Jaeremi Drijvers
Sint Maarten footballer
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Jaeremi Drijvers (born 12 November 1999) is a Sint Maartener footballer who plays for Dutch club VV Gestel and the Sint Maarten national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 November 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VV Gestel | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2018 | MPC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Funmakers | 8 | (10) |
| 2018 | Woenselse Boys | ||
| 2018–2019 | SV Red-White Veldhoven | ||
| 2019–2020 | VV WODAN | ||
| 2021– | VV Gestel | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Sint Maarten U20 | 4 | (3) |
| 2019– | Sint Maarten | 5 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Youth career
As a youth Drijvers played for Milton Peters College and was one of the most prolific scorers in the Sint Maarten Soccer Association high school league in 2015.[1] As a senior in 2018, his team won the league championship while Drijvers was the league's top scorer.[2]
Club career
Drijvers played club football in the Netherlands with Woenselse Boys and SV Red-White Veldhoven before joining VV WODAN in May 2019.[3][4] That September he scored as the team put in a dominant performance against VV Hulsel[5] and a victory over ZSC Westerhoven.[6] By 2021 he had returned to the Netherlands, joining VV Gestel.[7] He scored the club's game-winning goal in a 3–2 victory over Wilhelmina Boys in Week 2 of the season.[8]
International career
In summer 2018 Drijvers represented Sint Maarten in the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. He went on to score three goals in four appearances.[9] His goals came against Antigua and Barbuda,[10] Belize,[11] and the Dominican Republic.[9]
In May 2018 Drijvers was called up for an unofficial friendly against Saint Barthélemy. Despite Drijvers scoring a hattrick, Sint Maarten were defeated 3–5 after conceding three penalty kicks within the final ten minutes of the match.[12] He went on to make his official senior international debut on 25 July 2018 in a friendly against the British Virgin Islands. He scored his first two senior goals in the eventual 2–3 defeat.[13] He was soon after included in Sint Maarten's roster for 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying.[14]
International goals
- Scores and results list Sint Maarten's goal tally first.[13]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26 May 2018 | Stade de Saint-Jean, Saint-Jean, Saint Barthélemy |  Saint Barthélemy | 1–0 | 3–5 | Friendly |
| 2. | 2–0 | |||||
| 3. | 3–1 | |||||
| 4. | 25 July 2018 | Raoul Illidge Sports Complex, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten |  British Virgin Islands | 1–2 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 5. | 2–2 | |||||
| Last updated 3 November 2021 | ||||||
International career statistics
- As of match played 14 October 2019.[13]
| Sint Maarten national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| Total | 5 | 5 |
Youth international goals
- Scores and results list Sint Maarten's goal tally first.[13]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 November 2018 | IMG Academy, Bradenton, Florida, United States |  Antigua and Barbuda | 1–2 | 1–6 | 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
| 2. | 5 November 2018 |  Belize | 2–4 | 2–4 | ||
| 3. | 7 November 2018 |  Dominican Republic | 1–12 | 1–12 | ||
| Last updated 3 November 2021 | ||||||
Athletics
Drijvers has also represented Sint Maarten in athletics at the CARIFTA Games.[15]