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Jasper Cillessen

Jasper Cillessen

Goalkeeper  at NEC Nijmegen
Age37
CitizenshipNetherlands
Height1.87 m
Footright
BornApril 22, 1989
at NEC Nijmegen 296 days · joined 2025-08-01
👕200+ Apps 🏴50+ Caps Veteran
Market value €800k
Goalkeeper

Career snapshot

6
clubs played for
10/11
debut season
0
goals / match
Ajax Amsterdam
top club · 143 apps

Career highs

€20.00m
peak value · 2018
€35.00m
top transfer fee · 19/20
best season
65 / 0
int'l caps / goals
385Appearances
0Goals
0Assists
6Yellow cards
0Red cards
378Full matches (90′)
Full nameJasper Cillessen
Name in home countryJacobus Antonius Peter Cillessen
Date of birth1989-04-22 (37 yrs)
Place of birthNijmegen, Netherlands
CitizenshipNetherlands
PositionGoalkeeper
Footright
Height187.00 m
Current clubNEC Nijmegen
Joined2025-08-01
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentSEG
OutfitterMizuno
Aug 2025
Transfer: UD Las Palmas → NEC Nijmegen
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2025
25/26 — NEC Nijmegen
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2025
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Sep 2024
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — UD Las Palmas
27 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2024
Transfer: NEC Nijmegen → UD Las Palmas
24/25 · Transfer · €500k
May 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2023
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — NEC Nijmegen
33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2022
Transfer: Valencia → NEC Nijmegen
22/23 · Transfer · €1.00m
Jul 2022
22/23 — NEC Nijmegen
32 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2022
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jan 2022
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jan 2022
Injury: unknown
Jul 2021
21/22 — Valencia CF
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
May 2021
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Mar 2021
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
22 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Valencia CF
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2020
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Dec 2019
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Oct 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Valencia CF
30 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Barcelona → Valencia
19/20 · Transfer · €35.00m
Mar 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Feb 2019
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — FC Barcelona
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — FC Barcelona
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2016
Transfer: Ajax → Barcelona
16/17 · Transfer · €13.00m
Jul 2016
16/17 — FC Barcelona, Ajax Amsterdam
16 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Ajax Amsterdam
44 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Ajax Amsterdam, Ajax Amsterdam U21
43 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Ajax Amsterdam, Ajax Amsterdam U21
36 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Ajax Amsterdam U21, Ajax Amsterdam
21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 7 competitions
Aug 2011
Transfer: NEC Nijmegen → Ajax
11/12 · Transfer · €3.23m
Jul 2011
11/12 — Ajax Amsterdam U21, Ajax Amsterdam, NEC Nijmegen
22 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — NEC Nijmegen
32 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: NECOss U21 → NEC Nijmegen
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2008
Transfer: NEC U19 → NEC U21
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2006
Transfer: NEC U17 → NEC U19
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2004
Transfer: NEC Youth → NEC U17
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2001
Transfer: De Treffers Yth → NEC Youth
01/02 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €20.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
34,030 min
Minutes played by club
NEC Nijmegen 26.4%
UD Las Palmas 6.9%
Valencia CF 14.7%
FC Barcelona 8.5%
Ajax Amsterdam 36.8%
Ajax Amsterdam U21 6.9%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
NEC Nijmegen 5 10/11 25/26 100 0 0 8,971
UD Las Palmas 1 24/25 24/25 27 0 0 2,337
Valencia CF 3 19/20 21/22 57 0 0 4,995
FC Barcelona 3 16/17 18/19 32 0 0 2,880
Ajax Amsterdam 6 11/12 16/17 143 0 0 12,507
Ajax Amsterdam U21 4 11/12 14/15 26 0 0 2,340

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

0€5M1€10M1€15M1€20M10/1111/1213/1414/1515/1616/1717/1818/1919/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2525/2610/11 — €75K11/12 — €3M13/14 — €2.8M14/15 — €8M15/16 — €11M16/17 — €12M17/18 — €12M18/19 — €20M19/20 — €18M20/21 — €14.5M21/22 — €6M22/23 — €3M23/24 — €2.5M24/25 — €1.3M25/26 — €800KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

10/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

10/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Eredivisie NEC Nijmegen 0 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Copa del Rey UD Las Palmas 0 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 LaLiga UD Las Palmas 27 0 0 1 0 2,337
23/24 Eredivisie NEC Nijmegen 30 0 0 1 0 2,641
23/24 KNVB Beker NEC Nijmegen 2 0 0 0 0 210
23/24 Play-Offs Conference League NEC Nijmegen 1 0 0 0 0 90
22/23 Eredivisie NEC Nijmegen 32 0 0 0 0 2,880
22/23 KNVB Beker NEC Nijmegen 0 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Copa del Rey Valencia CF 0 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 LaLiga Valencia CF 17 0 0 1 0 1,458
20/21 LaLiga Valencia CF 10 0 0 0 0 900
19/20 Champions League Valencia CF 6 0 0 0 0 540
19/20 Copa del Rey Valencia CF 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 LaLiga Valencia CF 24 0 0 1 0 2,097
19/20 Supercopa Valencia CF 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Champions League FC Barcelona 1 0 0 0 0 90
18/19 Copa del Rey FC Barcelona 7 0 0 0 0 630
18/19 LaLiga FC Barcelona 3 0 0 0 0 270
18/19 Supercopa FC Barcelona 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Champions League FC Barcelona 1 0 0 0 0 90
17/18 Copa del Rey FC Barcelona 9 0 0 0 0 810
17/18 LaLiga FC Barcelona 1 0 0 0 0 90
17/18 Supercopa FC Barcelona 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Champions League FC Barcelona 1 0 0 0 0 90
16/17 Champions League Qu. Ajax Amsterdam 4 0 0 0 0 360
16/17 Copa del Rey FC Barcelona 8 0 0 1 0 720
16/17 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 2 0 0 0 0 180
16/17 LaLiga FC Barcelona 1 0 0 0 0 90
15/16 Champions League Qu. Ajax Amsterdam 2 0 0 0 0 180
15/16 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 33 0 0 0 0 2,970
15/16 Europa League Ajax Amsterdam 6 0 0 0 0 540
15/16 Europa League Qualifying Ajax Amsterdam 2 0 0 0 0 180
15/16 KNVB Beker Ajax Amsterdam 1 0 0 0 0 14
14/15 Champions League Ajax Amsterdam 6 0 0 1 0 540
14/15 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 32 0 0 0 0 2,880
14/15 Europa League Ajax Amsterdam 4 0 0 0 0 390
14/15 Jupiler League Ajax Amsterdam U21 1 0 0 0 0 90
14/15 KNVB Beker Ajax Amsterdam 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Champions League Ajax Amsterdam 5 0 0 0 0 450
13/14 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 25 0 0 0 0 2,205
13/14 Europa League Ajax Amsterdam 2 0 0 0 0 180
13/14 Johan Cruijff Schaal Ajax Amsterdam 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Jupiler League Ajax Amsterdam U21 3 0 0 0 0 270
13/14 KNVB Beker Ajax Amsterdam 1 0 0 0 0 120
12/13 Beloften Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam U21 2 0 0 0 0 180
12/13 Beloften nacompetitie Ajax Amsterdam U21 8 0 0 0 0 720
12/13 Champions League Ajax Amsterdam 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 5 0 0 0 0 400
12/13 Europa League Ajax Amsterdam 1 0 0 0 0 45
12/13 Johan Cruijff Schaal Ajax Amsterdam 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 KNVB Beker Ajax Amsterdam 5 0 0 0 0 450
11/12 Beloften Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam U21 12 0 0 0 0 1,080
11/12 Champions League Ajax Amsterdam 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 4 0 0 0 0 153
11/12 Eredivisie NEC Nijmegen 3 0 0 0 0 270
11/12 Europa League Ajax Amsterdam 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 KNVB Beker Ajax Amsterdam 3 0 0 0 0 270
10/11 Eredivisie NEC Nijmegen 31 0 0 0 0 2,790
10/11 KNVB Beker NEC Nijmegen 1 0 0 0 0 90
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
01/02 2001-07-01 De Treffers Yth NEC Youth Transfer 0
04/05 2004-07-01 NEC Youth NEC U17 Transfer 0
06/07 2006-07-01 NEC U17 NEC U19 Transfer 0
08/09 2008-07-01 NEC U19 NEC U21 Transfer 0
10/11 2010-07-01 NECOss U21 NEC Nijmegen Transfer 0
11/12 2011-08-27 NEC Nijmegen Ajax Transfer 1250000 €3.23m
16/17 2016-08-25 Ajax Barcelona Transfer 12000000 €13.00m
19/20 2019-07-01 Barcelona Valencia Transfer 18000000 €35.00m
22/23 2022-08-08 Valencia NEC Nijmegen Transfer 3000000 €1.00m
24/25 2024-07-01 NEC Nijmegen UD Las Palmas Transfer 1300000 €500k
25/26 2025-08-01 UD Las Palmas NEC Nijmegen Transfer 800000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
18/19 Torn muscle bundle 2019-02-01 2019-02-26 26 6
18/19 Hip injury 2019-03-29 2019-04-05 8 2
19/20 Knock 2019-10-26 2019-10-29 4 1
19/20 Calf injury 2019-12-08 2020-01-02 26 3
19/20 Hip injury 2020-01-24 2020-02-17 25 6
20/21 Muscle injury 2020-11-06 2021-02-15 102 22
20/21 Knee injury 2021-03-24 2021-04-26 34 7
20/21 Corona virus 2021-05-28 2021-07-12 46 6
21/22 Corona virus 2022-01-11 2022-01-15 5 0
21/22 Hamstring injury 2022-01-20 2022-02-11 23 4
21/22 Calf injury 2022-02-12 2022-04-01 49 9
23/24 Hamstring injury 2023-09-24 2023-10-15 22 2
23/24 Ill 2024-05-04 2024-05-08 5 1
24/25 Knee injury 2024-09-29 2024-10-21 23 3
24/25 Intestinal surgery 2025-04-01 2025-07-01 92 9
Current€800k
Peak€20.00m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€750k
€50k€5.04m€10.03m€15.01m€20.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #3379 #1 65 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Joël Veltman 2 0 0
Davy Klaassen 2 0 0
Daley Blind 2 0 0
Ricardo van Rhijn 2 0 0
Anwar El Ghazi 2 0 0
Arkadiusz Milik 2 1 0
Riechedly Bazoer 2 0 0
Nick Viergever 2 0 0
Kenny Tete 2 0 0
Bart van Rooij 1 0 0
Mitchell Dijks 2 0 0
Georginio Wijnaldum 2 0 0
Daniel Wass 1 0 0
Nemanja Gudelj 2 0 0
Memphis Depay 2 0 0

Teams faced most often by Jasper Cillessen's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Sevilla FC 65 31 15 19 106 69 +37 48%
Athletic Club 62 27 19 16 88 59 +29 44%
Villarreal CF 60 30 11 19 104 78 +26 50%
Getafe CF 56 29 15 12 101 54 +47 52%
Atlético Madrid 48 15 15 18 53 69 -16 31%
Granada CF 47 29 11 7 97 43 +54 62%
CA Osasuna 46 25 12 9 102 51 +51 54%
Levante UD 42 22 10 10 93 47 +46 52%
Real Madrid 41 13 12 16 65 79 -14 32%
Málaga CF 40 21 11 8 62 34 +28 53%
SD Eibar 40 20 9 11 68 34 +34 50%
Espanyol Barcelona 40 25 9 6 77 34 +43 63%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
10/11 Senior debut season

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 27 2,337 1 0 0 0.04
23/24 33 2,941 1 0 0 0.03
21/22 17 1,458 1 0 0 0.06
19/20 30 2,637 1 0 0 0.03
16/17 16 1,440 1 0 0 0.06
14/15 43 3,900 1 0 0 0.02

Goalkeeper-specific aggregates: clean sheets and goals conceded by season.

SeasonMatchesMinsClean sheetsCS %Goals concededGC / 90′
24/25 27 2,337 4 15% 42 1.62
23/24 33 2,941 6 18% 50 1.53
22/23 32 2,880 9 28% 43 1.34
21/22 17 1,458 3 18% 29 1.79
20/21 10 900 3 30% 11 1.1
19/20 30 2,637 6 20% 41 1.4
18/19 11 990 3 27% 13 1.18
17/18 11 990 8 73% 3 0.27
16/17 16 1,440 3 19% 19 1.19
15/16 44 3,884 21 48% 33 0.76
14/15 43 3,900 16 37% 38 0.88
13/14 36 3,225 17 47% 27 0.75
12/13 21 1,795 13 62% 15 0.75
11/12 22 1,773 9 41% 27 1.37
10/11 32 2,880 6 19% 53 1.66

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Eredivisie
197 apps
0 G
0 A
LaLiga
83 apps
0 G
0 A
Copa del Rey
24 apps
0 G
0 A
KNVB Beker
13 apps
0 G
0 A
Champions League
20 apps
0 G
0 A
Champions League Qu.
6 apps
0 G
0 A
Europa League
13 apps
0 G
0 A
Beloften nacompetitie
8 apps
0 G
0 A
Beloften Eredivisie
14 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Jasper Cillessen

Who is Jasper Cillessen?

Jasper Cillessen is a Netherlands professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for NEC Nijmegen.

How old is Jasper Cillessen?

Jasper Cillessen is 37 years old. He was born on April 22, 1989 in Nijmegen.

What position does Jasper Cillessen play?

Jasper Cillessen plays as a goalkeeper (Goalkeeper).

What club does Jasper Cillessen play for?

Jasper Cillessen currently plays for NEC Nijmegen.

What is Jasper Cillessen's market value?

Jasper Cillessen's most recent reported market value is €800k.