Teun Bijleveld
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Amstelveen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Almere City | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | SV Ouderkerk | ||
| 2009–2017 | AZ Alkmaar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Jong AZ | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Jong Ajax | 55 | (4) |
| 2019–2021 | Heracles Almelo | 35 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Emmen | 12 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Roda JC | 55 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Triestina | 17 | (1) |
| 2025– | Almere City | 18 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Netherlands U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Netherlands U17 | 15 | (1) |
| 2015 | Netherlands U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Netherlands U19 | 8 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 April 2026 | |||
Teun Bijleveld (born 27 May 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back and midfielder for Eerste Divisie club Almere City.[2]
Early years
Bijleveld played youth football for SV Ouderkerk and AZ.[3] He signed his first contract with AZ on 21 December 2014, keeping him at the club until 2017.[4] He was part of the Jong AZ team winning the Tweede Divisie in 2016–17.[5]
On 15 June 2017, Bijleveld joined Ajax on a two-year deal, and was added to their reserves Jong Ajax competing in the second-tier Eerste Divisie.[6] He made his professional debut for Jong Ajax on 18 August 2017 in a 2–1 away win over Cambuur.[7] On 25 September 2017, Bijleveld scored his first professional goal, helping his team to a 1–1 home draw against Telstar.[8] Jong Ajax won the Eerste Divisie title in the 2017–18 season, but could, however, not win promotion due to Dutch league rules.[9]
Heracles Almelo
On 21 June 2019, Bijleveld signed a two-year contract with Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo.[10][11] He made his debut in the Eredivisie for Heracles on 4 August 2019, replacing Adrián Szőke in the 74th minute of a 4–0 home loss to Heerenveen.[12] Bijleveld made 17 total appearances during the 2019–20 season, of which only two as a starter.[2]
He was more involved in the 2020–21 season, making 22 appearances of which 13 as a starter.[2] He lost his starting spot at the end of the season, and without making a decisive impact for Heracles, he left the club as a free agent as his contract expired in June 2021.[13]
Emmen
On 7 July 2021, Bijleveld joined Eerste Divisie club Emmen on a two-year contract.[14] He made his debut for the club on 6 August 2021, the first matchday of the 2021–22 season, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Telstar.[15] He would also fail to make an impact for Emmen, making only two starts that season in 13 total appearances.[16] Emmen won the Eerste Divisie title that season, winning promotion back to the Eredivisie.[17]
He left the club before the start of the new season, as the two parties mutually agreed to a contract termination.[18]
Roda JC
On 30 August 2022, Bijleveld signed a two-year contract with Eerste Divisie club Roda JC.[3] He made his Roda debut on 4 September 2022 in a Limburg derby against MVV, starting in a 1–1 draw.[19] On 11 December 2022, Bijleveld scored his first goal for the club, as well as his first competitive goal in more than four years, opening the score in a 3–1 home loss to his former club Heracles.[20][21]
On 21 June 2024, it was announced that Bijleveld and Roda had failed to reach an agreement to extend his expiring contract, making him a free agent.[22]
Triestina
On 17 July 2024, Bijleveld joined Serie C side Triestina on a permanent deal, signing a two-year contract with the Italian club.[23]
Almere City
On 23 June 2025, it was announced that Bijleveld would join Eerste Divisie club Almere City on a permanent deal on 1 July, signing a three-year contract.[24][25]
