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Junior van der Velden

Junior van der Velden

Defender - Centre-Back  at VV IJsselmeervogels
Age27
CitizenshipNetherlands
Height1.86 m
Footleft
BornAugust 14, 1998
at VV IJsselmeervogels 1,237 days · joined 2023-01-03
👕200+ Apps
Market value
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

6
clubs played for
14/15
debut season
0.08
goals / match
VV IJsselmeervogels
top club · 90 apps

Position rank · 25/26

#234
goals rank
#269
assists rank
23
season goals
4
season assists

Among 448 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€350k
peak value · 2020
top transfer fee
4
best season · 16/17
1 · 4.3%
pens / of goals
275Appearances
23Goals
4Assists
40Yellow cards
1Red cards
106Full matches (90′)
Full nameJunior van der Velden
Date of birth1998-08-14 (27 yrs)
Place of birthUtrecht, Netherlands
CitizenshipNetherlands
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footleft
Height186.00 m
Current clubVV IJsselmeervogels
Joined2023-01-03
Contract expires2026-06-30
Jul 2025
25/26 — VV IJsselmeervogels
5 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — VV IJsselmeervogels
33 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — VV IJsselmeervogels
36 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2023
Transfer: Sporting '70 → IJsselm.vogels
22/23 · Transfer
Aug 2022
Transfer: Arezzo → Sporting '70
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — VV IJsselmeervogels
16 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2022
Transfer: Viterbese → Arezzo
21/22 · Transfer
Aug 2021
Transfer: FC Den Bosch → Viterbese
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — US Viterbese 1908, SS Arezzo
35 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — FC Den Bosch
22 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2020
Injury: unknown
14 games missed
Jan 2020
Transfer: Utrecht U21 → FC Den Bosch
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — FC Den Bosch, FC Utrecht U21
24 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2018
18/19 — FC Utrecht U21
32 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
17/18 — FC Utrecht U21
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
Transfer: Utrecht U19 → Utrecht U21
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — FC Utrecht U21, FC Utrecht U19
28 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — FC Utrecht U21, FC Utrecht U19
26 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Utrecht U17 → Utrecht U19
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Utrecht U19
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €350k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 116 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.25/90
91
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A1 total · 0.25/90
67
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
76
9,529 min
Minutes played by club
VV IJsselmeervogels 27.5%
SS Arezzo 6.0%
US Viterbese 1908 0.0%
FC Den Bosch 22.0%
FC Utrecht U21 20.8%
FC Utrecht U19 23.6%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
VV IJsselmeervogels 4 22/23 25/26 90 9 1 2,624
SS Arezzo 1 21/22 21/22 15 2 1 571
US Viterbese 1908 1 21/22 21/22 20 0 1 0
FC Den Bosch 2 19/20 20/21 30 3 0 2,097
FC Utrecht U21 5 15/16 19/20 70 3 1 1,986
FC Utrecht U19 3 14/15 16/17 50 6 0 2,251

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

1€88K3€175K4€263K5€350K15/16 — 2 goals (FC Utrecht U19)215/1616/17 — 4 goals (FC Utrecht U19)416/1717/1818/19 — 2 goals (FC Utrecht U21)18/19 — 1 assists318/1919/20 — 3 goals (FC Utrecht U21)319/2020/21 — 1 goals (FC Den Bosch)120/2121/22 — 2 goals (SS Arezzo)21/22 — 2 assists421/2222/23 — 2 goals (VV IJsselmeervogels)222/2323/24 — 2 goals (VV IJsselmeervogels)223/2424/25 — 4 goals (VV IJsselmeervogels)24/25 — 1 assists524/2525/26 — 1 goals (VV IJsselmeervogels)125/2616/17 — €25K17/18 — €50K18/19 — €75K19/20 — €300K20/21 — €350K21/22 — €200K22/23 — €150KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

14/15: 0014/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 4416/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 3319/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 2223/2424/25: 4424/2525/26: 1125/26

Assists by season

14/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 1124/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 KNVB Beker VV IJsselmeervogels 1 0 0 0 0 0
25/26 Tweede Divisie VV IJsselmeervogels 4 1 0 0 0 360
24/25 Derde Divisie A VV IJsselmeervogels 30 4 1 9 0 656
24/25 KNVB Beker VV IJsselmeervogels 3 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Derde Divisie A VV IJsselmeervogels 33 2 0 3 0 1,027
23/24 KNVB Beker VV IJsselmeervogels 3 0 0 2 0 0
22/23 Jack's League VV IJsselmeervogels 14 2 0 2 0 581
22/23 Play-Offs Promotion Tweede Divisie VV IJsselmeervogels 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Coppa Serie C US Viterbese 1908 4 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Play-off Serie D SS Arezzo 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Serie C-B US Viterbese 1908 16 0 1 3 0 0
21/22 Serie D - E SS Arezzo 14 2 1 4 0 571
20/21 Keuken Kampioen Divisie FC Den Bosch 22 1 0 6 0 1,737
19/20 Keuken Kampioen Divisie FC Den Bosch 8 2 0 2 0 360
19/20 Keuken Kampioen Divisie FC Utrecht U21 16 1 0 3 0 780
18/19 Keuken Kampioen Divisie FC Utrecht U21 32 2 1 6 0 1,206
17/18 Jupiler League FC Utrecht U21 15 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Jupiler League FC Utrecht U21 6 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 U19 Cup NL FC Utrecht U19 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 U19 Div. 1 Fall FC Utrecht U19 13 4 0 0 0 287
16/17 U19 Div. 1 Spring FC Utrecht U19 7 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Beloften Eredivisie FC Utrecht U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 U19 Cup NL FC Utrecht U19 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 U19 Div. 1 Fall FC Utrecht U19 9 1 0 0 1 704
15/16 U19 Div. 1 Spring FC Utrecht U19 14 1 0 0 0 1,260
14/15 U19 Div. 2 Spring FC Utrecht U19 3 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
15/16 2015-07-01 Utrecht U17 Utrecht U19 Transfer 0
17/18 2017-07-01 Utrecht U19 Utrecht U21 Transfer 50000
19/20 2020-01-16 Utrecht U21 FC Den Bosch Transfer 300000
21/22 2021-08-20 FC Den Bosch Viterbese Transfer 300000
21/22 2022-01-07 Viterbese Arezzo Transfer 200000
22/23 2022-08-01 Arezzo Sporting '70 Transfer 150000
22/23 2023-01-03 Sporting '70 IJsselm.vogels Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
19/20 Hip injury 2020-06-29 2020-11-23 148 14
20/21 Knock 2021-04-16 2021-04-29 14 2
Current€150k
Peak€350k
Low
Δ since start+€125k
€88k€175k€263k€350k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €325k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €175k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Tim Brinkman 1 0 0
Bradley Martis 2 2 0
Mitchell van Rooijen 1 1 0
Marouane Afaker 2 3 0
Shayne Pattynama 1 0 0
Odysseus Velanas 1 1 0
Nick Venema 1 1 0
Gabriël Culhaci 1 0 0
Thijmen Nijhuis 1 0 0
Mohamed Mallahi 1 0 0
Daniël van Son 1 0 0
Dennis Knuiman 2 0 0
Kaj Ramsteijn 2 1 0
Jonas Arweiler 1 0 0
Virgil Smith 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
24/25 Derde Divisie A VV IJsselmeervogels 4 30
16/17 U19 Div. 1 Fall FC Utrecht U19 4 13
19/20 Keuken Kampioen Divisie FC Utrecht U21 3 24

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
21/22 Serie D - E SS Arezzo 1 14
21/22 Serie C-B US Viterbese 1908 1 16
18/19 Keuken Kampioen Divisie FC Utrecht U21 1 32

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

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Jong Ajax 16 9 5 2 43 30 +13 56%
TOP Oss 16 10 0 6 19 16 +3 63%
Roda JC Kerkrade 16 4 7 5 16 19 -3 25%
FC Eindhoven 16 1 2 13 9 31 -22 6%
FC Dordrecht 16 5 1 10 28 42 -14 31%
Jong PSV 16 6 4 6 25 25 0 38%
De Graafschap 16 4 3 9 16 31 -15 25%
Helmond Sport 16 3 5 8 8 15 -7 19%
VVV-Venlo 14 4 3 7 13 24 -11 29%
ADO Den Haag 14 4 2 8 14 18 -4 29%
NAC Breda 12 2 3 7 12 24 -12 17%
Telstar 10 2 2 6 8 16 -8 20%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
14/15 Senior debut season
15/16 First senior goal

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

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 33 656 9 0 0 1.23
23/24 36 1,027 5 0 0 0.44
22/23 16 581 2 0 0 0.31
21/22 35 571 7 0 0 1.1
20/21 22 1,737 6 0 0 0.31
19/20 24 1,140 5 0 0 0.39
18/19 32 1,206 6 1 0 0.52
15/16 26 1,964 0 0 1 0.05

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Derde Divisie A
63 apps
6 G
1 A
Keuken Kampioen Divisie
99 apps
6 G
1 A
U19 Div. 1 Fall
22 apps
5 G
0 A
Tweede Divisie
18 apps
3 G
0 A
Serie D - E
14 apps
2 G
1 A
U19 Div. 1 Spring
21 apps
1 G
0 A
Serie C-B
16 apps
0 G
1 A
KNVB Beker
7 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Junior van der Velden

Who is Junior van der Velden?

Junior van der Velden is a Netherlands professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for VV IJsselmeervogels.

How old is Junior van der Velden?

Junior van der Velden is 27 years old. He was born on August 14, 1998 in Utrecht.

What position does Junior van der Velden play?

Junior van der Velden plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Junior van der Velden play for?

Junior van der Velden currently plays for VV IJsselmeervogels.

How many career goals has Junior van der Velden scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Junior van der Velden has scored 23 goals in 275 appearances.