 De Wijs training withPSV in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordy Adriana Jozefina de Wijs[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-01-08)8 January 1995 (age 30)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Kortrijk, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Heerenveen | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vlijmense Boys | |||
| RKC Waalwijk | |||
| 2005–2014 | PSV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Jong PSV | 67 | (7) |
| 2014–2018 | PSV | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | →Excelsior (loan) | 34 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Hull City | 74 | (3) |
| 2021 | →Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | (0) |
| 2022 | →Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2022– | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 52 | (3) |
| 2025– | →Heerenveen (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Netherlands U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Netherlands U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Netherlands U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2015 | Netherlands U21 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 December 2024 | |||
Jordy Adriana Jozefina de Wijs (born 8 January 1995) is a Dutch professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back forEredivisie sideHeerenveen on loan from the German clubFortuna Düsseldorf.
Jordy de Wijs joined the PSV academy in 2005.[4] In 2008, de Wijs won the title with the PSV D-juniors. In 2013, de Wijs was part of the under-19 team that came from two down to beatFeyenoord 3–2 to win the cup.[5] He made his professional debut asJong PSV player in the second division on 28 February 2014 againstAlmere City in a 3–1 away win playing the full game.[6]
Throughout May 2014, de Wijs was part of the PSV squad that travelled to South Korea whereJi-Sung Park played his farewell matches.[5] On 4 June 2014, de Wijs signed a new two-year contract with an option of a further year.[5]
On 25 February 2015, de Wijs was called up for the trip toSaint Petersburg where PSV were to faceZenit in aEuropa League round of 32 tie. PSV lost 3–0 on the day and 4–0 on aggregate and de Wijs was an unused substitute.[7]
On 9 July 2015, de Wijs was named part of the senior squad that would fly to PSV's pre-season camp inEvians-les-Bains taking part in the Valais Cup.[8] On 15 September 2015, de Wijs was an unused substitute in a 2–1Champions League group win over Manchester United.[9] On 21 October 2015, he made his senior debut in a Champions League game coming on as a substitute forSimon Poulsen in the 74th minute againstWolfsburg where they lost 2–0. Ten days later, de Wijs made hisEredivisie debut againstDe Graafschap replacingHéctor Moreno where they won 6–3.[4][10] On 21 November 2015, de Wijs with teammateJeroen Zoet signed new deals keeping them at the club until 2019.[11] After impressing at Jong PSV, de Wijs was called up for the first-team by managerPhillip Cocu on 3 December 2015.[12]
On 23 November 2016, de Wijs came on as a substitute at half-time replacingJetro Willems in a Champions League match againstAtlético Madrid where they lost 2–0.[13]
On 15 January 2017, de Wijs joined fellowEredivisie teamExcelsior until the end of the season.[14] On 19 March 2017, de Wijs suffered a broken wrist in a 1–1 draw againstAjax.[15] He made 15 appearances underMitchell van der Gaag, 13 of which were for the full 90 minutes.[16]
On 31 August 2017, he rejoined the club on a season-long loan for the 2017–18 season.[16] On 13 February 2018, de Wijs underwentmeniscus surgery meaning he would be ruled out for six to eight weeks.[17]
On 11 July 2018, de Wijs signed a three-year contract, with an option of a fourth year, withHull City for an undisclosed fee.[18] He made his debut in the first match of the2018–19 season on 6 August 2018 at home toAston Villa in a 3–1 defeat.[19] He scored a late goal on 10 April 2019 at theKCOM Stadium againstWigan Athletic to secure a 2–1 win.[20]
On 28 September 2019, de Wijs scored a header from a cross byJarrod Bowen which was his first goal of the campaign in a 2–2 draw withCardiff.[21] His only other goal of the season was another header in a defeat againstBristol City which ended 2–1.[22] On 17 June 2020, de Wijs was named ascaptain for rest of the restarted2019–20 season after captainEric Lichaj and vice-captainJackson Irvine both turned down a short-term contract extension.[23]
On 29 November 2020, de Wijs suffered a fractured eye socket in aFA Cup tie againstStevenage where they lost on penalties.[24]
On 14 January 2021, de Wijs moved toChampionship clubQueens Park Rangers, on a loan with a view to make permanent in the summer.[25] He scored his first goal for QPR, a late winner, in a 3–2 win overMillwall on 17 March 2021.[26] On 13 April 2021, de Wijs suffered a broken nose in a 3–1 loss againstRotherham meaning he was substituted at half-time.[27]
On 13 May 2021, following a successful loan spell, de Wijs signed permanently forQueens Park Rangers on a three-year deal.[28]
On 29 January 2022, de Wijs joined2. Bundesliga sideFortuna Düsseldorf on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[29]
On 21 June 2022, de Wijs moved toFortuna Düsseldorf on a permanent basis and signed a four-year contract with the club.[30]
On 2 January 2025, de Wijs joinedHeerenveen on loan until the end of the season.[31]
De Wijs is a former Dutch youth international.[32] On 29 May 2015, he was handed hisNetherlands under-21 debut in a 3–1 defeat to theUSA under-21 team in the second game of theToulon tournament.[33]
Jordy's father Edwin de Wijs and grandfatherHans van der Pluijm are both former professional footballers. His father made more than 100 appearances at the top level of Dutch football and his grandfather made over 300 appearances as a goalkeeper for Dutch clubDen Bosch.[34]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong PSV | 2013–14[35] | Eerste Divisie | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15[35] | Eerste Divisie | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 2015–16[35] | Eerste Divisie | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | 21 | 3 | ||||
| 2016–17[35] | Eerste Divisie | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||||
| 2017–18[35] | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 67 | 7 | — | — | — | 67 | 7 | |||||
| PSV | 2014–15[35] | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[36] | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[37] | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[38] | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Excelsior (loan) | 2016–17[37] | Eredivisie | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[38] | Eredivisie | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
| Hull City | 2018–19[39] | Championship | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |
| 2019–20[40] | Championship | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21[41] | League One | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 74 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 76 | 3 | |||
| Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 2020–21[41] | Championship | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2021–22[42] | Championship | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 2021–22[42] | 2. Bundesliga | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2022–23[43] | 2. Bundesliga | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24[44] | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 60 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 67 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 258 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 271 | 15 | ||
