.jpg) Riedewald lining up forAjax in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jaïro Jocquim Riedewald[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-09-09)9 September 1996 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Haarlem, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder,defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Antwerp | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Overbos | |||
| 2007–2013 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Ajax | 63 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | →Jong Ajax | 19 | (1) |
| 2017–2024 | Crystal Palace | 80 | (2) |
| 2024– | Royal Antwerp | 25 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Netherlands U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Netherlands U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Netherlands U17 | 10 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Netherlands U19 | 15 | (1) |
| 2016 | Netherlands U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | Netherlands | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 September 2016 | |||
Jaïro Jocquim Riedewald (born 9 September 1996) is a Dutch professionalfootballer who plays as adefensive midfielder orleft-back forBelgian Pro League clubRoyal Antwerp.
Ayouth academy product ofAjax, Riedewald spent four seasons at the club, where he became a key player under managerFrank de Boer. In 2017, he was signed byPremier League clubCrystal Palace, briefly reuniting with De Boer; he went on to make nearly 100 appearances in seven years in England.
Riedewald represented the Netherlands as a youth from under-15 to under-21 level, before earning three caps for thesenior side in 2015.
On 15 March 2013, Riedewald signed his first professional contract with Ajax, a product of theAjax Youth Academy having joined the club fromSV Overbos at the age of 11. His first contract with the club was a three-year contract binding him to the club until 2016. On 21 December 2013 he made his professional debut in theEerste Divisie, the second tier of professional football in the Netherlands, playing for the reserves teamJong Ajax, in a match againstVVV-Venlo which ended in a 5–1 away loss.
On 14 December 2013, Ajax head coachFrank de Boer announced the inclusion of Riedewald in the first team squad for the away match againstSC Cambuur on 15 December 2013.[3] Not having made an appearance in that fixture it was the first time he was called for the first team. He made his debut for the first team on 19 December 2013 in theKNVB Cup match againstIJsselmeervogels. The match ended in a 3–0 away win, with Riedewald coming on forDaley Blind in the 73rd minute of the match. Three days later he made hisEredivisie debut againstRoda JC Kerkrade.[4] AfterBojan Krkić, Riedewald was substituted on as well in the 80th minute, where he replacedChristian Poulsen, quickly scoring two goals, after trailing 1–0, helping Ajax to a 2–1 away victory, hereby becoming the youngest scoring debutant in the club and league history with 17 years, 104 days.[5] The youngest scoring player before him in the Dutch Eredivisie wasJeroen Lumu with 17 years, 111 days, whileMarco van Basten was the youngest scoring debutant at the club with 17 year, 154 days of age.[6]
In January 2014, Riedewald became a permanent member of the first team at Ajax. On 27 February 2014, Riedewald made his continental debut for Ajax, in theUEFA Europa League away match againstRed Bull Salzburg where he replaced Christian Poulsen in the 63rd minute in an eventual 3-1 loss.
AfterNiklas Moisander departed the club at the start of the 2015–16 season, Ajax managerFrank de Boer decided to choose Riedewald as the new partner ofJoël Veltman in central defense. Inde Klassieker againstFeyenoord on 7 February 2016, Riedewald got injured soon after kick-off; he had broken his left ankle, which ended his season early. Until that moment, he had only missed one league game due to suspension. However, he returned early from injury on 1 May 2016, replacingKenny Tete in the 76th minute in a match againstFC Twente.
After Ajax lost the Eredivisie title toPSV on the last matchday of the season by drawing toDe Graafschap, manager De Boer decided to leave the club. His successorPeter Bosz decided to use Riedewald more as a defensive midfielder during the opening of the season. On 15 September 2016, Riedewald scored the rebound ofDavy Klaassen's missed penalty in a Europa League match againstPanathinaikos, his first goal for Ajax since his debut match.
In July 2017, Riedewald reunited with former Ajax managerFrank de Boer signing a five-year contract withPremier League sideCrystal Palace for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £8m.[7][8][9]
He was named the club's player of the month in January and October 2020.[10][11] He scored his first goal for Palace in a 2–1 away win overFulham on 24 October 2020.[12]
In February 2021, Riedewald extended his contract with Crystal Palace until 2024.[13] In June 2024, Palace announced that he would be leaving the club upon the expiry of his contract on 30 June.[14]
On 13 August 2024, Riedewald joined Belgian clubRoyal Antwerp on a one-year contract.[15]
Riedewald received his first call up to the seniorNetherlands team in August 2015.[16] On 6 September, he made his official debut for theOranje againstTurkey.
In 2024, despite no longer being eligible to switch nationality, Riedewald reportedly expressed interest in playing for theIndonesian national team.[17]
Born inHaarlem, Riedewald is of mixedDutch,Surinamese, andIndonesian descent. His grand mother came fromManado.[18][19]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||||
| Ajax | 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11[f] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Total | 63 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 3 | |||
| Crystal Palace | 2017–18 | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 80 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 97 | 3 | ||||
| Royal Antwerp | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 183 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 7 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
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