Joey Veerman

Johannes Cornelis Maria Veerman (born 19 November 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven and the Netherlands national team.

Joey Veerman

Veerman with Heerenveen in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Johannes Cornelis Maria Veerman^[1]
Date of birth	(1998-11-19) 19 November 1998 (age 24)^[2]
Place of birth	Purmerend, Netherlands
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)^[3]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	PSV Eindhoven
Number	23
Youth career
2003–2005	RKAV Volendam
2005–2016	Volendam
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Jong Volendam	14	(5)
2016–2019	Volendam	73	(12)
2019–2022	Heerenveen	71	(14)
2022–	PSV Eindhoven	56	(10)
International career^‡
2016	Netherlands U19	1	(0)
2023–	Netherlands	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:21, 8 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:20, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Volendam

 

Joey Veerman during a friendly match in 2017.

Veerman made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for FC Volendam on 9 September 2016, in a game against VVV-Venlo.^[4]

Heerenveen

On 30 August 2019, Veerman signed for SC Heerenveen in the Eredivisie.^[5] He made his Eredivisie debut a day after signing, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow midfielder Jordy Bruijn in a 1–1 draw with Fortuna Sittard.^[6]

PSV

On 4 January 2022, Veerman signed a 4.5-year contract with PSV Eindhoven.^[7] Veerman scored the match winner against Go Ahead Eagles in the semi-final of the KNVB Cup on 2 March.^[8] PSV would defeat rivals Ajax in the final on 17 April.^[9]

On 28 October 2022, Veerman scored PSV's first goal in a 2–0 win over Arsenal in the penultimate match of the UEFA Europa League group stage which secured a place in at least the knockout round play-offs.^[10]

International career

In March 2023, Veerman received his first official call-up to the Dutch senior national team for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers against France and Gibraltar, but then had to withdraw along with Cody Gakpo, Matthijs de Ligt, Sven Botman and Bart Verbruggen, due to a food poisoning outbreak linked to a chicken curry dinner served by the Dutch national team’s staff.^[11]

On 18 June 2023, Joey Veerman made his senior debut for the Netherlands at the 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals when he came in as a substitute for Mats Wieffer against Italy.

Personal life

Joey and girlfriend Chantalle have a son together named Frenkie Joe.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 October 2023^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			KNVB Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Volendam	2016–17	Eerste Divisie	28	3	4	0	—		2^[a]	0	34	3
	2017–18	Eerste Divisie	34	7	2	0	—		—		36	7
	2018–19	Eerste Divisie	8	2	0	0	—		—		8	2
	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
	Total		73	12	6	0	—		2	0	81	12
Heerenveen	2019–20	Eredivisie	22	4	4	1	—		—		26	5
	2020–21	Eredivisie	31	7	4	2	—		—		35	9
	2021–22	Eredivisie	18	3	2	1	—		—		20	4
	Total		71	14	10	4	—		—		81	18
PSV Eindhoven	2021–22	Eredivisie	15	4	4	2	5^[b]	0	–		24	6
	2022–23	Eredivisie	33	4	4	0	12^[c]	5	1^[d]	0	50	9
	2023–24	Eredivisie	8	2	0	0	6^[e]	2	1^[d]	0	15	4
	Total		56	10	8	2	23	7	1	0	89	19
Career total			200	36	24	6	23	7	4	0	251	49

1. Appearances in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
3. Four appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

PSV

• KNVB Cup: 2021–22,^[14] 2022–23^[15]
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2022,^[16] 2023^[17]

Individual

• Eredivisie Talent of the Month: February 2020^[18]

References

1. "UEFA Champions League 2022/2023: Booking List before Play-offs, 2nd leg" (PDF). UEFA. 18 August 2022. (PDF) from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
2. UEFA.com. "Joey Veerman | Netherlands | UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
3. Joey Veerman at Soccerway
4. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 9 September 2016.
5. "Heerenveen gunt KKD-pareltje Veerman eindelijk kans in de Eredivisie". Voetbal International. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
6. "Heerenveen laat twee punten liggen in aantrekkelijk thuisduel tegen Fortuna Sittard". Omrop Fryslân. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
7. "JOEY VEERMAN JOINS PSV FROM SC HEERENVEEN WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT" (Press release). PSV Eindhoven. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
8. "Go Ahead Eagles vs. PSV -- 2 March". Soccerway. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
9. "PSV verrast Ajax met twee goals vlak na rust en wint KNVB-beker". NOS (in Dutch). 17 April 2022.
10. "PSV Eindhoven 2-0 Arsenal". BBC. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
11. "VIJF ORANJESPELERS NAAR HUIS; KOEMAN ROEPT DRIE VERVANGERS OP". Royal Dutch Football Association (in Dutch). 17 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
12. "Veerman direct na Oranje vader geworden van zoontje Frenkie". VI (in Dutch). 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
13. "J. Veerman". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
14. "PSV verrast Ajax met twee goals vlak na rust en wint KNVB-beker". NOS. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
15. "PSV wint na strafschoppen van Ajax in bekerfinale vol irritaties en opstootjes" [PSV beats Ajax after penalty kicks in cup final full off irritations and fights] (in Dutch). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
16. "Ajax - PSV". PSV.nl. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
17. "Lang beslist duel met Feyenoord en bezorgt PSV veertiende Johan Cruijff Schaal" [Long decided duel with Feyenoord and gives PSV fourteenth Johan Cruijff Shield]. nos.nl (in Dutch). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
18. . eredivisie.nl. 5 March 2020. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Joey Veerman.

• Profile at the PSV Eindhoven website
• Joey Veerman at WorldFootball.net