Jayden Braaf

Jayden Braaf
Personal information
Full name Jayden Jezairo Braaf
Date of birth (2002-08-31) 31 August 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Lierse
Number 73
Youth career
2009–2010 ASV Fortius
2010–2013 Ajax
2013–2014 AFC
2014–2018 PSV
2018–2022 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Manchester City 0 (0)
2021 → Udinese (loan) 4 (1)
2022–2023 Borussia Dortmund II 7 (0)
2023 → Hellas Verona (loan) 6 (0)
2023–2025 Hellas Verona 0 (0)
2024 → Fortuna Sittard (loan) 6 (0)
2024–2025 → Salernitana (loan) 16 (2)
2026– Lierse 2 (0)
International career
2017 Netherlands U15 6 (1)
2018–2019 Netherlands U17 12 (4)
2019 Netherlands U18 3 (2)
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
WinnerIreland 2019U-17 Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 September 2026

Jayden Jezairo Braaf (born 31 August 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Challenger Pro League club Lierse in Belgium.

Club career

A youth product of Ajax, PSV Eindhoven and Manchester City, on 1 February 2021, Braaf joined Italian side Udinese on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut with the club in a 1–0 Serie A win over Fiorentina on 28 February 2021, and scored his first goal in Serie A in a 4–2 win over Benevento on 25 April 2021.

On 27 May 2022, Braaf joined Borussia Dortmund on a free transfer.

On 16 January 2023, he joined Serie A side Hellas Verona on loan until the end of the season, with an option to buy.

On 2 July 2023, he joined Hellas Verona for an amount of €1M, with his contract lasting until 2026. In January 2024, he joined Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard on loan until the end of the season.

On 11 August 2024, Braaf joined Salernitana on loan from Verona.

On 1 September 2025, Braaf's contract with Hellas Verona was terminated by mutual consent.

On 28 August 2026, Braaf joined Belgian Challenger Pro League side Lierse, signing a one-year contract.

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Braaf is of Surinamese descent. He has played internationally for Netherlands at under-15, under-17 and under-18 levels.

Honours

Club

Netherlands U17

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Braaf è un nuovo giocatore dell'Udinese" (Press release). Udinese. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Udinese vs. Fiorentina". Soccerway. 28 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Benevento vs Udinese". Soccerway. 25 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "BVB verpflichtet Jayden Braaf". bvb.de (in German). 27 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Jayden Braaf per l'attacco del Verona!". hellasverona.it (in Italian). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Borussia Dortmund's Jayden Braaf to join Hellas Verona on a permanent transfer". bvbbuzz.com. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "FORTUNA STRIKT JAYDEN BRAAF ALS OPVOLGER NOSLIN" [FORTUNA ROPES IN JAYDEN BRAAF AS NOSLIN'S SUCCESSOR]. fortunasittard.nl (in Dutch). 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Jayden Braaf è un nuovo giocatore della Salernitana" [Jayden Braaf is a new player for Salernitana] (in Italian). Salernitana. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Mutual contract termination with Jayden Braaf". Hellas Verona. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "Aanvallende versterking voor Lierse: Jayden Braaf officieel naar het Lisp". GVA (in Belgian Dutch). 26 August 2026. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  12. ↑ "Jayden Braaf naar Lierse". www.lierse.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  13. ↑ "Profvoetballers van Surinaamse afkomst". Natio Suriname | Voetbal. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  14. ↑ Edwards, John (9 July 2020). "QUARTET RECOGNISED AT ACADEMY PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS". mancity.com. Manchester City.