Joey Veerman
Dutch footballer (born 1998)
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Johannes Cornelis Maria Veerman (born 19 November 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Netherlands national team.
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Veerman with Heerenveen in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Johannes Cornelis Maria Veerman[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1998[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Purmerend, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Borussia Dortmund | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2026 | PSV | 135 | (22) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Borussia Dortmund | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Netherlands U19 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Netherlands | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:00, 15 August 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:11, 10 July 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Volendam
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Veerman made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for FC Volendam on 9 September 2016, in a game against VVV-Venlo.[4]
On 20 September 2016, he made his KNVB Cup debut against MVV Maastricht.[5]
Heerenveen
On 30 August 2019, Veerman signed for Heerenveen in the Eredivisie.[6] 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.[7]
PSV
On 4 January 2022, Veerman signed a 4.5-year contract with PSV.[8]
On 16 January 2022, Veerman made his debut with the team as a second half substitute in a 1-0 away win against Groningen.[9] He scored the match winner against Go Ahead Eagles in the semi-final of the KNVB Cup on 2 March.[10] PSV would defeat rivals Ajax in the final on 17 April.[11]
On 17 February 2022, Veerman made his continental debut in a 1-0 home win UEFA Conference League match as a starter against Maccabi Tel Aviv.[12] On 28 October 2022, he 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.[13]
In the 2023–24 season, Veerman became the player with most chances created in Eredivisie in 130 occasions.[14]
Borussia Dortmund
On 18 August 2026, Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund announced the signing of Veerman, contract until 30 June 2031.[15][16]
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.[17]
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. On 26 March 2024, he scored his first international goal in a friendly match against Germany.[18]
On 29 May 2024, Veerman was named in the Netherlands' squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[19]
Personal life
Joey and girlfriend Chantalle have a son together named Frenkie Joe.[20]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 August 2026[21]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | 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 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11[e] | 2 | 1[d] | 0 | 41 | 7 | |
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8[e] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8[e] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 40 | 8 | |
| 2026–27 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 135 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 44 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 197 | 31 | ||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2026–27 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 278 | 48 | 29 | 6 | 44 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 360 | 61 | ||
- Appearances in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Four appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Franz Beckenbauer Supercup
International
- As of match played 10 July 2024[22]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Netherlands | 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | 1 | |
- As of match played 26 March 2024
- Scores and results list Netherlands's goal tally first.[22]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 March 2024 | Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany | 8 |  Germany | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Honours
PSV
- Eredivisie: 2023–24,[23] 2024–25,[24] 2025–26[25]
- KNVB Cup: 2021–22,[26] 2022–23[27]
- Johan Cruyff Shield: 2022,[28] 2023,[29] 2025[30]
Individual
- Eredivisie Talent of the Month: February 2020[31]
- Eredivisie Player of the Month: November 2023,[32] August 2024,[33] December 2025,[34] January 2026[35]
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: August 2024[36]
