Jason de Jong
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Jason Nicolas Maria Dantes de Jong (born 28 February 1990) is a Filipino
international footballer who plays as a midfielder
for Dordrecht
. He is a product of the NAC Breda
youth system but never made any first-team appearances for the club. He's gone on to have a stint in the Belgian Second Division
before having unsuccessful stints in the Eerste Divisie
and the Indonesia Super League. Usually a winger, he has since been converted to a defensive midfielder and has been likened to his namesake Nigel de Jong
.
, De Jong began his career with Gloria UC and moved to NAC Breda
in 2004 after he was scouted. He went through the ranks at the club until graduating from Breda's U-19 youth team and was then released.
club Turnhout
. On 16 August 2009, he made his first-team dubut in the 1–0 defeat against Royal Antwerp in the Belgian Cup
. Three days later, he made his league debut in the 1–1 draw against Tienen
. His league debut would be one of 12 appearances he would make until November 2009. He wouldn't feature again until 17 March 2010 where he was a 66th minute substitute in Turnhout's 4–2 home defeat to KVSK United. He would finish the season with 19 league appearances which include five starts, helping Turnhout to a 16th place finish and avoid relegation.
at the start of their pre-season training as trialists. He would also feature regularly in their friendly matches
and by mid July, he was one of the players that was in contention to earn a contract. He eventually signed a one year deal with the option of a one year extension. However, he would miss the start of the season due to his transfer papers not being ready.
On 27 August 2010, De Jong was involved with the team for the first time as he was part of the matchday squad against Zwolle
. He would be an unused substitute as Veendam lost 2–0. It would be one of five times he would be a part of Veendam's matchday squad until the winter break, all as an unused substitute. Having failed to enforce a spot in the first team, the club announced on 4 January 2011 that they and De Jong have jointly decided to terminate his contract.
De Jong was able to get another trial with another Indonesia Super League club, Persiba Balikpapan
, after his agent Jules Onana
found out they were looking to sign foreign players. He started training with the team on 21 February and after two days, he was able to impress the club and Onana successfully negotiated a deal. The deal would keep him at the club for the remainder of the 2010–11 Indonesia Super League
season and cost Persiba Rp
706 million ($80,000).
He made his debut on 13 March 2011, playing the full 90 minutes in the 5–1 defeat to . It was a debut where he was criticized by his coach for having an unsatisfactory performance and said De Jong needed more time to adapt. In their following fixture, De Jong played 58 minutes as Persiba Balikpapan drew 2–2 with PSPS Pekanbaru
. In his third successive game, Balikpapan got a goalless draw with Arema FC while De Jong only managed to play the first 28 minutes before being replaced. It would prove to be his last match with the club as he was sacked in early May 2011 due to breach of contract, citing indiscipline and failure to consistently attend training.
On 10 August 2011, it was reported that De Jong began training with Dordrecht
, another Eerste Divisie club. He featured in a friendly match against ADO Den Haag
in which he encountered fellow Philippine international Paul Mulders
. The match ended 2–0 to Den Haag. He was eventually accepted to the youth reserve squad at the start of the 2011–12 season. On 19 September 2011, De Jong made his first appearance in a match against the youth team of the Eredivisie
club VVV-Venlo. De Jong gained a yellow card following a tackle to an opponent. The match ended 6–2 in favor of Dordrecht.
but had an inferior goals scored record.
De Jong has also represented the Philippines in futsal
. He featured for the Philippines during the 2009 AFF Futsal Championship
and scored three goals; a brace in the 10–2 victory over Timor Leste
, and once in the third place play-off defeat to Indonesia
.
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
international footballer who plays as a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
for Dordrecht
FC Dordrecht
FC Dordrecht is a football club from the city of Dordrecht in the Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie.- History :Founded on 16 August 1883 as Dordrechtsche Football Club , it became a professional club in 1954 upon the introduction of professional football to the Netherlands...
. He is a product of the NAC Breda
NAC Breda
NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of...
youth system but never made any first-team appearances for the club. He's gone on to have a stint in the Belgian Second Division
Belgian Second Division
The Belgian Second Division is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system after the Belgian Pro League. It was created by the Belgian Football Association in 1905. Between 2008 and 2010 it was named EXQI League after a television channel owned by the league main sponsor,...
before having unsuccessful stints in the Eerste Divisie
Eerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...
and the Indonesia Super League. Usually a winger, he has since been converted to a defensive midfielder and has been likened to his namesake Nigel de Jong
Nigel de Jong
Nigel de Jong is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Netherlands national team....
.
Youth
Born in BredaBreda
Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The name Breda derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified city, the city was of strategic military and political significance...
, De Jong began his career with Gloria UC and moved to NAC Breda
NAC Breda
NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of...
in 2004 after he was scouted. He went through the ranks at the club until graduating from Breda's U-19 youth team and was then released.
Turnhout
In August 2009, De Jong moved abroad and signed a one year deal for newly promoted Belgian Second DivisionBelgian Second Division
The Belgian Second Division is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system after the Belgian Pro League. It was created by the Belgian Football Association in 1905. Between 2008 and 2010 it was named EXQI League after a television channel owned by the league main sponsor,...
club Turnhout
K.V. Turnhout
K.V. Turnhout is a Belgian football club, from the municipality of Turnhout.-History:K.V. Turnhout was founded as Turnhout Sport in 1912 with matricule n°148. After World War I, the club was refounded as F.C. Turnhout with the same matriculation...
. On 16 August 2009, he made his first-team dubut in the 1–0 defeat against Royal Antwerp in the Belgian Cup
Belgian Cup
The Belgian Cup is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgian Football Association. The first cup was held in 1911-12. The most successful cup club is Club Brugge KV with 10 titles followed by RSC Anderlecht and R Standard de Liège...
. Three days later, he made his league debut in the 1–1 draw against Tienen
K.V.K. Tienen
Koninklijke Voetbal Klub Tienen is a Belgian association football club from the city of Tienen, Vlaams Brabant. It is currently playing in the second division.-History:...
. His league debut would be one of 12 appearances he would make until November 2009. He wouldn't feature again until 17 March 2010 where he was a 66th minute substitute in Turnhout's 4–2 home defeat to KVSK United. He would finish the season with 19 league appearances which include five starts, helping Turnhout to a 16th place finish and avoid relegation.
Veendam
After his stint in Belgium, he returned to the Netherlands to find a new club. On 28 June 2010, it was reported that De Jong along with host of other players would be joining VeendamBV Veendam
SC Veendam is a Dutch football club based in Veendam, Groningen province, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands. The club's official colours are black and yellow.- History :...
at the start of their pre-season training as trialists. He would also feature regularly in their friendly matches
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
and by mid July, he was one of the players that was in contention to earn a contract. He eventually signed a one year deal with the option of a one year extension. However, he would miss the start of the season due to his transfer papers not being ready.
On 27 August 2010, De Jong was involved with the team for the first time as he was part of the matchday squad against Zwolle
FC Zwolle
FC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the country's second level of professional club football. The club was founded in 1990 after the bankruptcy of PEC. They have played in the Eredivisie, the highest tier of Dutch football, for a total of...
. He would be an unused substitute as Veendam lost 2–0. It would be one of five times he would be a part of Veendam's matchday squad until the winter break, all as an unused substitute. Having failed to enforce a spot in the first team, the club announced on 4 January 2011 that they and De Jong have jointly decided to terminate his contract.
Persiba Balikpapan
On 17 February 2011, it was reported that De Jong began trials with Indonesia Super League club . The club didn't have much time to assess him due to the transfer deadline for foreign players on 23 February but the club management moved it forward for themselves to the 21st. By 20 February, he was released from his trials as he wasn't up to the standard the club was looking for. However, a news report in the Philippines said that De Jong revealed on his Facebook page that he was offered a contract by Sriwijaya but didn't sign due to disagreements on the terms of the deal.De Jong was able to get another trial with another Indonesia Super League club, Persiba Balikpapan
Persiba Balikpapan
Persiba, an acronym for Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Balikpapan is an Indonesian football club based in Balikpapan, Indonesia. In media, the tautology Persiba Balikpapan is often used and to distinguish the club with another club with the same acronym, Persiba Bantul.Beruang Madu is the club's...
, after his agent Jules Onana
Jules Onana
Jules Denis Onana is a retired Cameroonian football player. He is the brother of Elie Onana. He played for the club Canon Yaounde, and also took part in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, playing 3 of the 5 matches of the Cameroon national football team. He decided to retired in 2005 after played in several...
found out they were looking to sign foreign players. He started training with the team on 21 February and after two days, he was able to impress the club and Onana successfully negotiated a deal. The deal would keep him at the club for the remainder of the 2010–11 Indonesia Super League
2010–11 Indonesia Super League
The 2010–11 Indonesia Super League was the third season of the Indonesia Super League , a fully professional football competition that replaced the Premier Division as the top rank of football competition structure in the country...
season and cost Persiba Rp
Indonesian rupiah
The rupiah is the official currency of Indonesia. Issued and controlled by the Bank of Indonesia, the ISO 4217 currency code for the Indonesian rupiah is IDR. Informally, Indonesians also use the word "perak" in referring to rupiah...
706 million ($80,000).
He made his debut on 13 March 2011, playing the full 90 minutes in the 5–1 defeat to . It was a debut where he was criticized by his coach for having an unsatisfactory performance and said De Jong needed more time to adapt. In their following fixture, De Jong played 58 minutes as Persiba Balikpapan drew 2–2 with PSPS Pekanbaru
PSPS Pekanbaru
PSPS, an acronym for Persatuan Sepak Bola Pekanbaru dan Sekitarnya is an Indonesian football team based in Pekanbaru. They compete in the division of Indonesian football, Liga Indonesia...
. In his third successive game, Balikpapan got a goalless draw with Arema FC while De Jong only managed to play the first 28 minutes before being replaced. It would prove to be his last match with the club as he was sacked in early May 2011 due to breach of contract, citing indiscipline and failure to consistently attend training.
Dordrecht
In June 2011, De Jong was due to join RBC Roosendaal in the Eerste Divisie. The club attempted to avoid bankruptcy by contracting players with an amateur contract to be able to play in lower divisions. However, De Jong's move wouldn't materialize as the club was declared bankrupt after failure to pay its outstanding debts.On 10 August 2011, it was reported that De Jong began training with Dordrecht
FC Dordrecht
FC Dordrecht is a football club from the city of Dordrecht in the Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie.- History :Founded on 16 August 1883 as Dordrechtsche Football Club , it became a professional club in 1954 upon the introduction of professional football to the Netherlands...
, another Eerste Divisie club. He featured in a friendly match against ADO Den Haag
ADO Den Haag
Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club...
in which he encountered fellow Philippine international Paul Mulders
Paul Mulders
Paul Mulders is a Dutch–Filipino professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag and the Philippines national team...
. The match ended 2–0 to Den Haag. He was eventually accepted to the youth reserve squad at the start of the 2011–12 season. On 19 September 2011, De Jong made his first appearance in a match against the youth team of the Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
club VVV-Venlo. De Jong gained a yellow card following a tackle to an opponent. The match ended 6–2 in favor of Dordrecht.
International career
De Jong was born to a Filipina mother and a Dutch father, making him eligible to represent either the Philippines or the Netherlands. He was initially invited to play for the Netherlands U-19 team but declined the offer to be able to play for the Philippines instead. In September 2008 it was announced that he will be playing for the in the AFF Suzuki Cup qualifiers in Cambodia. He made his debut as a substitute in the opening match against and went on to feature as a starter in the remaining fixtures. However, they failed to advance to the final tournament after finishing tied for second in the qualifiers, being level on points and goal differenceGoal difference
In sports such as ice hockey and association football, goal difference is often the first tiebreaker used to rank teams which finish a league competition with an equal number of points....
but had an inferior goals scored record.
De Jong has also represented the Philippines in futsal
Futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...
. He featured for the Philippines during the 2009 AFF Futsal Championship
2009 AFF Futsal Championship
The 2009 ASEAN Futsal Championship was held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from 8 June to 14 June 2009.- Group A :--------------------- Group B :--------- Semi-finals :----- Third place play-off :- Final :- Awards :...
and scored three goals; a brace in the 10–2 victory over Timor Leste
Timor-Leste national futsal team
The Timor-Leste national futsal team is controlled by the Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste, the governing body for futsal in East Timor and represents the country in international futsal competitions.-Squad:...
, and once in the third place play-off defeat to Indonesia
Indonesia national futsal team
Indonesian national futsal team has played seven times at the ASEAN Futsal Championship and six times in AFC Futsal Championship. The team has won the ASEAN Futsal Championship once in 2010.-FIFA Futsal World Championship:-AFC Futsal Championship:...
.