_(Anfernee_Dijksteel).jpg) Dijksteel playing forCharlton Athletic in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anfernee Jamal Dijksteel[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-10-27)27 October 1996 (age 29)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back,centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kocaelispor | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Amsterdamsche FC | |||
| Nike Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Charlton Athletic | 41 | (1) |
| 2019–2025 | Middlesbrough | 152 | (2) |
| 2025– | Kocaelispor | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Netherlands U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Suriname | 16 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 13 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 05:55, 4 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Anfernee Jamal Dijksteel (born 27 October 1996) is a professionalfootballer who plays as aright-back orcentre-back forSüper Lig clubKocaelispor. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for theSuriname national team.
Born inAmsterdam,[3] Dijksteel started his career in the youth team atAmsterdamsche FC before moving to England to play for theNike Academy.[4]
He signed forCharlton Athletic development squad in January 2016, having played against the side in a friendly whilst playing for the Nike Academy.[4] He remained with the development squad until the end of the season before being promoted to the first team on a number of occasions during the2016–17 season.[2] After impressing forJason Euell's side he was rewarded in February 2017 with a new three-and-a-half contract extension.[5] In August 2017, he finally made his first team debut for the Addicks in a 2–1 victory overExeter City in theEFL Cup.[6] He scored his first goal on Easter Monday, 22 April 2019, opening the scoring againstScunthorpe United in a 4–0 Charlton win.[7]
On 7 August 2019, he was signed by Championship rivalsMiddlesbrough for £2m.[8] He scored his first goal for the club on 14 August 2024 in anEFL Cup tie againstLeeds United.[9]
He is the older brother of fellow professional footballerMalik Dijksteel who plays forSt Mirren, with the pair being teammates from 2021–2022 when Malik also played forMiddlesbrough.[10]
Dijksteel was born in the Netherlands and is of Surinamese descent.[11] In March 2016, he received a call-up to theNetherlands under-20 side for a friendly againstPortugal.[5] He went on to start in the match which finished as a 1–1 draw.[5]
On 9 March 2023, Dijksteel received his first international call-up toSuriname.[12]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2015–16[13] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016–17[14] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[6] | League One | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[15] | League One | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2019–20[16] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 59 | 1 | ||
| Middlesbrough | 2019–20[16] | Championship | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2020–21[17] | Championship | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[18] | Championship | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[19] | Championship | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[20] | Championship | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2024–25[21] | Championship | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
| Total | 152 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 167 | 3 | ||
| Kocaelispor | 2025–26 | Süper Lig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 194 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 227 | 4 | ||
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