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Tjaronn Chery

Tjaronn Chery

Midfield - Attacking Midfield  at NEC Nijmegen
Age37
CitizenshipSuriname Netherlands
Height1.71 m
Footleft
BornJune 4, 1988
at NEC Nijmegen 327 days · joined 2025-07-01
👕500+ Apps 100+ Goals 🎯100+ Assists Veteran
Market value €500k
Attacking Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

14
clubs played for
08/09
debut season
0.24
goals / match
Maccabi Haifa
top club · 208 apps

Career highs

€4.50m
peak value · 2016
€2.65m
top transfer fee · 16/17
18
best season · 24/25
21 · 13.3%
pens / of goals
646Appearances
158Goals
129Assists
60Yellow cards
1Red cards
151Full matches (90′)
Full nameTjaronn Chery
Name in home countryTjaronn Inteff Chefren Chery
Date of birth1988-06-04 (37 yrs)
Place of birthDen Haag, Suriname
CitizenshipSuriname Netherlands
PositionMidfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footleft
Height171.00 m
Current clubNEC Nijmegen
Joined2025-07-01
Contract expires2028-06-30
AgentOER-SPORTS
OutfitterNike
Jul 2025
25/26 — NEC Nijmegen
4 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2025
Transfer: Royal Antwerp → NEC Nijmegen
25/26 · Transfer · €500k
Jul 2024
24/25 — Royal Antwerp FC
45 matches · 18 G · 9 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2024
Transfer: Maccabi Haifa → Royal Antwerp
24/25 · Transfer
Jun 2024
Transfer: NEC Nijmegen → Maccabi Haifa
23/24 · Return from loan
Mar 2024
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jan 2024
Transfer: Maccabi Haifa → NEC Nijmegen
23/24 · Loan
Jul 2023
23/24 — Maccabi Haifa, NEC Nijmegen
47 matches · 11 G · 12 A · across 7 competitions
Mar 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Maccabi Haifa
48 matches · 14 G · 8 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Maccabi Haifa
51 matches · 13 G · 13 A · across 7 competitions
Feb 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Maccabi Haifa
41 matches · 14 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2019
Transfer: GZ Hengfeng → Maccabi Haifa
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Maccabi Haifa
39 matches · 10 G · 10 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2019
Transfer: Kayserispor → GZ Hengfeng
18/19 · Return from loan
Jul 2018
Transfer: GZ Hengfeng → Kayserispor
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — Kayserispor
37 matches · 10 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
2018 — Guizhou Hengfeng
10 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
2017 — Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng
18 matches · 0 G · 6 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2017
Transfer: QPR → GZ H. Zhicheng
16/17 · Transfer · €2.65m
Jul 2016
16/17 — Queens Park Rangers
25 matches · 4 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: FC Groningen → QPR
15/16 · Transfer · €2.34m
Jul 2015
15/16 — Queens Park Rangers
41 matches · 10 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Groningen
42 matches · 17 G · 12 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: ADO Den Haag → FC Groningen
14/15 · Transfer · €800k
Jun 2014
Transfer: FC Groningen → ADO Den Haag
13/14 · Return from loan
Apr 2014
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Nov 2013
Injury: unknown
45 games missed
Jul 2013
Transfer: ADO Den Haag → FC Groningen
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — FC Groningen
38 matches · 10 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — ADO Den Haag
34 matches · 8 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — ADO Den Haag
40 matches · 5 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: FC Emmen → ADO Den Haag
11/12 · Transfer · €175k
Jul 2010
Transfer: FC Twente U21 → FC Emmen
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — FC Emmen
34 matches · 10 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2010
Transfer: RBC Roosendaal → FC Twente U21
09/10 · Return from loan
Jul 2009
Transfer: FC Twente U21 → RBC Roosendaal
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — RBC Roosendaal
32 matches · 1 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2009
Transfer: Cambuur L. → FC Twente U21
08/09 · Return from loan
Jan 2009
Transfer: FC Twente U21 → Cambuur L.
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2008
08/09 — Twente Enschede FC, Cambuur-Leeuwarden bvo, FC Twente Enschede U21
20 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: FC Twente U19 → FC Twente U21
07/08 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €4.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 44 other Midfield - Attacking Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals2 total · 1.02/90
100
Assists2 total · 1.02/90
100
G+A4 total · 2.03/90
100
Yellow cards1 total · 0.51/90
7
13,567 min
Minutes played by club
NEC Nijmegen 4.9%
Royal Antwerp FC 4.0%
Maccabi Haifa 36.6%
Guizhou Hengfeng 4.8%
Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng 0.0%
Kayserispor 4.5%
Queens Park Rangers 5.1%
FC Groningen 7.2%
ADO Den Haag 14.1%
FC Emmen 3.1%
RBC Roosendaal 15.7%
Cambuur-Leeuwarden bvo 0.0%
Twente Enschede FC 0.0%
FC Twente Enschede U21 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
NEC Nijmegen 2 23/24 25/26 22 8 6 671
Royal Antwerp FC 1 24/25 24/25 45 18 9 546
Maccabi Haifa 5 19/20 23/24 208 56 45 4,961
Guizhou Hengfeng 1 2018 2018 10 1 3 652
Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng 1 2017 2017 18 0 6 0
Kayserispor 1 18/19 18/19 37 10 5 605
Queens Park Rangers 2 15/16 16/17 66 14 10 697
FC Groningen 2 13/14 14/15 80 27 19 974
ADO Den Haag 2 11/12 12/13 74 13 13 1,911
FC Emmen 1 10/11 10/11 34 10 4 414
RBC Roosendaal 1 09/10 09/10 32 1 5 2,136
Cambuur-Leeuwarden bvo 1 08/09 08/09 18 0 4 0
Twente Enschede FC 1 08/09 08/09 1 0 0 0
FC Twente Enschede U21 1 08/09 08/09 1 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

7€1.1M15€2.3M22€3.4M29€4.5M08/09 — 4 assists408/0909/10 — 1 goals (RBC Roosendaal)09/10 — 5 assists609/1010/11 — 10 goals (FC Emmen)10/11 — 4 assists1410/1111/12 — 5 goals (ADO Den Haag)11/12 — 8 assists1311/1212/13 — 8 goals (ADO Den Haag)12/13 — 5 assists1312/1313/14 — 10 goals (FC Groningen)13/14 — 7 assists1713/1414/15 — 17 goals (FC Groningen)14/15 — 12 assists2914/1515/16 — 10 goals (Queens Park Rangers)15/16 — 4 assists1415/1616/17 — 4 goals (Queens Park Rangers)16/17 — 6 assists1016/1718/19 — 10 goals (Kayserispor)18/19 — 5 assists1518/1919/20 — 10 goals (Maccabi Haifa)19/20 — 10 assists2019/2020/21 — 14 goals (Maccabi Haifa)20/21 — 6 assists2020/212017 — 6 assists620172018 — 1 goals (Guizhou Hengfeng)2018 — 3 assists4201821/22 — 13 goals (Maccabi Haifa)21/22 — 13 assists2621/2222/23 — 14 goals (Maccabi Haifa)22/23 — 8 assists2222/2323/24 — 11 goals (Maccabi Haifa)23/24 — 12 assists2323/2424/25 — 18 goals (Royal Antwerp FC)24/25 — 9 assists2724/2525/26 — 2 goals (NEC Nijmegen)25/26 — 2 assists425/2608/09 — €50K09/10 — €200K11/12 — €600K12/13 — €1.2M13/14 — €1.5M14/15 — €2M15/16 — €4M16/17 — €4.5M18/19 — €1.5M19/20 — €2M20/21 — €1.4M21/22 — €800K22/23 — €400K23/24 — €400K24/25 — €500K25/26 — €500KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

08/09: 0008/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 101010/1111/12: 5511/1212/13: 8812/1313/14: 101013/1414/15: 171714/1515/16: 101015/1616/17: 4416/1718/19: 101018/1919/20: 101019/2020/21: 141420/212017: 0020172018: 11201821/22: 131321/2222/23: 141422/2323/24: 111123/2424/25: 181824/2525/26: 2225/26

Assists by season

08/09: 4408/0909/10: 5509/1010/11: 4410/1111/12: 8811/1212/13: 5512/1313/14: 7713/1414/15: 121214/1515/16: 4415/1616/17: 6616/1718/19: 5518/1919/20: 101019/2020/21: 6620/212017: 6620172018: 33201821/22: 131321/2222/23: 8822/2323/24: 121223/2424/25: 9924/2525/26: 2225/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Eredivisie NEC Nijmegen 4 2 2 1 0 177
24/25 Croky Cup Royal Antwerp FC 5 4 3 1 0 97
24/25 JPL Champions PO Royal Antwerp FC 10 3 0 1 0 231
24/25 Jupiler Pro League Royal Antwerp FC 29 11 6 1 0 218
24/25 Jupiler Pro League playoff Europa League Royal Antwerp FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Aluf haAlufim Maccabi Haifa 1 1 0 0 0 90
23/24 Champions League Qu. Maccabi Haifa 7 1 3 1 0 557
23/24 Eredivisie NEC Nijmegen 14 5 2 0 0 207
23/24 Europa League Maccabi Haifa 4 1 0 1 0 267
23/24 KNVB Beker NEC Nijmegen 3 1 2 0 0 287
23/24 Ligat ha'Al Maccabi Haifa 17 2 5 3 0 712
23/24 Play-Offs Conference League NEC Nijmegen 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Aluf haAlufim Maccabi Haifa 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Champions League Maccabi Haifa 6 2 1 1 0 270
22/23 Champions League Qu. Maccabi Haifa 5 2 0 0 0 219
22/23 Gvia haMedina Maccabi Haifa 3 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Ligat ha'Al Maccabi Haifa 23 8 6 2 0 210
22/23 Ligat ha'Al - Championship round Maccabi Haifa 10 2 1 1 0 417
21/22 Aluf haAlufim Maccabi Haifa 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Champions League Qu. Maccabi Haifa 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Conference L. Maccabi Haifa 5 0 0 3 0 0
21/22 Gvia haMedina Maccabi Haifa 4 2 0 1 0 140
21/22 Ligat ha'Al Maccabi Haifa 25 6 6 0 0 307
21/22 Ligat ha'Al - Championship round Maccabi Haifa 8 3 2 3 0 237
21/22 UECL Quali Maccabi Haifa 6 2 5 0 0 238
2018 Chinese FA Cup Guizhou Hengfeng 1 0 1 0 0 0
2018 Super League Guizhou Hengfeng 9 1 2 1 0 652
2017 Super League Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng 18 0 6 2 0 0
20/21 Europa League Qualifying Maccabi Haifa 4 2 0 0 0 180
20/21 Gvia haMedina Maccabi Haifa 3 0 1 2 0 0
20/21 Ligat ha'Al Maccabi Haifa 25 7 4 2 0 259
20/21 Ligat ha'Al - Championship round Maccabi Haifa 9 5 1 2 0 134
19/20 Gvia haMedina Maccabi Haifa 3 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Ligat ha'Al Maccabi Haifa 26 8 8 2 0 277
19/20 Ligat ha'Al - Championship round Maccabi Haifa 10 2 2 1 0 447
18/19 Süper Lig Kayserispor 33 9 4 3 0 317
18/19 Türkiye Kupasi Kayserispor 4 1 1 0 0 288
16/17 Championship Queens Park Rangers 22 4 3 4 0 483
16/17 EFL Cup Queens Park Rangers 3 0 3 0 0 0
15/16 Championship Queens Park Rangers 39 10 4 1 0 214
15/16 FA Cup Queens Park Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Queens Park Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Eredivisie FC Groningen 34 15 6 0 0 201
14/15 Europa League Qualifying FC Groningen 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 KNVB Beker FC Groningen 6 2 6 0 0 270
13/14 Eredivisie FC Groningen 31 7 6 5 0 387
13/14 KNVB Beker FC Groningen 3 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Play-Offs Conference League FC Groningen 4 3 1 1 0 116
12/13 Eredivisie ADO Den Haag 32 8 5 3 1 348
12/13 KNVB Beker ADO Den Haag 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Eredivisie ADO Den Haag 34 2 6 3 0 1,286
11/12 Europa League Qualifying ADO Den Haag 4 1 1 1 0 215
11/12 KNVB Beker ADO Den Haag 2 2 1 1 0 62
10/11 Jupiler League FC Emmen 33 9 4 4 0 324
10/11 KNVB Beker FC Emmen 1 1 0 0 0 90
09/10 Jupiler League RBC Roosendaal 30 1 5 0 0 2,136
09/10 KNVB Beker RBC Roosendaal 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Champions League Qu. Twente Enschede FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Eredivisie Twente Enschede FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Jupiler League Cambuur-Leeuwarden bvo 15 0 4 1 0 0
08/09 Jupiler PO Cambuur-Leeuwarden bvo 3 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 KNVB Beker FC Twente Enschede U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 UEFA Cup Twente Enschede FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
07/08 2007-07-01 FC Twente U19 FC Twente U21 Transfer 0
08/09 2009-01-02 FC Twente U21 Cambuur L. Loan 50000
08/09 2009-06-30 Cambuur L. FC Twente U21 Return from loan 200000
09/10 2009-07-29 FC Twente U21 RBC Roosendaal Loan 200000
09/10 2010-06-30 RBC Roosendaal FC Twente U21 Return from loan 200000
10/11 2010-07-05 FC Twente U21 FC Emmen Transfer 200000
11/12 2011-07-01 FC Emmen ADO Den Haag Transfer 400000 €175k
13/14 2013-07-23 ADO Den Haag FC Groningen Loan 1500000
13/14 2014-06-30 FC Groningen ADO Den Haag Return from loan 1500000
14/15 2014-07-01 ADO Den Haag FC Groningen Transfer 1500000 €800k
15/16 2015-07-20 FC Groningen QPR Transfer 4000000 €2.34m
16/17 2017-01-13 QPR GZ H. Zhicheng Transfer 4500000 €2.65m
18/19 2018-07-28 GZ Hengfeng Kayserispor Loan 1500000
18/19 2019-06-30 Kayserispor GZ Hengfeng Return from loan 2000000
19/20 2019-08-08 GZ Hengfeng Maccabi Haifa Transfer 2000000
23/24 2024-01-25 Maccabi Haifa NEC Nijmegen Loan 400000
23/24 2024-06-30 NEC Nijmegen Maccabi Haifa Return from loan 350000
24/25 2024-07-01 Maccabi Haifa Royal Antwerp Transfer 350000
25/26 2025-07-01 Royal Antwerp NEC Nijmegen Transfer 500000 €500k
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
13/14 Strain in the thigh and gluteal muscles 2013-11-25 2014-11-05 346 45
13/14 Ankle injury 2014-04-11 2014-04-21 11 1
20/21 Corona virus 2021-02-18 2021-02-26 9 1
22/23 Ill 2023-03-13 2023-03-17 5 1
23/24 Hamstring injury 2024-03-11 2024-04-01 22 2
Current€500k
Peak€4.50m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€450k
€50k€1.16m€2.28m€3.39m€4.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Dolev Haziza 2 7 0
Josh Cohen 2 1 0
Mohammed Abu Fani 2 1 0
Neta Lavi 2 0 0
Dean David 2 11 0
Omer Atzili 2 15 0
Ali Mohamed 2 1 0
Ofri Arad 2 1 0
Shon Goldberg 2 0 0
Bogdan Planic 2 1 0
Frantzdy Pierrot 2 5 0
José Rodríguez 2 0 0
Pierre Cornud 2 1 0
Mahmoud Jaber 2 2 0

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

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
14/15 Eredivisie FC Groningen 15 34
24/25 Jupiler Pro League Royal Antwerp FC 11 29
15/16 Championship Queens Park Rangers 10 39

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
19/20 Ligat ha'Al Maccabi Haifa 8 26
11/12 Eredivisie ADO Den Haag 6 34
14/15 Eredivisie FC Groningen 6 34

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
23/24 2024-06-30 NEC Nijmegen Maccabi Haifa Return from loan €350k
23/24 2024-01-25 Maccabi Haifa NEC Nijmegen Loan €400k
18/19 2019-06-30 Kayserispor GZ Hengfeng Return from loan €2.00m
18/19 2018-07-28 GZ Hengfeng Kayserispor Loan €1.50m
13/14 2014-06-30 FC Groningen ADO Den Haag Return from loan €1.50m
13/14 2013-07-23 ADO Den Haag FC Groningen Loan €1.50m
09/10 2010-06-30 RBC Roosendaal FC Twente U21 Return from loan €200k
09/10 2009-07-29 FC Twente U21 RBC Roosendaal Loan €200k
08/09 2009-06-30 Cambuur L. FC Twente U21 Return from loan €200k
08/09 2009-01-02 FC Twente U21 Cambuur L. Loan €50k

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

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
VVV-Venlo 44 21 10 13 74 57 +17 48%
Willem II 37 12 10 15 47 52 -5 32%
De Graafschap 36 16 9 11 50 45 +5 44%
Vitesse 32 8 10 14 33 55 -22 25%
NAC Breda 32 16 10 6 60 41 +19 50%
SC Cambuur 32 15 5 12 54 38 +16 47%
AFC Ajax 31 3 3 25 26 98 -72 10%
Fortuna Sittard 30 11 7 12 38 36 +2 37%
TOP Oss 30 23 3 4 63 20 +43 77%
FC Dordrecht 30 9 10 11 45 51 -6 30%
Roda JC Kerkrade 30 8 9 13 34 40 -6 27%
Helmond Sport 30 12 8 10 48 34 +14 40%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
08/09 Senior debut season
09/10 First senior goal
14/15 Goal #50 (career)
2018 Goal #100 (career)
24/25 Goal #150 (career)

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

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
25/26 4 177 1 0 0 0.51
24/25 45 546 3 0 0 0.49
23/24 47 2,120 5 0 0 0.21
22/23 48 1,116 4 0 0 0.32
21/22 51 922 7 0 0 0.68
2018 10 652 1 0 0 0.14
2017 18 0 2 0 0 0
20/21 41 573 6 0 0 0.94
19/20 39 724 4 0 0 0.5
18/19 37 605 3 0 0 0.45
16/17 25 483 4 0 0 0.75
15/16 41 214 1 0 0 0.42
13/14 38 503 6 1 0 1.25
12/13 34 348 3 0 1 1.03
11/12 40 1,563 5 0 0 0.29
10/11 34 414 4 0 0 0.87
08/09 20 0 1 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Eredivisie
150 apps
39 G
27 A
Ligat ha'Al
116 apps
31 G
29 A
Championship
61 apps
14 G
7 A
Ligat ha'Al - Championship round
37 apps
12 G
6 A
Jupiler Pro League
29 apps
11 G
6 A
Jupiler League
78 apps
10 G
13 A
Süper Lig
33 apps
9 G
4 A
KNVB Beker
20 apps
6 G
9 A
Croky Cup
5 apps
4 G
3 A
Champions League Qu.
14 apps
3 G
3 A

Frequently asked about Tjaronn Chery

Who is Tjaronn Chery?

Tjaronn Chery is a Suriname professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for NEC Nijmegen.

How old is Tjaronn Chery?

Tjaronn Chery is 37 years old. He was born on June 4, 1988 in Den Haag.

What position does Tjaronn Chery play?

Tjaronn Chery plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).

What club does Tjaronn Chery play for?

Tjaronn Chery currently plays for NEC Nijmegen.

How many career goals has Tjaronn Chery scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Tjaronn Chery has scored 158 goals in 646 appearances.

What is Tjaronn Chery's market value?

Tjaronn Chery's most recent reported market value is €500k.