Anfernee Dijksteel
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_(Anfernee_Dijksteel).jpg) Dijksteel playing for Charlton Athletic in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anfernee Jamal Dijksteel[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 October 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kocaelispor | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Amsterdamsche FC | |||
| Nike Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Charlton Athletic | 41 | (1) |
| 2019–2025 | Middlesbrough | 152 | (2) |
| 2025– | Kocaelispor | 17 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Netherlands U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Suriname | 16 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:10, 24 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 05:55, 4 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Anfernee Jamal Dijksteel (born 27 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for Süper Lig club Kocaelispor. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Suriname national team.
Charlton Athletic
Born in Amsterdam,[3] Dijksteel started his career in the youth team at Amsterdamsche FC before moving to England to play for the Nike Academy.[4]
He signed for Charlton Athletic development squad in January 2016, having played against the side in a friendly whilst playing for the Nike Academy.[4] He remained with the development squad until the end of the season before being promoted to the first team on a number of occasions during the 2016–17 season.[2] After impressing for Jason Euell's side he was rewarded in February 2017 with a new three-and-a-half contract extension.[5] In August 2017, he finally made his first team debut for the Addicks in a 2–1 victory over Exeter City in the EFL Cup.[6] He scored his first goal on Easter Monday, 22 April 2019, opening the scoring against Scunthorpe United in a 4–0 Charlton win.[7]
Middlesbrough
On 7 August 2019, he was signed by Championship rivals Middlesbrough for £2m.[8] He scored his first goal for the club on 14 August 2024 in an EFL Cup tie against Leeds United.[9]
Personal life
He is the older brother of fellow professional footballer Malik Dijksteel who plays for St Mirren, with the pair being teammates from 2021–2022 when Malik also played for Middlesbrough.[10]
International career
Dijksteel was born in the Netherlands and is of Surinamese descent.[11] In March 2016, he received a call-up to the Netherlands under-20 side for a friendly against Portugal.[5] He went on to start in the match which finished as a 1–1 draw.[5]
On 9 March 2023, Dijksteel received his first international call-up to Suriname.[12]
