Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 31 January 1997||
Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Everton (on loan from Villarreal) | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008 | TOP Oss | ||
2008–2016 | PSV | ||
2016–2017 | NEC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | Jong PSV | 1 | (0) |
2016–2018 | NEC | 40 | (12) |
2018–2019 | Club Brugge | 21 | (5) |
2019–2021 | AFC Bournemouth | 47 | (15) |
2021– | Villarreal | 33 | (12) |
2023 | → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) | 9 | (1) |
2023–2024 | → Everton (loan) | 14 | (1) |
International career | |||
2018 | Netherlands U21 | 4 | (2) |
2018–2022 | Netherlands | 6 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 30 January 2024 (UTC) |
Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (born 31 January 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Villarreal. Born in Nigeria, he plays for the Netherlands national team, most recently in 2022.
After making one substitute appearance for Jong PSV in the Eerste Divisie, he played for NEC in the Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie, Club Brugge in the Belgian Pro League and AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League and EFL Championship. He signed for Villarreal for an estimated €25 million in 2021.
Born in Nigeria and raised mainly in the Netherlands, Danjuma earned his first cap for the Netherlands national team in October 2018. He was recalled to the team three years later.
Danjuma was born in Lagos, Nigeria to a Dutch father and a Nigerian mother. [4] After his parents' divorce, he was briefly homeless and spent time in foster care. [5] He joined PSV in 2008 from TOP Oss; he made his professional debut for Jong PSV in the Eerste Divisie on 7 December 2015 against NAC, replacing Moussa Sanoh after 65 minutes of a 3–0 home loss. [6]
In the summer of 2016, Danjuma signed for NEC where he was expected to play for the second team. On 10 September, he made his debut and first Eredivisie appearance against his former club PSV; he was an 85th-minute substitute for Reagy Ofosu in a 4–0 home loss. [7] In 16 appearances in his first season, he scored once to open a 2–0 win at Heerenveen on the final day of the season; the team were relegated through the playoffs. [8]
In July 2018, Danjuma signed for Club Brugge. He made his debut on 22 July in the 2018 Belgian Super Cup, helping his team to a 2–1 win over Standard Liège. [9] On 3 October, he scored a goal against Atlético Madrid in a 3–1 loss in the Champions League group stage. [10] In his only full season in the Belgian First Division A, he scored five goals, starting with two in a 3–0 home win over Kortrijk on 10 August. [11]
On 1 August 2019, Danjuma joined Premier League club AFC Bournemouth for a fee of £13.7 million, signing a long-term contract. [12] He made his debut against Burton Albion in the third round of the EFL Cup on 25 September, as a 61st-minute substitute for Dominic Solanke in a 2–0 away loss; [13] his first goal was in a 3–2 win against Blackburn Rovers on 12 September 2020. [14]
After ten goal contributions in a month, Danjuma was awarded the Championship Player of the Month award for April 2021. [15] He 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. [16]
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. [17] [18] He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with reigning league champions Atlético Madrid on 29 August, [19] and his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 2–2 draw against Atalanta on 14 September. [20] On 19 February 2022, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 league victory over Granada; [21] two months later he contributed both goals of a home win against regional rivals Valencia. [22]
Danjuma scored six Champions League goals in his first season at Villarreal. His brace in a 3–2 win at Atalanta on 9 December put the team into the last 16 as group runners-up. [23] On 6 April 2022, he scored the only goal against Bayern Munich at the Estadio de la Cerámica in the quarter-finals first leg; [24] he missed the second leg of the semi-final elimination by Liverpool through a muscle injury. [25]
During January 2023, Danjuma was set to return to England to join Everton, [26] before Tottenham Hotspur hijacked the deal. [27] On 25 January 2023, he joined Tottenham on loan until the end of the season. [28] Three days later Danjuma was added to the squad as a substitute for the FA Cup game. He came off the bench marking his debut and scored a goal in the 3–0 victory away against Preston North End. [29] He scored his first Premier League goal on 15 April 2023 in a 3–2 home defeat by Bournemouth. [30] Tottenham confirmed the end of Danjuma's loan spell on 15 June 2023. [31]
On 23 July 2023, Danjuma joined Everton on a season-long loan from Villarreal, taking the number 10 shirt. [32] He made his first appearance against Stoke City in a pre-season friendly on 29 July, playing 45 minutes before being substituted in a 1-0 away win. [33] Danjuma made his debut in a 1–0 league defeat against Fulham at Goodison Park. [34]
Danjuma was born in Nigeria to a Dutch father and Nigerian mother, and was eligible for either national team. [35] [36] [37] He was first called up for the Netherlands national team by Ronald Koeman in October 2018. [38] He made his debut on 13 October in a 3–0 UEFA Nations League home win over Germany, as a 68th-minute substitute for former Jong PSV teammate Steven Bergwijn. Three days later, he scored his first international goal to equalise in a 1–1 friendly draw away to neighbours Belgium. [39]
After nearly three years without a cap, Danjuma returned to the squad as a replacement for Cody Gakpo. On 11 October 2021 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier at home to Gibraltar, he came off the bench and scored in a 6–0 win. [40] Louis van Gaal did not call him up for the final tournament in Qatar. [41]
Arnaut and Danjuma are the player's first names, with him describing the latter as his Nigerian name; he also uses Adam as his Muslim name. [42] He was raised Muslim but stated that he did not become a practising Muslim until he was an adult; [43] he celebrates goals by saying the Tahmid . [42]
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | League cup [lower-alpha 2] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong PSV | 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
NEC | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 28 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 13 | |||
Total | 40 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 46 | 14 | ||||
Club Brugge | 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 1 [lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 24 | 6 | |
2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6 | |||
AFC Bournemouth | 2019–20 | Premier League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Championship | 33 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 6] | 2 | 37 | 17 | ||
Total | 47 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | 52 | 17 | |||
Villarreal | 2021–22 | La Liga | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 [lower-alpha 4] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 16 | |
2022–23 | La Liga | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 [lower-alpha 7] | 2 | — | 17 | 6 | |||
Total | 33 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 22 | |||
Tottenham Hotspur (loan) | 2022–23 | Premier League | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | ||
Everton (loan) | 2023–24 | Premier League | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||
Career total | 165 | 45 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 207 | 62 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Netherlands | 2018 | 2 | 1 |
2021 | 3 | 1 | |
2022 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 2 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 16 October 2018 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | 2 | Belgium | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
2 | 11 October 2021 | De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands | 3 | Gibraltar | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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