Jayden Addai
Dutch footballer (born 2005)
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Jayden Osei Addai (born 26 August 2005) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Como.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jayden Osei Addai[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Purmerend, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Como | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Purmersteijn | |||
| 2016–2022 | AZ Alkmaar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Jong AZ | 51 | (18) |
| 2023–2025 | AZ Alkmaar | 25 | (1) |
| 2025– | Como | 9 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Netherlands U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Netherlands U21 | 3 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:15, 1 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:55, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
AZ Alkmaar
Addai began his career with Jong AZ, where he played a key role in winning the 2022–23 UEFA Youth League, notably scoring a penalty in the 5–0 victory over Hajduk Split in the final.[2] He made his Eredivisie debut for AZ Alkmaar on November 26, 2023, in a home match against FC Volendam.[3] He went on to score his first Eredivisie goal in a 3–0 away win over Go Ahead Eagles on 4 May 2025.[4]
Como
On 4 July 2025, Addai joined Serie A side Como for reported fee of €14 million, signing a five-year contract.[5] His first goal for the club was a 94th minute game-winner in a 1–2 victory away at Fiorentina on 21 September 2025.[6][7]
International career
Addai was first called up to the Netherlands U19 squad on 1 March 2024.[8] He made his debut shortly after on 26 March 2024, as a 53rd minute substitute in a 3–2 loss to Belgium in a UEFA U19 Championship Qualification match.[9]
Personal life
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 10 February 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong AZ | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 19 | 10 | – | – | – | 19 | 10 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 5 | – | – | – | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 15 | – | – | – | 43 | 15 | |||||
| AZ | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| Total | 25 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Como | 2025–26 | Serie A | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 77 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 20 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League