| Justin Kluivert | |
| Full Name: | Justin Dean Kluivert[1] |
| Birth Date: | 5 May 1999[2] |
| Birth Place: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.71 m[3] |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder, winger |
| Currentclub: | Bournemouth |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Youthyears1: | 2005β2006 |
| Youthclubs1: | SV Diemen |
| Youthyears2: | 2007β2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Ajax |
| Years1: | 2016β2017 |
| Clubs1: | Jong Ajax |
| Caps1: | 8 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2016β2018 |
| Clubs2: | Ajax |
| Caps2: | 44 |
| Goals2: | 12 |
| Years3: | 2018β2023 |
| Clubs3: | Roma |
| Caps3: | 53 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2020β2021 |
| Clubs4: | β RB Leipzig (loan) |
| Caps4: | 19 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2021β2022 |
| Clubs5: | β Nice (loan) |
| Caps5: | 27 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2022β2023 |
| Clubs6: | β Valencia (loan) |
| Caps6: | 26 |
| Goals6: | 6 |
| Years7: | 2023β |
| Clubs7: | Bournemouth |
| Caps7: | 83 |
| Goals7: | 21 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015β2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Netherlands U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017β2021 |
| Nationalteam3: | Netherlands U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 20 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 5 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2018β |
| Nationalteam5: | Netherlands |
| Nationalcaps5: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23:14, 30 December 2025 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23:15, 14 November 2025 (UTC) |
Justin Dean Kluivert (born 5 May 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for club Bournemouth and the Netherlands national team.
The son of former Dutch international football player Patrick Kluivert and grandson of former Surinamese football player Kenneth Kluivert, Justin Kluivert began his career at Ajax, coming through the youth system. After playing for two seasons with the Dutch side, in 2018 he moved to Italian side Roma for β¬18.75 million. He has also represented the Netherlands internationally, first at youth level from 2013 before making his senior debut in 2018.
Born in Amsterdam, Kluivert came through the Ajax youth program,[4] and had his first professional contract with Ajax.[5] He made his Eerste Divisie debut with Jong Ajax on 16 September 2016 in a game against MVV, replacing Vince Gino Dekker in the 67th minute, in a 1β0 away loss.[6] He also played in the 2016β17 UEFA Youth League, in which he scored in a 2β0 group stage win at PAOK on 2 November.[7]
Kluivert made his first team debut in the Eredivisie on 15 January 2017 in a 1β3 away win against PEC Zwolle, when he replaced Amin Younes in the 39th minute.[8] He scored his first Eredivisie goal on 19 March in an away match against Excelsior, exactly ten years and one day after his father's last career goal. The match ended in a 1β1 draw.[9] He made six appearances in the 2016β17 UEFA Europa League, and was an unused substitute in the final, a 2β0 loss to Manchester United in Stockholm.[10]
On 26 November 2017, Kluivert opened his account for the season with a hat-trick in a 5β1 home win over Roda JC.[11]
On 12 June 2018, Kluivert moved to Italian club Roma, following a telephone call made by Roma legend Francesco Totti to his father, for β¬18.75 million.[12] [13] He became the fifth Dutch player ever to represent the Italian side.[14] Kluivert chose the number 34 shirt at Roma as a support for his good friend and former teammate Abdelhak Nouri, who wore it at Ajax; Nouri suffered a career-ending cardiac arrhythmia attack in 2017.[15] [16]
Kluivert became the youngest Roma player to score in the UEFA Champions League after scoring the fourth goal in 5β0 home victory against Viktoria PlzeΕ on 3 October 2018.[17] It was his first goal for the Giallorossi, and he dedicated it to Nouri.[18] On 16 December, he scored for the first time in the Serie A in a 3β2 home win over Genoa.[19]
For the 2019β20 season, Kluivert changed his shirt number to 99, representing the year he was born.[20]
On 5 October 2020, Kluivert joined Bundesliga club RB Leipzig on a season-long loan.[21] On 5 December, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 3β3 away draw against Bayern Munich.[22] On 8 December, he scored a goal in a 3β2 win over Manchester United in the 2020β21 UEFA Champions League.[23]
On 20 July 2021, Kluivert joined French Ligue 1 club Nice on season-long loan with an option to buy.[24]
On 1 September 2022, Kluivert signed for Spanish club Valencia on loan for the 2022β23 season.[25] A few days earlier, he was denied a work permit in England which cancelled his transfer to Fulham.[26]
On 23 June 2023, Premier League club Bournemouth announced the signing of Kluivert for an undisclosed fee,[27] reported to be around β¬11 million + β¬1.5 million in add-ons.[28] On 12 August, he made his debut for the club, as a substitute, in a 1β1 league draw at home to West Ham United.[29]
On 1 November 2023, Kluivert scored his first goal for Bournemouth in a 2β1 loss to Liverpool in the fourth round of the EFL Cup.[30] On 25 November, he scored his first Premier League goal, in a 3β1 victory away at Sheffield United.[31] By doing so, Kluivert became just the third player, after Florin RΔducioiu and Stevan JovetiΔ, to score in every Big Five league,[32] and the first to score in every Big Five league as well as the Eredivisie.[33]
On 30 November 2024, Kluivert became the first player to score a hat-trick of penalties in a Premier League match, as Bournemouth defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 4β2.[34] [35] It was the first time in 67 years that the feat had been achieved in the English top division since Ken Barnes for Manchester City in 1957, and the fourth time ever.[36] [35] On 18 January 2025, Kluivert scored another hat-trick, this time in open-play, as Bournemouth defeated Newcastle United 4β1, ending the latter's nine-game winning streak and stopping them from breaking their club record for the most consecutive wins.[37] His outstanding performance earned him the EA SPORTS Player of the Month award,[38] making him the second Bournemouth player to claim the award, after scoring five goals and providing two assists in the month.
At the 2016 Under 17 Euros in Azerbaijan, Kluivert played throughout the tournament in which the Netherlands reached the semi-finals.[39] [40] [41] [42]
Kluivert earned his first call-up to the senior team in March 2018 for the friendlies against England and Portugal.[43] He made his debut on 26 March in a 3β0 win over the reigning European champions Portugal at the Stade de GenΓ¨ve, replacing Memphis Depay for the final 12 minutes of the match.[44]
Justin Kluivert is the son of former Dutch international football player Patrick Kluivert.[45] He is a grandson of former Surinamese football player Kenneth Kluivert.[46] He is also of Curaçaoan descent through his paternal grandmother.[47] Kluivert has three brothers, including footballer Ruben Kluivert who is currently playing for Lyon. The other two brothers, Shane and Quincy, are plying their trade with Barcelona U18 and Zeeburgia respectively.[48]
| Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Jong Ajax | 2016β17 | Eerste Divisie | 8 | 2 | β | β | β | β | 8 | 2 | |||||
| Ajax | 2016β17 | Eredivisie | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | β | 6 | 0 | β | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2017β18 | Eredivisie | 30 | 10 | 2 | 1 | β | 4 | 0 | β | 36 | 11 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 12 | 2 | 1 | β | 10 | 0 | β | 56 | 13 | |||||
| Roma | 2018β19 | Serie A | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | 5 | 1 | β | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2019β20 | Serie A | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | β | 7 | 3 | β | 31 | 7 | ||||
| 2020β21 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | β | β | β | β | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 53 | 5 | 3 | 0 | β | 12 | 4 | β | 68 | 9 | |||||
| RB Leipzig (loan) | 2020β21 | Bundesliga | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | β | 7 | 1 | β | 27 | 4 | |||
| Nice (loan) | 2021β22 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 2 | β | β | β | 31 | 6 | ||||
| Valencia (loan) | 2022β23 | La Liga | 26 | 6 | 2 | 2 | β | β | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | |||
| Bournemouth | 2023β24 | Premier League | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | β | β | 36 | 9 | |||
| 2024β25 | Premier League | 34 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | β | 39 | 13 | ||||
| 2025β26 | Premier League | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | β | 18 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 83 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | β | β | 93 | 24 | |||||
| Career total | 260 | 53 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 312 | 66 | |||
| Netherlands | 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ajax
Nice
Individual
2016β17[53]
January 2025[54]
