who had 38% of the vote.[12]

Villarreal

On 19 August 2021, Danjuma joined La Liga club Villarreal for a fee believed to be in the region of €25 million, signing a contract until June 2026.[13][14] He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with reigning league champions Atlético Madrid on 29 August.[15]

International career

Danjuma was born in Nigeria to a Dutch father and Nigerian mother, and was eligible for either national team.[16][17][18]

Danjuma earned his first full international call up when Ronald Koeman named him in the Netherlands squad in October 2018.[19] Danjuma played his first international match against Germany on 13 October when he came on as a 68th-minute substitute. He scored his first international goal on 16 October 2018 against Belgium.[20]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 7 November 2021[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PSV 2015–16 Eredivisie 0000—0000
Jong PSV 2015–16 Eerste Divisie 10———10
NEC 2016–17 Eredivisie 12100—40161
2017–18 Eerste Divisie 281122—003013
Total 401222—404614
Club Brugge 2018–19 Belgian First Division A 20510—30245
2019–20 Belgian First Division A 1000—0010
Total 21510—30255
AFC Bournemouth 2019–20 Premier League 1400010—150
2020–21 Championship 331520002[lower-alpha 1]23717
Total 47152010225217
Villarreal 2021–22 La Liga 11500—4[lower-alpha 2]2157
Total 12037521013413943
  1. Appearances in Championship play-offs
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International
As of match played 16 November 2021[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 201821
202131
Total52
As of match played 11 October 2021. Netherlands score listed first, score column indicates score after each Danjuma goal.[22]
List of international goals scored by Arnaut Danjuma
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
116 October 2018King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium2 Belgium1–11–1Friendly
211 October 2021De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands3 Gibraltar5–06–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club Brugge

Individual

References
  1. "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. "Arnaut Danjuma: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. "Arnaut Danjuma". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  4. "Arnaut Danjuma: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  5. "Jong PSV vs. NAC Breda - 7 December 2015". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  6. Roddy, Tom. "From homeless to Championship star, Arnaut Danjuma is determined to reach the top". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  7. "Antoine Griezmann scored twice as Atletico Madrid made it two wins out of two in the Champions League". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  8. "Arnaut Danjuma: Bournemouth sign Dutch winger for £13.7m from Club Bruges". BBC Sport. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  9. "Burton 2-0 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  10. "Bournemouth 3-2 Blackburn". BBC Sport. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  11. "Bournemouth duo Arnaut Danjuma and Jonathan Woodgate win Sky Bet Championship April awards". Sky Sports. 7 May 2021.
  12. "DANJUMA NAMED SUPPORTERS' PLAYER OF THE YEAR". www.afcb.co.uk. 21 May 2021.
  13. Shooble, Ahmed (19 August 2021). "Arnaut Danjuma completes move from Bournemouth to Villarreal for €25m". The Athletic. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  14. "Arnaut Danjuma is a Yellow". Villarreal Club de Fútbol. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  15. "Villarreal's Danjuma opens La Liga goal account in Atletico Madrid draw". Goal. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  16. "Selectie". NEC Nijmegen. 12 February 2018.
  17. "Nigeria, Netherlands Set For Battle Over NEC Rising Star Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld". OwnGoal Nigeria. 5 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  18. "Awoniyi Urges Nigeria To Beat Holland To Dutch-Nigerian Teammate Arnaut Groeneveld". OwnGoal Nigeria. 20 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  19. "Koeman happy with emerging Netherlands talents". Football Oranje. 9 October 2018. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  20. "Nigeria 2 Netherlands 1: Club Brugge's Danjuma Makes Senior Debut For 1988 European Champions :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  21. Arnaut Danjuma at Soccerway
  22. "Groeneveld, Arnaut". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  23. "Arnaut Danjuma trophies list - AiScore Football LiveScore". m.aiscore.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
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