Amourricho van Axel Dongen

In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Axel Dongen, not Axel Dongen.

Amourricho Jahvairo Déshauntino van Axel Dongen (born 29 September 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie team Ajax.^[1]

Amourricho van Axel Dongen

Personal information
Full name	Amourricho Jahvairo Déshauntino van Axel Dongen
Date of birth	(2004-09-29) 29 September 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth	Almere, Netherlands
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Ajax
Number	27
Youth career
2010–2012	Zeeburgia
2012–2013	OSV Amsterdam
2013–2021	Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Jong Ajax	25	(4)
2021–	Ajax	4	(0)
International career^‡
2019–2020	Netherlands U16	3	(1)
2021	Netherlands U18	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:15, 15 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2021

Club career

Born in Almere, Van Axel Dongen played youth football for Zeeburgia and OSV Amsterdam before joining the youth academy of Ajax.^[2][3] He signed his first professional contract with the club in September 2020.^[4] He made his professional debut for Jong Ajax as a starter on 7 May 2021 in a 1–1 draw against De Graafschap, playing until halftime for the team led by Mitchell van der Gaag.^[5][6] The following matchday, which was also the final of the season, he also appeared as a starter in a 2–1 away win over Telstar. Shortly before the break, Van Axel Dongen scored the opening goal after an assist by Kian Fitz-Jim, and he was substituted in the 62nd minute for Nordin Musampa.^[7] At the end of the 2020–21 season, Van Axel Dongen was awarded the Abdelhak Nouri trophy as the best talent of Ajax's youth academy that season.^[8]

Van Axel Dongen made his first-team debut for Ajax on 15 December 2021, replacing Mohamed Daramy in the 75th minute of a 4–0 win in the second round of the KNVB Cup over BVV Barendrecht.^[9] The following month, on 16 January 2022, he made his Eredivisie debut for the first team, coming on as a late substitute for Antony as Utrecht were beaten 3–0.^[10] In September 2022, Van Axel Dongen sprained his ankle in a match for Jong Ajax against NAC Breda, sidelining him for several months,^[11] before returning to action in January 2023.^[12]

Van Axel Dongen returned to first-team action in the 2023–24 season, in which he made his European debut, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute for Carlos Forbs in a UEFA Europa League group stage draw against AEK Athens.^[13] On 8 October 2023, he made his first ever start for Ajax in a 2–1 home loss against AZ. However, he was substituted in the first half, after suffering an injury.^[14]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, van Axel Dongen is of Surinamese descent.^[15] He is a current Dutch youth international.^[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 December 2023^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			KNVB Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong Ajax	2020–21	Eerste Divisie	2	1	—		—		2	1
	2021–22	Eerste Divisie	7	1	—		—		7	1
	2022–23	Eerste Divisie	14	2	—		—		14	2
	2023–24	Eerste Divisie	2	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		25	4	—		—		25	4
Ajax	2021–22	Eredivisie	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
	2022–23	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2023–24	Eredivisie	3	0	1	0	1^[a]	0	5	0
	Total		4	0	3	0	1	0	8	0
Career total			29	4	3	0	1	0	33	4

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Ajax^[17]

• Eredivisie: 2021–22

Individual

• Ajax Talent of the Future (Abdelhak Nouri Trophy): 2020–21^[18]

References

1. Amourricho van Axel Dongen at Soccerway
2. Jager, Jelmer (15 May 2018). "Talent Van Axel Dongen (13) droomt: "Ik wil Ajax 1 bereiken"". Ajax1.nl (in Dutch).
3. "De alternatieve route van Van Axel Dongen". Ajax Showtime (in Dutch). 16 March 2020.
4. "Ajax contracteert Amourricho van Axel Dongen". 23 September 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
5. "Ajax II vs. De Graafschap – 7 May 2021". Retrieved 9 May 2021.
6. "Jong Ajax pakt punt en stelt promotie De Graafschap uit". 7 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
7. "SC Telstar – Jong Ajax 1:2 (Eerste Divisie 2020/2021, 38. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
8. "Amourricho van Axel Dongen wint Abdelhak Nouri Trofee". ajax.nl (in Dutch). 1 June 2021.
9. . Ajax (in Dutch). 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
10. . Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
11. . Voetbalprimeur (in Dutch). 26 October 2022. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
12. . Ajax Showtime (in Dutch). 13 January 2023. Archived from the original on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
13. . UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
14. . Voetbal International (in Dutch). 9 October 2023. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
15. "Het Verhaal Achter: Amourricho van Axel Dongen". Ajax Showtime. 20 February 2022.
16. "ONDER 16 MET 23 SPELERS NAAR PORTUGAL". 27 January 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
17. "Amourricho van Axel Dongen - Career Honours". Soccerway.
18. "Ajax kiest volgende winnaar van Abdelhak Nouri Trofee". 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

External links

• Amourricho van Axel Dongen at WorldFootball.net
• National team under-16 profile (in Dutch)
• National team under-18 profile (in Dutch)