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Jayden Braaf
Personal information
Full name Jayden Jezairo Braaf[1]
Date of birth (2002-08-31) 31 August 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Salernitana
(on loan from Hellas Verona)
Number 24
Youth career
2009–2010 ASV Fortius
2010–2013 Ajax
2013–2014 AFC
2014–2018 PSV
2018–2022 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Manchester City 0 (0)
2021Udinese (loan) 4 (1)
2022–2023 Borussia Dortmund II 7 (0)
2023Hellas Verona (loan) 6 (0)
2023– Hellas Verona 0 (0)
2024Fortuna Sittard (loan) 6 (0)
2024–Salernitana (loan) 3 (2)
International career
2017 Netherlands U15 6 (1)
2018–2019 Netherlands U17 12 (4)
2019 Netherlands U18 3 (2)
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner Ireland 2019 U-17 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024

Jayden Jezairo Braaf (born 31 August 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Salernitana, on loan from Serie A club Hellas Verona.

Club career

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A youth product of Ajax, PSV Eindhoven and Manchester City,[2] on 1 February 2021, Braaf joined Italian side Udinese on loan until the end of the season.[2] He made his debut with the club in a 1–0 Serie A win over Fiorentina on 28 February 2021,[3] and scored his first goal in Serie A in a 4–2 win over Benevento on 25 April 2021.[4]

On 27 May 2022, Braaf joined Borussia Dortmund on a free transfer.[5]

On 16 January 2023, he joined Serie A side Hellas Verona on loan until the end of the season, with an option to buy.[6]

On 2 July 2023, he joined Hellas Verona for an amount of €1M, with his contract lasting until 2026.[7] In January 2024, he joined Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard on loan until the end of the season.[8]

On 11 August 2024, Braaf joined Salernitana on loan from Verona.[9]

International career

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Born in the Netherlands, Braaf is of Surinamese descent.[10] He has played internationally for Netherlands at under-15, under-17 and under-18 levels.

Honours

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Club

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Netherlands U17

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Braaf è un nuovo giocatore dell'Udinese" (Press release). Udinese. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Udinese vs. Fiorentina". Soccerway. 28 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Benevento vs Udinese". Soccerway. 25 April 2021.
  5. ^ "BVB verpflichtet Jayden Braaf". bvb.de (in German). 27 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Jayden Braaf per l'attacco del Verona!". hellasverona.it (in Italian). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Borussia Dortmund's Jayden Braaf to join Hellas Verona on a permanent transfer". bvbbuzz.com. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  8. ^ "FORTUNA STRIKT JAYDEN BRAAF ALS OPVOLGER NOSLIN" [FORTUNA ROPES IN JAYDEN BRAAF AS NOSLIN'S SUCCESSOR]. fortunasittard.nl (in Dutch). 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Jayden Braaf è un nuovo giocatore della Salernitana" [Jayden Braaf is a new player for Salernitana] (in Italian). Salernitana. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Profvoetballers van Surinaamse afkomst". Natio Suriname | Voetbal. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  11. ^ Edwards, John (9 July 2020). "QUARTET RECOGNISED AT ACADEMY PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS". mancity.com. Manchester City.
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