Vincent Janssen
Dutch footballer (born 1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vincent Petrus Anna Sebastiaan Janssen (born 15 June 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian Pro League club Antwerp.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vincent Petrus Anna Sebastiaan Janssen[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1994-06-15) 15 June 1994 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Heesch, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Antwerp | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2002 | SV TOP | ||
2002–2006 | TOP | ||
2006–2009 | NEC | ||
2009–2013 | Feyenoord | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Almere City | 69 | (29) |
2015–2016 | AZ | 34 | (27) |
2016–2019 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 | (2) |
2017–2018 | → Fenerbahçe (loan) | 16 | (4) |
2019–2022 | Monterrey | 77 | (15) |
2022– | Antwerp | 71 | (29) |
International career‡ | |||
2008–2009 | Netherlands U15 | 4 | (2) |
2009 | Netherlands U16 | 6 | (1) |
2011 | Netherlands U18 | 1 | (0) |
2014 | Netherlands U20 | 2 | (2) |
2014–2015 | Netherlands U21 | 10 | (8) |
2016–2022 | Netherlands | 22 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 November 2022 (UTC) |
He began his professional career in the Eerste Divisie with Almere City before playing in the Eredivisie with AZ Alkmaar in 2015–16, finishing as the league's top scorer. He then moved to Tottenham Hotspur of the Premier League for a fee of £17 million, spending his second season on loan at Fenerbahçe in the Turkish Süper Lig. He spent three years in Liga MX with Monterrey, winning honours including the CONCACAF Champions League in 2021. He signed for Royal Antwerp in 2022, and won the Belgian Cup in his first season while scoring in the final.
Janssen earned 22 caps for the Netherlands between 2016 and 2022, scoring seven goals. He was part of their squad at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.