Andre de Jong

Andre de Jong
Personal information
Full name Andre Ernest de Jong
Date of birth (1996-11-02) 2 November 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Ōtorohanga, New Zealand
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Orlando Pirates
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Wanderers SC 30 (7)
2015–2016 Canterbury United 15 (7)
2016 Maccabi Hakoah 18 (4)
2016–2017 Canterbury United 17 (5)
2017 Maccabi Hakoah 22 (6)
2017–2018 Eastern Suburbs 16 (11)
2018 Maccabi Hakoah 17 (4)
2018–2019 Eastern Suburbs 20 (17)
2019 APIA Leichhardt 7 (1)
2019–2022 AmaZulu 32 (0)
2022–2023 Royal AM 9 (3)
2023–2025 Stellenbosch 114 (19)
2026– Orlando Pirates 0 (0)
International career‡
2018– New Zealand 10 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 January 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2022

Andre Ernest de Jong (born 2 November 1996) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a forward for Orlando Pirates F.C..[1]

Personal life

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De Jong is of Dutch descent through his paternal grandparents.[2] He is the son of former New Zealand striker, Fred de Jong.[3]

Career statistics

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Club

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Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wanderers SC 2013–14 NZ Premiership 14 2 14 2
2014–15 16 4 16 4
Total 30 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 6
Canterbury United 2015–16 NZ Premiership 14 7 1[a] 0 15 7
2016–17 17 5 17 5
Total 31 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 32 12
Maccabi Hakoah 2017 NPL NSW 22 6 22 6
Eastern Suburbs 2017–18 NZ Premiership 16 12 16 12
Maccabi Hakoah 2018 NPL NSW 17 4 1 0 18 4
Eastern Suburbs 2018–19 NZ Premiership 18 16 2[a] 1 20 17
APIA Leichhardt 2019 NPL NSW 7 1 7 1
AmaZulu 2019–20 SA Premiership 11 0 0 0 1 0 12 0
2020–21 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2021–22 19 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 0 0 20 0
Total 32 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 34 0
Royal AM 2022–23 SA Premiership 9 3 0 0 0 0 3[c] 0 1[d] 0 13 3
Stellenbosch 2022–23 SA Premiership 8 0 3 1 0 0 11 1
2023–24 25 2 4 3 2 1 3[d] 1 34 7
2024–25 25 1 3 1 2 1 13[c] 4 4[d] 1 47 8
2025–26 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4[d] 0 13 0
Total 67 3 10 5 4 2 13 4 11 2 105 16
Career total
  1. ^ a b Appearances in New Zealand Football Championship play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in CAF Champions League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in CAF Confederation Cup
  4. ^ a b c d Appearances in MTN 8

International

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Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first.[4]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 June 2018 Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai, India  India 1–1 2–1 2018 Intercontinental Cup
2. 24 March 2022 Qatar SC Stadium, Doha, Qatar  New Caledonia 4–1 7–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

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  1. ^ Ndubane, Khaya (1 July 2022). "Royal AM unveil four new signings". The Citizen (South African newspaper).
  2. ^ Rattue, Chris. "De Jong in soccer's hot performance seat". NZ Herald.
  3. ^ "Soccer: Talented sons follow the trail blazed by their fathers". The New Zealand Herald. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  4. ^ "de Jong, Andre". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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